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Carolyn Hardy
Country: United States
I contacted company for CD on grants and received unauthorized charges from four other grant companies--all owned and operated by Grant Funding Source.
Furthermore, I never received the CD.

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    rich
    they got mefor 35.75 twice now and we canceled them they refunded my money on sept.15 at 1:32pm and the took it back out of my account at 1:45pm let your bank know and they will help you.my bank insured my money.and they are pursuing them.if you are with sitemember.com and you are reading this.you are scum bags.and your day is coming.
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    rich
    sitemember.com SUCKS!!!!!!
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    ashley
    i had a authorization that came through on my account from sitemembersclub. i called 18662590250 and they cant tell me what i purchased because they have to many different companies. that i can write to the main office and request a refund and also my recorded conversation to verify me making a transaction. go figure my request to get my money back was denied and they wont even give me my recorded conservation. the address is    my club rewards
                 51 w. center st 617
                 orem ,ut 84059.
    when i called information to try and get a number to the address listed it is a ups store and they get the mail there and ups said they have one person who comes and gets it everyday. ups would not give me any information except that the name that it is under is benefit member pro.
    ups# 801-226-7638.   called information to see if  there is a benefit member pro listed in utah and the said no. it sounds like they have so many different names to where people cant track them. thats a thief for you! i did get the same thing the grant funding source. what ever their doing is illegal and  the account for grant funding was cancelled; and sitemembersclub did tell me that they are affiliated with them. if  they are it doesnt matter what sitemembersclub is doing is illegal. grant funding source doesnt even acknowledge them. they dont know who they are.
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    Brunie
    I also got a charge for $35.75 but my bank blocked this charge because they did not recognize it.  I called sitememberclub.com today and was told that this charge would not be presented again. Thanks for the number.
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    lyndab2
    i too have fall in to this trap. i just had a toe amputaiom my 17 year old diabled son rolled his truck first day of work due to ice. no full coverage. i live in maine 600 per month heat and light go up with it too. i live on 630 month and was looking for away out of this hell. I tried to cancell but it keep say box is full i emailed but say dont know me yet took my money 69.95 bouncinh my check i sent to state for a trafic vitolation of 70.00 firt one in 30 years and the people stole my money i truned it into cridit card and shut it down when i read other say they keep taking it. then i reported to better business burue the i went to my back and file a complaint of misused of my account they say the may be able to refund the money if i list it as unauthoried use of may account i hope so. they need to be stop keep reporting it do your job as a person who would not want other good hard working people getting ripped of right know i am dealing with the state not to put me in jail for bounced check on a fine. it is hell out here and we dont need these people to help us along
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    Jayron Robinson
    Jumpingeehozafats Batman, Robin and kids! I got hit too. I'm in Nevada. First I was to only pay about $2.97 just to cover the cost of mailing. No problem. Did that. But, they had my card number. If I used their software (CD) to access the Grant program on line I had 30 days to develop my Grant proposal, submit it and wait. After 30 days I would be charged monthly for continued access. Well, I got the CD and I haven't even used it yet, have not accessed them on line and have been chasing these gangsters since November 2008. My bank called me on a Monday morning in Dec. to question some unusual activity on my card at 3:00 a.m. on a Sunday. They canceled my card, issued me a new one and put an investigation out on these people. I did my own investigation also. What I found was that they were supposedly located in the Camden Islands, but, that took me to Pier 2, 2nd floor of a building called P2 at the New York Harbor. With that information I Google-satelite-mapped them and even though I have all that...it's still not them. I received an email from their supposed attorney...la-la-la-, so I google-mapped him too. He's in Maryland. So, they are in: Orem, Utah, Las Vegas, Nevada, the Camden Islands, New York Harbor, Maryland, the Czech Republic, possibly Florida which all means they are everywhere...and this is only one of these types of operations. How do you sue a ghost? I did get my money back from my bank because of the type of account I have and I haven't seen any additional charges from them since. Perhaps I'm one of the lucky ones in that respect. None-the-less, the address on the Grant CD cover is as follows: (No Name or entity) other than GRG Grant Resouce Guide, 5348 Vegas Drive, Suite 866, Las Vegas, NV 89108 - Phone #: 1-800-235-1364. Also, it was sent in just the CD cover with no other information. On the cover, however, it shows that it was mailed "Presorted First Class - U.S. Postage Paid - Salt Lake City, Utah - Permit # 582. I'm a bit leary to insert this CD into my computer. For all I know at this point it will probably crash my entire system...no thank you. I've also gotten the same phone call runarounds too. I'm still investigating these clowns. I do a lot of research, and I mean a lot, therefore, I will get these people. You can bet on that. They bit the wrong dog. I hope some of this information is helpful to any of you and I would like to suggest to everyone using this particular board to continue here in an effort to stay updated with what's going on with this issue. Security is a must and I don't think our personal information is necessary here. I will be back.
