MTS Circulation

MTS Circulation LLC Scammers. Stole $165. Ordered Magazines was charged before the receipt said. Refused to give reciept said it would be mailed to

6th of Sep, 2011 by User727766

I was relaxing at home one day after a long day of work with my two sons ages 5 months and 2 years, when someone knocked on my door. I was expecting company and was surprised to find a young man in his mid twenties by the name of Michael at my door. I had never seen him before and he immediately apologized for disturbing me and asked if he could come inside. I told him no. (since I was alone) He started on this run-down of how he was trying to raise money to go on a trip and needed my help. First he told me how he was the second best seller in his group and how he was competing with all the other young adults in his class. He showed me his badge, it was laminated and looked official. His brochure and all the other receipts of people in my apartment complex who had signed with him. He asked if I was in school, what area of business I worked in and how long I had lived at my address. I answered his questions and he was excited because he said my answers qualified him for more points for the day. He said he only needed 3 more magazine subscriptions and he could be done for the day. After looking over the magazines I decided to help him. I wrote him 3 checks, when I asked about a receipt he said it would be mailed to me, and that if I change my mind, the company would be calling in 10 days to verify that I wanted to suscribe to their magazines, he also said I would be mailed a first copy and if I was not satisfied, I could cancel within 30 days of receiving that copy and my check would not be charged, this was all the small print of the receipt which I was allowed to view, but not keep in my possession. I confidently gave my checks to the man and he left. Within the next 10 days I waited for the phone call and never recieved it. I wondered what had happened, but trusted everything was alright, as the young man had been so confident and believeable. Then I recieved my bank statement in the mail. I noticed there was a check cashed, I did not remember the check and when I looked it up was shocked to see it was the magazine company who had in their small print, they would call to verify and they would send me a first copy before cashing my check. After I received my bank statement, I immediately logged online to do a search for the company and any type of problem, and found the company is accused of not only taking checks and cashing them, but of never ever mailing out a single magazine. This company is a scam. I have read online on other various websites even after complaining to the company, the customer is required to wait 120 days before their first magazine is mailed out. And then there are the people who are still waiting 5 years later. These charges put my account into an overdraft, as I was not prepared to make the payments until I had decided if I wanted to keep the magazine or not. I have numerous overdraft fees and penelties and have no way of actually contacting the people who are responsible. I am angered and hurt that my 'goodwill and charity' was taken advantage of and there is nothing I can do about it. In the meantime, I have 30 days to pay back all the penelties and overdraft fees occured from this incident and really no way to do it. I am more than I little upset over the whole ordeal, and next time someone knocks at the door, even if they are a legitmate sales person, I will just tell them to BUGOFF! As that is what the young man placed a sticker on my door saying, to stop the annoyance of any of the other students in his group from pestering me further, and asking me for another subscription to their scammer company.

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