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  • Report:  #24019

Complaint Review: Girls Gone Wild

Girls Gone Wild (MRA Video) File a complaint!! Don't just whine here's how San Fernando California


FOX 6 investigative reporter John Mattes first broke the story how Girls Gone Wild was marketing videos for only $9.99 consumers found the company tacking on huge fees. Thousands of consumers called it a rip-off on ripoffreport. After our story aired an attorney sued calling it deceptive advertising. Video part 1 Video part 2

  • Reported By:
    Los Osos CA
  • Submitted:
    Fri, July 05, 2002
  • Updated:
    Tue, July 09, 2002
  • Girls Gone Wild
    13571 Vaughn Street
    San Fernando, California
    U.S.A.
  • Phone:
    323-965-8710
  • Category:

Like everyone else who is complaining about this company, I ordered what I thought was two videos for $9.99 from their web site. Nowhere, either on the TV ads or web site, was it made clear that by doing so you were enrolling in a program that automatically sends and charges for more videos from then on.

I sent a cancellation email through their web site, and got an error message back the next day that they didn't receive it because their "mailbox was full." However, I then started receiving porn spam so obviously they did receive it, and sold it to other pornography sites.

To prevent them from making any more charges I cancelled my credit card and got a new one reissued under a new number. Most credit cards will let you do this.

But don't stop there! File a complaint with the California State Attorney General's office. Go to this link: http://caag.state.ca.us/consumers/mailform.htm
Fill out the Consumer Complaint Form. It took several weeks, but I got a response. If enough of us do this, maybe we can get them shut down!

Good Luck

Steven
Los Osos, California

1 Updates & Rebuttals


Terrance

Los Angeles,
California,

Get a virtual credit card number

#2Consumer Suggestion

Mon, July 08, 2002

A number of credit card companies now offer "Virtual Credit Card" numbers. These numbers are single-use, and are tied to your "real" card. When I am buying something online or mail order, I go to the site for my credit card company, log in, and request a new Virtual Number. That number will only work once, and you can even set a limit on the charge amount. The charge will show up on your regular bill. This is much easier than cancelling your account.

These single-use numbers will solve a lot of these problems like GGW or CP Direct where they keep billing you every month and don't let you cancel.

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