How a Nationwide Scam Entrenched in Minnesota Stole Millions from Seniors
You wonât believe what Minnesota prosecutors heard when they dialed up some of the most ruthless scam artists to call Minnesota home.
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About a dozen years ago, Joseph L., age 70, entered a sweepstakes that included a three-year magazine subscription package with two years free plus a complimentary watch. Seemed like a good deal to the retired utility company worker in New Jersey. Instead, the offer turned into a decade of misery. He started getting phone calls offering a reduction on his $49.90 monthly payments, but after agreeing to the reduced payments, he spotted new charges on his credit card statement from magazine companies he didnât recognize. By April 2011, seven different companies charged him a total of more than $1,350 for that month alone.