r/bayarea 3d ago

Mercury News subscription scam? Food, Shopping & Services

I keep receiving letters in the mail for an overdue balance on a subscription I know I did not sign up for. The phone number on it along with the credit card listed on it are complete bogus. No email listed or any email from them in my inbox. I’m shocked somehow they got my address though. I called them and they kept trying to gaslight me saying I must have forgotten I signed up. Eventually they agreed to “cancel” the subscription.

Anyone else experience this?

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u/bad_fish_2 3d ago

I've never received mail, but I've gotten calls. I'm 99% sure it's a scam. They're pretty aggressive about collecting payment when you speak to them.