Im an a college student. This company (Great American Readers) called me to tell me I had won 1000 dollar online gift card and would only need to pay $49.99 a month for 60 something magazines. Then, they asked for my card number. After looking up the company online I couldn't find it and only found complaints about it being a fraud. I politely told the man I was talking to that I did not want to give my card number out and he get got very defensive. After not agreeing to give him my number, he hung up on me. Don't fall for this company please.

I have called Great American Readers several times to ask them to cancel sending the magazine's. The young lady said I could not cancel. She had told me if I wasn't happy I could cancel at any time. The next day I called asking them to please cancel That I was on disabilty I could not afford the payments. I was told they would not stop that I would be getting more magazines. I have received many magazines. I have never heard the name of some magazines I have received. Two payments were taken from my credit card. I had to get a new credit card because another person had charged on my card. After receiving my new card they called and was very rude to me. Politely I ask the lady to stop calling. She replied to me I will call any time I want. I told the lady my name was on the do not call list. After I told the lady it was worse. Started calling on my home and cell phone. We were on vacation in September and had went out to eat. When we returned the front desk clerk said I had a phone call. He gave me the number and it was Great American Readers. I do not know how they knew we were on vacation. This was a shock to me. I ask how did you know we were on vacation and where to call to. The lady told me they had ways to find out and it wasn't any of my business. This has been going on for months. I received a letter 11/18/2010 stating balance to pay in full $678.30, past due $274.50. giving me 10 days in our office that I wa suthorized to proceed with my maximum effort to collect this just dept. The letter was from Great American Readers. P. O. box 20051, Bloomington, Mn. 55420. Phone number 866-704-5419. I do not owe.tried to cancel. I have had phone calls from different people. I kindly told them I have called and mailed letter asking to please stop calling .

I am an attorney and have made aware of the scam that's being carried out by Great American Readers (and/or Blue Whale Publications, which appear to be one in the same). Recently, I helped a client get completely out of the alleged "contract" she had with GAR (which doesn't seem to be enforceable anyway), and the company stopped attempting to collect on her debt altogether. I know how to deal with these scammers. If this has happened to you, email me at [email protected] and tell me your story.

I call Great American Readers to ask them to stop sending books to me because my husband was just layed off . I was told that they Could not stop them that if Iwanted to stop them I needed to pay them 600 dollars I said Why would I pay for some thing I dont want. The young lady on the line told me that it was not her problem that my husband got layed off and that i needed to find a way to pay them .

They called me on my cell phone telling me I'd won some $1000 online shopping spree but in order to receive it I had to agree to get magazines from them. After speaking with the woman who called me for a few minutes, she said she would transfer me to her supervisor so her supervisor could make sure I had all the info I needed from them and that the first person I spoke with gave good customer service. The supervisor reads my address to me (scary!) and then wants my credit card number. When I said I don't give out my CC# over the phone, she said "thank you" and hung up.

They had given me an order number (140) and then a phone number to call if I had any questions - 18002694179 (This is different from the number they used to call me). I will be closely watching my bank statements to make sure they don't charge me anything and if they do I will report it to my bank. This makes me really nervous about who has my information...

Don't talk to these people at all. I used to only answer the phone if I knew who was calling, but since I have a small business, I answer all my calls. I think I'll only answer local calls from now on and return calls to legit customers as needed.