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CleanCredit.com NetDetective Harris Digital Publishing ripoff, fake 'banking address match errors during CC processing' resulting in additional 'negative balances and holds on account charged'ripoff Santa Monica/Costa Mesa California
My Story follows this important info:
On August 26, 2003, the California Attorney General filed a Lawsuite, case no. 816741, alleging that the company and its principles misrepresented that they would remove inaccurate, outdated, or unverified information from a subscriber's credit report when they did not have the authority to do so, represented that they could obtain credit reports at no cost, without disclosing that the consumers who responded to the offer are often enrolled and charged for their services without their consent. The suit also alleged that the company failed to obtain the proper registration, bond, and that they failed to perform the services within 6 months as required by law. The lawsuit is seeking equitable relief for consumers.
OTHER CLEARCREDIT.COM INFO: (per their website 9/30/03)
"the name and address of our agent for service of process is: Jamie A. Mazur, 2224 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90405. This is our principal business address as well. To submit a claim against the surety (the issuer of our bond), their name and address is Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland; Post Office Box 98, Louisville, Kentucky, 40201-0098."
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THEM:
Clearcredit/Cleancredit.com - I received a FREE GIFT for A FREE TRIAL MEMBERSHIP WITH NO OBLIGATION from NetDetective (Harris Digital Publishing). I went to sign up at clearcredit.com (from a link provided by NetDetective's website for members).
I signed up for OPTION 1 - NO COST TRIAL (per website Agreement ... your credit card will NOT be charged for 3 days (or 5 days in California) in which you may cancel the trial or you will then (after the Trial Period) be charged for $49.95 membership.
During sign up online, I provided complete and fairly accurate billing address information.
Well, upon hitting SUBMIT, a FALSE ERROR message came back saying that 'Address did not match bank's address information for cardholder'.
So, I got out my bank statments and compared, oh, I see, it should be Avenue not AVE. So, I 'corrected the address' and tried again, got the same FALSE ERROR about bad address.
I tried several more times, switching around Abbreviations for West and Avenue, etc., and then got a "Tried too many times error", session cancelled.... THE MEMBERSHIP WAS NEVER EVEN COMPLETED.
Well, next day.... NEGATIVE $249 on my bank account for FIVE $49.95 Transactions by clearcredit.com / cleancredit.com
BOGUS, BOGUS, FRAUD !!! There was not 'address problem' that
was just a ruse to get ME to press SUBMIT button five times racking up five charges.
Anyone know of any lawsuits... I'm filing with FTC, FBI, AG, etc.... any more in line ???
Who OWNS that d**n company ???
Thanks!
HERE'S WHAT MY BANK (BANK OF AMERICA SAID):
Read Mail from Bank of America
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Subject: Reply
Dear Jim,
Thank you for your email. Your account is currently overdrawn $249.64 due to transaction that are runned on your debit cards. There are five transaction in the amount if $49.95 from Clearcredit that was done on the 28th.
If you know this merchant we recommend that you contact them directly. If you need further assistance please email us.
Sincerely,
Axxxxxx,
Customer Service and Support
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There you have it... I've contacted both support@clearcredit.com and Harris Digital Publishing (makers of
NetDetective who advertise free 'gift' of FREE NO OBLIGATION MEMBERSHIP to Clearcredit.com or CleanCredit.com
No reply rec'd from ClearCredit to email sent a couple days
ago and Harris Digital Publishing's email was just sent moments ago, so we'll see if either of them reply....
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NEXT STOP - CALIFORNIA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE... and
the FBI and FTC... Rock n' Roll for Justice !!!
Jim
san diego, California
U.S.A.
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