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    Horacio Rodriguez
    These guys kept calling my girlfriend and the guy on the phone kept telling me that there are billions of dollars of grants. Of course i was real sceptical and he told me how ady (my girfriend) went online to get pre approved?! Then he told my about how they would send a package containing all the tools i needed. I proceeded to ask him what tools? what are they? He told me they are the tools needed to help me obtain grants. Kept talking in circles never answered my questions seemed like he was promoting some gimmick told me he just needed my debit or credit card and how all i need to pay is the postage which is 4.87. i asked him for the website because you should always research never assume. Anyways after reading this blog these guys are crooks and someone should take them to court.
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    kilroy069
    THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM.THEY TRYED TO CHARGE ME FOR THIS CRAP I NEVER AUTHORIZED.I LOOKED OVER THEIR INFO AFTER THE CHARGES,AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE NOT UP FRONT ABOUT CHARGES,OR MEMBERSHIP FEES THEY TRYED TO CHARGE ME $79.95 FOR SOME MEMBERSHIP FEES.AND THESE ARE REACURRING FEES TOO.I CALLED MY BANK TO STOP THE PAYMENT ON THESE FEES.AND THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT THE $2.79 FEE FOR SOME ELECTRONIC CD THAT THEY SENT.(I STOPPED PAYMENT ON THAT TOO)THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU WILL EVER GET A GRANT FROM THIS INFORMATION.SO THEY AE JUST A SCAM.BUYER BEWARE SAYS IT WILL TAKE 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TO SHOW REFUND ON MY STATEMENT..WE WILL SEE?
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    kilroy069
    SCAM WARNING.BUYER BEWARE. 123-FUNDS GRANT SERVICE.TRY'S TO SELL YOU WAYS TO GET GOVERNMENTS,FROM ALL THE STIMILUS MONEY AVAILABEL...YOU WILL NEVER GET A GRANT WITH THE INFO ON THEIR SITE.WHAT YOU WILL GET IS SCREWED FROM A COMPANY CALLED"MEMREWARD" THEY WORK HAND IN HAND WITH 123-FUNDS.AND THEY CHARGE YOU A MEMBERSHIP FEE OF $69.95 MONTHLY.THIS IS NOT IN THE UPFRONT INFO THAT 123FUNDS TELL'S YOU WHEN THEY GET YOU HOOKED FOR THE $2.79 FEE THEY TELL YOU THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO PAY IS THAT SMALL SHIPPING FEE.WELL IN THE WEB SITE FOR 123FUNDS IT SAYS THERE IS A 30 DAY TRIAL.WHAT IT DON'T TELL YOU IS WHEN YOUR GONNA GET BILLED FOR THIS MONTHLY RECURRING FEE OF $69.95.WELL YOU CAN BET IT WILL BE SOON.AND AS SOON AS 3 DAYS FROM THE DAY THEY GET YOU FOR THE $2.79 HANDILNG FEE.WELL FOR ME.LUCKLY MY BANK IS SLOWER THAN MY PAYPAL CARD.AND I STOPPED PAYMENT ON THEM.THEIR NOT GOING TO SCAM ME.AND I HOPE BY WRITTING THIS IT WILL HELP SOMEONE ELSE.IF YOU WAND MORE INFO ON THESE TWO COMPANY'S JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH.BY PUTTING THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS INTO GOOGLE.AND READ ALL ABOUT THEM....
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    JMLR
    I was just charged as well, and attempted several times in writing, e-mail, and on the phone to get a response from them and still nothing.  It has been several weeks
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    Nikki B.
    I guess I was fortunate to be able to speak to someone!  I did cancel the accounts, but not before I had already been charged $79.95!  They didn't say anything about refunding my money!  But after reading all of these complaints, it seems as if there is a fat chance I would get my money back!  Of course, they never said anything about all of this when you sign up for the grant kit!  What a scam!  Never again do I want to trust this bogus mess again!  And I never received a CD either!  From now on, I will look into everything before signing up for anything to make sure it's not a scam!  I could've saved myself a whole lot of trouble!  But apparently I wasn't the only one fooled by this mess!  I am likely going to get a new debit card to be sure these suckers won't try to take anything else out!
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    Andrew
    Got hit with just the $3.95. Paid with paypal so I'll dipute. They gave me an address of51 W.Center St. #621 Orem UT. 84057. Got no CD. Cancelled next day. Guy tolds me thats for shipping. I asked him why should I pay shipping if I cancelled and didn't get CD? Thats when I was told wrtite that address. Right...
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    mike kuehn
    I ordered a cd on obtaining information on grants a couple of weeks ago. Today I noticed 2 charges that were made to my debit card. One for $2.40 and one for $79.95. I call the number 877-207-6534 but they are closed on the weekend. I do recall getting a followup call after the purchase of the cd (which I have yet to receive). I informed the rep at that time I was not interested in any further purchases until I viewed the cd. At this time I will try to call them Monday. If I am unsucessful in getting the charges credited I will inform my bank and also the State of Texas Attorney Generals Office.
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    eileen in FL
    me too! I was charged the $2.95 and then 2 dyas later the $79. something...I called my bank and they are issueing me a new debit card..I never got the CD either. What a scam!  I am trying to remeber where I saw that ad for the CD for Grants...maybe it was on my YAHOO page? If so, they should know too.
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    John
    I was playing Mafia Wars on Facebook and saw an ad that said I could get points toward my Mafia Wars game if I accepted this free CD.  I decided it would be fun just to see what kind of crap was on the CD since it was less than $2.  I thought that was the end of the story.  Then I got this charge:
    CHECKCARD FUNDING SUPPORT 8667952007 -$49.95
    I called 8667952007 and was told that I signed up for a monthly service and that is the charge unless I cancel in the first two weeks.  This was definitely in the fine fine print because I didn't see anything that said that.  I complained that this was misleading and that I never even received the CD I signed up for which, to me, voids the contract anyway.  I asked if there was any way I could ever get my $49.95 back and he said no.  

