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Wired Strongarms Subscribers?

Posted by Zonk on from the better-than-the-jedi-mind-trick dept.

yali writes "Wired has apparently been sinking to some rather low tactics with ex-subscribers. Namely, siccing a collections agency on them. If you let your subscription run out, you might get one of these. Nerds beware." From the article: "First came the usual letters warning McMillan, 36, that his subscription was up and that he wouldn't get any more copies of Wired unless he ponied up some cash. Then Wired's correspondence took a different turn. In May, McMillan received a letter from North Shore Agency, a leading debt-collection firm. The letter, headed 'Please Respond,' said he owed $12 for his Wired subscription."

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  1. Wired who? by Charles+Jo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I checked out their website and they have something about viagra for women. So what is thing called Wired?

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  2. Re:Beware? by Hatta · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My Girlfriend is a collector for a Debt Collection Agency. They do have teeth. They can do your credit rating an awful lot of damage by making an entry saying you owe money have haven't paid it.

    Oh no! How seriously terrifying. If I were stupid enough to buy things I don't have the money for, I might actually lose a minute or two's sleep over that. Come on now, is there anything to be *really* concerned about?

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  3. Re:That's it by Ed+Avis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, IANAL...

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  4. Re:That's it by beebware · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    IANAL = I Am Not An Anal Liberator? Well, we'll take your word for it, but the parent poster has an uncashed check for you...