Victim Location 32309
Total money lost $149.97
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Over a year ago I may have paid the scammer, Magazine Service(s), via check for what I thought was a legitimate magazine renewal that came to me by mail. It appears that Magazine Service(s) used my bank routing number and my account number from the check for a fraudulent ACH paper transaction. I have received no goods or services from Magazine Service(s) except possibly for the magazine renewal paid for by the original, signed check. That check was for much less than the amount Magazine Service(s) stole from my account. The bank says our only protection or remedy against this type of scam is not to use checks o to file a fraud claim and close the account after the fact. There are no front-end protections for the client/consumer, only for the bank and merchant or scammer in this case.