Change acct numbers if you can (should be pretty easy with a credit union).

Ugh. So stupid. Why did I do that???

Well I've closed my account and opened another so that check won't get paid.

I tell them to mail me the information and, if I'm interested, I'll contact them. But I'm truthful, and tell them the chances of my calling are next to none, as I have select charities and organizations I support and my money for this is essentially tapped out.

I'm especially leery of magazine subscriptions since reading an article years ago about how the kids enlisted for this are picked up from inner-city areas, driven to the suburbs, and sent off to collect subscriptions. Ever wonder why, when you try to offer the kids a little cash instead of taking out a subscription, they're still insistent on you doing the magazine instead? Because if they don't bring back their quota, the bastard who drove 'em out to the suburb won't pay 'em, and won't drive 'em home.

And yes, it may be an overreaction, but you should probably consider closing that checking account and opening one anew. It'll be a pain in the tuches, but a pain you'll never forget and a memory that may keep you from doing something worse in the future.

that the people who run these scams are also taking advantage of the people they have working for them in the field.

I felt sorry for the kid (one of those "I'm trying to earn a scholarship things) and I even tried explaining how they were just being used and would never earn what they were told they would. I honestly did not need any magazines but offered to pay in cash and buy the KID a magazine but no can do. They want your check or credit card information. Around here, many of the sellers are from other countries so I think they are really being taken advantage of. It's sad.

I was young and naive.

Those kids come to my door all the time. Once when I told a girl that I wasn't interested, she walked away and called me a bitch.

Let some justice loose on them.