false cancelation information
Complaint
Ben Carter
Country: United States
These guys send out a text to call a number for $200 free gas and a host of other benefits for $1.95, 30 day trial period. I took explicit notes of the transaction and specifically requested the information for being able to cancle if necessary. They gave a number for Saving Ace, only one of the, apparently sveral, companies associated with this scam. so within a week I called the number originally provided by the scamer that signed me up and canceled all services. it was surprisingly easy. come to find out 5 days later that American Auto Benenfits pull $59 and change out of my checking account, bouncing it and costing me an additional overdraft fee. I called the original number that I dialed for the service where they repeatedly tell me that their specific trial period was for only ten days that I called the 'wrong' company to cancle my membership so I'm just out the $90 that this fiasco cost me with absolutely nothing to show for it and no way to get my money back. This was a total scam, they gave a false impression and missleading information on how to cancle services. How can they get away with ripping off so many already struggeling citizens??? I'm pissed and want my money back!!!
Comments
Your bank can reverse fraudulent charges showing on statements dated up to 60 days earlier than your original date of dispute.
https://complaintwire.org/Complaint.aspx/n2ooQx2FwwAYYQjMxnnspg
Their claim to be offering "free gas", somehow related to your credit card company, is phony. They have NO relationship with your credit card company. It's just a con to get your card number and cram charges.
They are running a scam targeting American consumers from some call center in India, although consumer reports indicate they may claim they are calling from "Arizona" or other states.
Also note that there has been a recent flood of posts on complaint threads attempting to convince people they are not a scam. The above post fits the same profile of those other deceptive posts, including stilted language style, name chosen trying to appear "American" but not quite succeeding, and portraying what a great deal it is. The shill posts are likely from the scammers.
One of the numbers they were using used an area code and exchange number traceable to Wilmington, DE, which resulted in a flood of fraud complaints to the Wilmington Police Department. The police there attempted to trace the origin of the fraudulent telemarketing calls, posting this warning:
http://www.wpd.org/telemarketingscam.html
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Telemarketing Scam
The Wilmington Police have investigated continuous complaints regarding a telemarketing company using the number 978-570-2232. This number is not a Wilmington, Massachusetts phone number even though it has a Wilmington exchange. Even when searched utilizing any number of internet databases available, it appears to be an actual Wilmington number.
Complaints have come in from across the country to our police department regarding this number. Our investigators have worked with the Attorney General's Office and have issued subpoenas and have gathered only some basic information due to the less than honest business practices being conducted. Due to the international scope and actual physical location where the number was sold to and being operated, we have no jurisdiction.
978-570-2232 is one of many numbers purchased by Telephone Management Caller ID in Portland, Oregon. The company actually using the phone number is Silgate Solutions in Mumbai, India. Silgate is the telemarketing company.
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Other posts claim to be from several current or ex-employees, warning of the scam. These posts have shown up periodically on various complaint sites for at least the last year. The details provided are consistent with the information on the source posted by the Wilmington Police Department.