I need to find the name and location of a telemarketer who called me and slicked!
Question:
I need to find the name and location of a telemarketer who called me and slicked me into a deal I don't want.
Someone called me today with an offer of "free" magazine subscriptions, only it didn't turn out to be free. They slicked me into making 15 months of payments of $49.99 per month. That's $749.85 for three years of 5 magazines (3 of which are supposed to be free. I tried calling them back and all I get is neverending ringing. Please, if someone can suggest something that I could do to stop this before it actually starts I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
Answers:
You have three days to cancel the contract.
Did you give them your credit card number? (In the future, don't.) Contact the card company to explain.
Did you do a verbal contract? Just write "cancel" on the first bill.
Contact your local Consumer Affairs division (should be in the phone book) for further info.