I have a friend that goes to various magazines’ websites, an requests a subscription with his address and then he puts in a fake name, then chooses the “bill me” or similar option. Then, he usually gets magazines for months addresses to some random name, with the bills to accompany it.
My questions is why do the magazine publishers allow this to happen (i.e. giving their product away before payment is received)? Is it just because not enough people pull this scam to worry about? And also, will my friend eventually get busted, or do they just write it off as an expense of the trade?
–Beltbuckle