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Constantly calling my cell number with NO one there! After saying hello a couple or more times they hang up. Sounds like maybe a telemarketing?

Today, August 24, 2010 at 10:29 AM PST I received a call (Duration 08:25) from a telemarketing company saying that I was chosen as a recipient for a $1000 online shopping spree. I spoke to a lady named Karen(if that was her real name) and she asked me for my age (19) and occupation (student with no lines of credit). She basically told me that in order to qualify for the shopping spree I had to purchase a *free* 5 magazine subscription. According to her, the magazines were free but I had to assist with the shipping which was 3.83/wk (I'm not sure if it was per magazine or the bundle of 5 but I wouldn't be surprised if it were the former, amounting to $19.15/wk) which they would charge me monthly for. She then told me that I would be transfered to her supervisor to collect my debit card information.

After being on hold for a minute or two, the supervisor picked up and asked me if Karen had explained everything to me in a polite manner and I told her yes. She then asked me if I had any more questions before she collected my card info and I asked her how long the subscription would last before I was allowed to cancel. She dodged a direct answer by saying that I couldn't cancel the subscription but rather reassign my subscription to their "vast collection of over 300 magazines." I then reiterated my question to which she reluctantly slurred "the subscription is 5 years." At this point I told her that I was a student and that money was hard to come by. She told me have a good day and proceeded to swiftly hang up the phone before I could tell her to remove me from their calling list.

*Note: At no time during this transaction did the company disclose their name which is a federal crime.