Watch out for scam check in the mail.
08-23-04, 03:50 PM
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Watch out for scam check in the mail.
I just got a purported "rebate" check from Columbia House for $2.50 in my mailbox. The fine print, however, states that once you cash it, it enrolls you in all kinds of crap like HealthSaver (for $19/mo) and might get you a new CC.
The envelope is light blue and is covered in asteriks. I suggest you destroy it immediately if you receive one.
The envelope is light blue and is covered in asteriks. I suggest you destroy it immediately if you receive one.
08-24-04, 02:33 AM
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Are you guys with the $10 checks sure you didn't use one of those pop-ups you get after you place an online order, then forgot about it? (Easy to do).
I used one during the 4 for $30 sale this spring to get another 4 discs for $20 - they sent me the check, I deposited it, waited about 25 days (to not seem ungrateful
), and cancelled - no problem at all.
I used one during the 4 for $30 sale this spring to get another 4 discs for $20 - they sent me the check, I deposited it, waited about 25 days (to not seem ungrateful
), and cancelled - no problem at all.
08-24-04, 06:32 AM
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Originally posted by NCYankee
Are you guys with the $10 checks sure you didn't use one of those pop-ups you get after you place an online order, then forgot about it? (Easy to do).
Are you guys with the $10 checks sure you didn't use one of those pop-ups you get after you place an online order, then forgot about it? (Easy to do).
08-29-04, 01:22 PM
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I got one of the $2.50 checks, and I haven't had a Columbia House account in 8 months. Typical add-on garbage from CC companies... as if their interest rates and merchant fees don't already make them enough $$.
08-29-04, 07:13 PM
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Originally posted by NCYankee
Are you guys with the $10 checks sure you didn't use one of those pop-ups you get after you place an online order, then forgot about it? (Easy to do).
Are you guys with the $10 checks sure you didn't use one of those pop-ups you get after you place an online order, then forgot about it? (Easy to do).
08-30-04, 09:53 AM
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The terms of my $2.50 check say that it signs me up for a health-related credit card service for $18.99 per year (although I had to look pretty close to find that charge). Supposedly, one can submit credit card statements at the end of each year and get 2% back on purchases. Way more trouble than it is worth, to put it mildly.
As The Infidel (who used to work at CH) said, this is just a routine mailing, not something initiated by anything that we did. These checks belong in a shredder.
As The Infidel (who used to work at CH) said, this is just a routine mailing, not something initiated by anything that we did. These checks belong in a shredder.
Last edited by lizard; 08-30-04 at 09:55 AM.
08-30-04, 12:00 PM
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I got one too. I get a ton of crap from CH and haven't had a membership in a long time. I've actually tried to sign up a number of times over the past year and so far I've received zero new accounts, zero denials, zero DVDs, tons of junk mail, quite a lot of spam. Anyone know how to get personal information deleted from these guys?
