I believe VM makes it well known that there are a lot of imposters out there pretending to be authorized publishing clearing houses for selling their magazine. I think I even saw a list somewhere.
About a month ago I got this renewal notice in the mail which looked real but for some reason, I thought I just did that about 6 months ago so when I looked it up, sure enough. I renewed for 3 year's worth so why was I getting a notice all of a sudden? It ended up being one of these ripoff houses that were on this list.
One just has to be a little more prudent these days.
RAM