Unauthorized charge to my chkg acct.
Complaint
Andrea
Country: United States
I just got an authorized charge to my acct. Because of this type of actions I don't ever buy anything on-line or over the phone unless. I try very hard to give my account #s away to any business and my chkg acct was charge 74.95 by DRI*REGNET. I am a single mom and have to pay rent tomorrow with my p/t job and $800.00+ in rent. Who is this company? and how can I get my money back by tomorrow.
Comments
Supposedly you can check on their website to determine what they claim the charge is for.
http://www.reg.net/Customers/MyOrder.asp
Contact your bank immediately to dispute the charge as fraudulent and close your account to prevent future fraudulent charges.
Companies that will put through one fraudulent charge cannot be relied on not to run through additional such charges in the future, regardless of what they say. In addition, companies that are planning on scamming consumers often continue to claim their charges are "authorized" even when they charge the wrong account in error. Once a con always a con.
Do not use debit cards, check cards, phone checks, or provide your checking account number for any on-line or retail purchase. Cancel all debit and check cards, including VISA or MC cards tied to your checking account, since they are not safe.
The banks' "guarantees", even so-called "zero fraud liability" claims, do not fully protect you from the consequences of fraud affecting your ability to access your money to make other payments.
Use only ATM cards for cash withdrawals from your bank's own ATM machines.
Never use a checking account for any other purpose than to write checks to pay companies you already know and trust, such as rent, utilities, credit cards, etc.
Use only credit cards for on-line or retail purchases, since it is less disruptive of other creditor relationships to cancel a credit card in case of fraud.