did not do what they said they would do
Complaint
C Kemayo
Country: United States
I was promised $200 in gas vouchers for trying Central Rewards, Direct Savings, Discount Plus, Buyers' Edge, My Advisor, and Entertainment for a charge of $2.95 to mail the information to me. I was told I would receive the information by mail in 2-3 days and I was promised 7 to 21 days review periods before additional charges would occur. I received nothing by mail and no welcome email as promised - I called back after 5 days, and was told the vouchers and information had been mailed and I would receive them in 2 days. Five days later still nothing. I called 18777894846 and was able to cancel Direct Savings with James Lombardo. Next I called Buyers Edge and listened to a pre-recorded message "We're sorry all our representatives are busy. Your call in important to us. Please stay on the line for the next available representative and music". After 20 minutes, I was able to cancel Buyers Edge & My Advisor with Janet who gave me cancel confirmation code and said I would receive two refunds of the $1.95 amounts to my account in 3-7 business days. I am still trying to track down numbers to cancel Central Rewards, Discount Plus, and Entertainment and monitoring my account everyday for the charges.
Comments
Dispute unauthorized charges through your bank, and block the card number or close the account due to fraud to prevent additional fraudulent charges. Follow up with a written dispute or fraud affidavit sent toyour bank's dispute address.
Do NOT waste your time trying to get your money back from any scam through the scammer. Always immediately file a bank dispute, as that is usually the only way you will ever get your money back. If you leave your account or card number active, you can expect additional monthly charges, probably around $58 to $150, until you get wise and shut it down. The "$1.95" was just a teaser to get your account number.
The game they will play is to try to delay your bank dispute past the 60 day FRB Reg. E or FCBA dispute period, after which your bank will be unlikely to be able to get your money back. To do this they will use various excuses, like "mailing an information packet" that never comes, "cancelling your membership" but they lose the "cancellation" so monthly charges continue, requiring you to get, and send in, a "refund request" that never has any effect, having to call a "refund number" that is ignored, or the cancellation "lost", etc...
File fraud complaints with FTC, your state AG, and at www.ic3.gov
http://www.tidebuy.com/Wholesale-Wedding-Dresses-75/
With cramming scams, the "cancellations" are often "lost", since the monthly charges are the whole purpose of the teaser offer.
Your "confirmation code" isn't worth sh*t.
Close the account through your bank to prevent impending fraud.