FRAUD Be careful they will get you too
Complaint
Deb
Country: United States
Fraud .. I Never used this company nor did I give them my information or the ok to charge my account. One way they are getting away with it for so long at least with me is they start off charging 11.95 as AP9 Shoppingness. Then they went to 13.95 for 6 months then 15.95 for almost a year as MVQ*shoppingness, then went to 18.95 for a while then 21.95 as MVQ*SHOPESSPLUS. NOW THEY OWE ME 849.35. Since I used my check card so much I managed to over look the charges I am sorry to say. I had never heard of this company or companies so I had to call my bank to get the number attached to it.
So I called and I also was told by the rep that they received my information when I bought something from pyramid collections after I told him that I had never bought anything from his company. This needs to be handled ASAP or the next step is a lawyer along with BBB and fraud alerts as many as I can.
So I called and I also was told by the rep that they received my information when I bought something from pyramid collections after I told him that I had never bought anything from his company. This needs to be handled ASAP or the next step is a lawyer along with BBB and fraud alerts as many as I can.
Comments
Block your card number, and file fraud disputes through your bank. That should get you back the last 2 or 3 months of charges.
File fraud complaints with FTC, your state AG, and the Minnesota AG for the remainder.
IF YOU ARE A VICTIM, FOLLOW THESE STEPS AND THEY WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY.
THEY KNOW THEY ARE IN THE WRONG.
CALL THEM AT : 877-442-5774 or 888-999-0564
Keep in mind:
They are good at what they do (which is stealing money and frustrating the victims on the phone so that they don't think they have any recourse.)
I've been successful twice now in getting my money back from these crooks.
Be stern and don't give them any personal information but your name and zip code. That is the only info they will need to reimburse you--AND THEY WILL REIMBURSE YOU.
First, they will ask for your membership number.
Say, "You know I'm not a member and you know that you are a fraudulent company. I'm only calling to get back the money you stole from me in full."
No matter what they say, say only "I'm only calling to get back the money you stole from me in full."
They will ask you when the charges started. It will be difficult to determine this as they use many different company names each time they take money from your account. So you should make them tell you.
They are told not to tell you. So start from the present year and go backwards.
Say, "I'm going to say a year and you're going to tell me all the transactions that were made in that year."
Say, "2013" (they will list the transactions for you in that year). Then say 2012, etc.
You will likely be surprised to find more fraudulent transactions than you were aware of. Eventually they will let you know when "you signed up for the service" (ie when they stole your personal information.) DON'T STOP NAMING PARTICULAR YEARS UNTIL YOU HEAR THEM TELL YOU THE SPECIFIC DAY, MONTH, AND YEAR YOU "SIGNED UP FOR THE SERVICE". Be sure they pay back all the transactions they made under each of their names. They used 10 different names in my case.
Demand that they send you an email stating that your account is closed. (This was a step I neglected in the heat of the moment the first time and they continued to take money.)
Its also a good idea to file a fraud report with your bank and the BBB--but don't wait for them to help you.
IF YOU FOLLOW THESE STEPS, THEY WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY within 3-5 business days.
Remember this is a company that no one signs up for. They are not legitimate.
They will try to make it seem unreasonable of you to ask for money back on something you signed up for. But you didn't sign up for it--they stole your personal information.
Get your money back from these criminals!