Complaint Review: Southern Circulation

I drove up to my apartment complex to see a clean cut young man and 2 well dressed girls talking to my neighbor. Before I could even get out of the car, the young man walked over and started telling me that he was selling magazine subscriptions. He explained that he was trying to earn points for a scholarship. I explained to him that I would like to help, but could not afford to do so. He told me that I really didn't have to pay for anything. He said that if I wrote a check the company would not deposit it until they had called me and confirmed the order. He said that all I had to do was cancel the order and the check would never be cashed. I had refused to do this for others that had tried to sell me the same bit, but he was very persuasive and well spoken. I had just gotten my tax return, so I figured that I wpould help him out. That was the last I was the last I saw of my check. A week later the check had been cashed without any phone call. When I tried to call the number on the receipt I got an answering machine. I left a message and it was never returned. A week later I tried again and the phone number had been disconnected. I had been scammed. It's been 7 months and I haven't seen my momey or my magazines and I still can't get a hold of anyone from this company.

Leigh
Milton, Florida
U.S.A.