The following , from the The ARRL Letter, Vol. 22, No. 26, June 27, 2003, is forwarded for your information.
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==>LEAGUE WARNS OF BOGUS QST SOLICITATIONS
Someone has been attempting to sell "subscriptions" to QST, but it's not
the ARRL. ARRL Customer Service/Circulation Manager Kathy Capodicasa,
N1GZO, reports she's received several telephone calls and e-mails from
members reporting the scam.
"Apparently, there is some kind of bogus telephone solicitor out there
trying to get people's names, addresses and credit card numbers," she
said. "ARRL does not solicit for 'subscriptions' to QST." She warned that
under no circumstances should a member give out a credit card number to
someone trying to sell them QST over the telephone.
As the official membership journal of the ARRL, QST is not available to
the general public from a magazine distributor or outside publishing
house. Capodicasa advises those getting calls from the phony solicitor to
try to get the solicitor's name and to check the caller ID box, if they
have one, to obtain the caller's number. She requested that members share
any such information with her via e-mail to n1gzo@arrl.org or telephone,
860-594-0257.
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73 de John, N4OWG
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