Door-to-Door Magazine Scam
We've enjoyed vists from two young men in the last week, each with with
well-rehearsed pitches about some National Communications Award and dog-eared
lists of magazine titles with no prices. Their appeals were emotional, and they
turned up the pressure when I said, No, thanks.
According to the FTC and other sources these come-ons are a scam, and you end up paying many times the cover price of the magazine and will probably never receive an issue.
The officer I spoke to with LPD last night suggested that, when such people knock on the door, we should ask to their peddler's permit. If they cannot produce one, the officer asked me to call LPD (441-6000) and report it.
The police are very interested in this, and I gather there may be abusive labor practices involved along with the fraud.
FTC page on magazine sales scams: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel03.shtm
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