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Watch Out for Free Encycopaedia Scams in Sales Ploys
The article warns of a wartime era style scam where canvassers pose as survey takers to gift a free encyclopaedia then push costly revision pages. It details how publishers use deceptive interviews to seal expensive continuation contracts, cites a U S court ruling, and notes an education campaign by Better Business Bureaus to curb the practice.
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Federal Trade Commission
Circuit Court
District Court
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