This is another warning about the Dynasty 211 phony subscriptions. I'm in Bakersfield, CA and a guy very similar to the description of "Joseph Robins" posted by SOLsister came asking for the magazine subscriptions. It may have been the same person-about 5'6", blond, not heavy but built, blue eyes. He went by "Mike, " though, as opposed to "Joseph."

I don't have anyone living with me, so I didn't have any other person to tell me when their BS alarms are going off. He had the trawling accent, claiming he was from Texas. He introduced himself as "Mike, " saying he was selling magazine subscriptions for his high school. He looked kind of old for high school, but I didn't think anything of it because one of my high school friends had *always* looked older than high school. I asked if it was BHS, and he denied it, but didn't give me any school or even name the one he "was from."

He kept going on about the points or getting a chance to travel or help out the military. He also mentioned that my neighbors upstairs had bought a couple subscriptions. When I saw the amount they were asking, I thought it was a much higher subscription fee than I remember ever paying, but figured since the magazines were "donated, " and it was for an expensive trip, they upped the price. I signed up, gave him the check, and he left. This was around 7, maybe 8 in the evening.

I thought about it later, and the whole thing seemed kind of unreal. I ended up waking up at 4 this morning, still thinking about it. I came to this site because it has served me well in a couple other situations, and read SOLsister's entry earlier this month in Sunnyvale. It's not unrealistic to be in Sunnyvale on the 11th and Bakersfield on the 16th. "Mike" also said he had been working on this for about 4 weeks. I just wanted to get the message out as quickly as possible. This 211 company moves fast and has fast-talkers. Be careful!!