    I have no experience with state AG office or suing, but I think a class action suit is in order here.
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    Birdie C
    Wow this is amazing wish I would have check this out before I ordered the CD but I did read this post once I saw the charge on my account and thanks to all that posted the inforamtion.  I checked my account on 3/12 and saw this 79.95 charge so I called the bank and she said she only had a number. I called the number no answer so I googled the number and got this page of complaints.  I immediatly new this was fraud and called the bank and cancelled my card.  I called the 1-877 207-6534 to cancel membership the lady told me that the charge is for the use of a websit, in which I never got then she proceed to try to give me the web address I refused and said I want it cancelled and a refund, she told me she need to see because it might be to late, she need to check and after about 2-3 minutes she came back on the line and said she cancelled the memebership gave me a conf# and said I would get a refund within 7-10 days I said ok, then I told her I was taping the call(which I wasnt) I had cancelled my card, and had report this as fraud and if I did not get my money within 7-10 days I would be pressing charges.  I got my money back on 3-17, I guess this is a prime example of buyer beware.  I hope this helps someone get their money back.
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    lento
    I HAVE SPENT THE EVENING TRYING TO FIND THE PRINCIPAL.  THERE ARE MANY COMPANIES BEING RUN FROM THE 2 MAILBOXES AT THAT UPS STORE.  I BELIEVE THE COUNT WAS 49.  I HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO FIND REGISTERED AGENT:

    BLAIR JACKSON, 10421 JORDAN GATEWAY SUITE 630, SOUTH JORDAN UTAH 84095

    I AM GOING TO CONTACT HIM SOON
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    joseph funicelli
    grant funding source carge extra unauthorize too my bank .says you get 14 day trial with purchase of cd it took 12 days too ship it .they counted the time trial while it was beening ship.i paid 4.95 for cd.and 14 days from there they charge me 49.95 for something i dont even no about.i never even went too there web site.what bull [***] this is.i didnt authorize this payment of 49.95.them [***] thieve.[***] them all
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    brandon
    [***] kept calling me.  They told me the same bull.  Only $4.87 to cover shipping and handling for the cd.  When he asked me for my credit card number I hung up on him.  I have always been skeptic of these types of "deals".  After hanging up on him, I did some research and found this site.  Glad I did!!  Looks like I saved myself some trouble.
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    Terry Bull
    Same folks as Blazing Keywords. Big scam.

    See: https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-200-5473       

    KEYWORD MONSTER CARE 888 2032241 UT

    Also a heap of good info at:
    http://strangelyperfect.tv/4308/google-revolution-different-name-same-scam/

    Heck of a scam. Been going on since 2007 and aint nobody stopping em!
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