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Kansas man admitted helping dupe more than 180,000 seniors into buying phony magazine subscriptions over two decades.

Updated: 8:15 PM CDT May 12, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — All across the country people got phone calls from call centers in places like Fridley, St. Louis Park and South St. Paul.  On the other end of the line, a caller pretended to be offering a chance to save money. But federal indictments laying out the alleged scheme say the real goal was to trick people into paying for magazines they didn’t want or need. And it worked, federal officials say, to the tune of $300 million. “The magazine fraud was out and out fraud,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson. “They were str...

How a Nationwide Scam Entrenched in Minnesota Stole Millions from Seniors You won’t believe what Minnesota prosecutors heard when they dialed up some of the most ruthless scam artists to call Minnesota home. Phone Scam Photoillustration 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...