Two men who claimed they were selling magazine subscriptions in affiliation with the University’s Rugby Club were revealed to be scammers by a local family after canvassing their neighborhood recently.
Zachary Fitzgerald, mass communication senior, said he was approached Friday, Oct. 14, outside his house in Woodchase by two men, Amir Rogers and Josiah Garcia, who claimed to be soliciting to pay for the rugby team’s travel expenses.
“He told me that you could donate your subscription to different charities,” Fitzgerald said. “I declined to buy value.”
Upon investigating the company the solicitors were working for — Coast To Coast Sales, Inc., based out of Buford, Ga. — Zachary said he found numerous complaints regarding the company’s record of scamming.
“They had multiple employees — if you want to call them that — across the country,” he said.
Don said the two were well-versed concerning the University and the Rugby Club, as they spoke at length about the club’s upcoming matches and their claimed teammates.
Amir Rogers’ associate, Garcia, said his friends on the team called him “Jersey” because he is from New Jersey, Don said.
Don also said Amir Rogers was “very personable” and laughed often, though in hindsight, the pitch was entirely fabricated.
“I don’t know why he picked us,” Paul Rogers said. “Local clubs are probably the easiest