Complaint Review: SUBCO

I do not subscribe to any magazines.

Last week I received both the November and December issues of Martha Stewart Living.  Reading the label, the subscription runs through January 2023.

I called the magazine subscription number and they cancelled the subscription.  I asked who ordered it and was told it was ordered through a third party, SUBCO.  They did not have any billing info.  They gave me a number to call SUBCO.

I called SUBCO and was on hold for quite some time.  They said they could see the subscription was already cancelled.  I asked who ordered the subscription.  They didn't know; said it came from REWARD BEE and I'd have to call them.  

I called REWARD BEE and they kept me on hold for some time too.  They said it was a reward for some survey or game I played online, but they could not tell me where the subscription originated.  

Reading other posts, I can see this would become a problem for many.  It appears to be a free subscription, but it will automatically renew and billed to me.  This is definitely a scam.  Everyone likees "free stuff", but this could quietly become a debt owed.  I consider this fraud since it is done without a written notice to the recipient.