BUYER BEWARE! I couldn't believe it! It's a SCAM!

I ordered merchandise from Musician’s Friend. They asked me how I would like to pay for the order, credit card or would I like them to bill me later. I said “bill me later” ASSUMING (Ass out of U and Me) that I would be sent an invoice from Musician’s Friend and then I could pay them by check. I would deem that a normal response for how I expected to pay for these items.

Fast forward a few days later. I receive a piece of mail, by all accounts, appeared to be junk mail. The address in the upper left hand corner read “BillMeLater®.” with a PO Box number under it. The right hand corner had a “Presorted, FIRST CLASS MAIL, U.S. POSTAGE PAID, Mail Services, Inc.” pre-printed stamp. It was the kind of stamp one would see on junk mail. You know the kind of mail you never open and throw away. The face of the envelope, in reverse printing, said “Statement Enclosed.” I thought it was another solicitation for a credit card. Nowhere in the statement did it say it was a bill from Musician’s Friend. Upon further scrutiny, in the middle of the statement I saw a description that read, MSCN-FRND-WB with a phone number and amount. Only then did the light go on! “BillMeLater®.” is a payment system employed by Musician’s Friend!

Then, words like surreptitious, devious, sneaky, and misleading crossed my mind. This is probably not illegal but I’m reporting them the Massachusetts Attorney General and let them figure that part out.

In the meantime, I won’t be doing business with Musician’s Friend again. They are not a “friend” of mine!

By the way, the Annual Percentage rate is 19.99%, minimum finance charge is $2.00, and the fee for paying late for items over $249.99 is $39.00.

So, if I threw that piece of mail out, which I almost did, I’d be screwed!