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From: jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto <jcp>)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Book Club scam
Message-ID: <9580@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 29-Mar-85 12:59:39 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 29 12:59:39 1985
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	Yesterday, an interesting thing happened...  I received
a box from the US Book of the Month Club, containing 4 books,
(2 on poetry, one children's stories, and Stress Management), along
with a cheery note from the USBOTMC thanking me for joining and that
I would receive enrollment forms shortly.

	Only problem, was, I never joined...  At this point, I assume
this is a scam, and they're trying to get me to join by sending me a
pile of books they have overstock of or something and getting my name
off a mailing list.  As I understand the mail laws, I can just send
them a letter detailing the fact I didn't join, and am under no
obligation to return the (unordered) goods.  Is this correct?

	Watch out for this, I suspect lots of people were on the
mailing list they got my name off of.

						-JCP-