Apparently I entered a sweeps a while back, maybe for US Weekly...the typical "subscribe" selection must have been clicked during the entry process...anyway...US Weekly sent me to a COLLECTIONS AGENCY for $64.48...when I called them, they said..."we sent you two issues back in Nov 07"...  I don't remember getting those magazines...but $64.48 for two issues...pretty steep!   They were pretty nasty about the whole thing, she said "I got your name on quite a few magazines that you never paid for!"...I told her they were probably generated from sweepstakes entries...so watch out fellow sweepers....

A class action lawsuit has been filed against North Shore Agency for allegedly using illegal debt collection practices. The suit was filed in Tampa, FL and claims the company's collection practices violate the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Florida's Consumer Collection Practices Act. It further alleges North Shore Agency mass mailed threatening debt collection letters to intimidate consumers into paying non-existent debts.

North Shore Agency, Inc. is a subsidiary of Outsourcing Solutions Inc. North Shore Agency, Inc. claims on its Web site that the company is one of the nation's largest billing and collection letter companies, which specializes in the creation, production, printing, preparation and mailing of billing, collection and direct response marketing letters throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Web site also claims North Shore Agency, Inc. mails hundreds of millions of invoices, reminder notices, order verifications and collection letters each year.