Membership Plus ripoff spoke With Shawn Morales Unauthorized withdrawals of $21.95 per month from my bank account Las Vegas Nevada
This has been going on since at least June. Caused a couple of legitimate items to bounce.
On 08/17/2006, I called and spoke with "Shawn Morales." The connection was BAD. He kept asking me to spell my first name, then my last name. He kept mispronouncing my first name. He gave me a confirmation number. He claimed that they would cancel this "membership," but that he could not refund the money. I asked him that if he couldn't refund it, then who could? He kept mispronouncing my first name (many Hispanics mispronounce my first name, for some reason!).
I finally called him names and hung up. So far my bank has been no help, but I'm on hold with them even as I type this.
I did find a site, membershipplus.net, which claims they are *not* the "Membership Plus" who took the money out of my account. They claim that they had to take their toll-free number off the web because so many irate people were calling them. They suggest calling the customer service number. They also suggest that this website, ripoffreport.com, is not the place to complain.
They also claimed that people were probably referred to the rip-off company by a payday loan company (not sure which one that might be).
Well, here's hoping that I get some of the money back.
Pamela B.
Lancaster, California
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Pamela B.
Lancaster,California,
U.S.A.
Contact your bank and file papers to dispute the charges
#5Author of original report
Fri, August 18, 2006
I will be going to my bank, probably next week, to file the paperwork to dispute the unauthorized charges which have shown up on my bank statements. Looks like it's been happening since June.
When I first spoke with a bank employee, he wasn't much help. But then I was told that I could file paperwork to dispute the charges, which is what I will do. Good luck to everyone else who has had problems with this scam.
Also... if you got referred to this scam by a payday loan company, pay 'em off quickly and then don't get any more. That's what I will be doing ASAP.
Pamela B.
Lancaster,California,
U.S.A.
Contact your bank and file papers to dispute the charges
#5Author of original report
Fri, August 18, 2006
I will be going to my bank, probably next week, to file the paperwork to dispute the unauthorized charges which have shown up on my bank statements. Looks like it's been happening since June.
When I first spoke with a bank employee, he wasn't much help. But then I was told that I could file paperwork to dispute the charges, which is what I will do. Good luck to everyone else who has had problems with this scam.
Also... if you got referred to this scam by a payday loan company, pay 'em off quickly and then don't get any more. That's what I will be doing ASAP.
Pamela B.
Lancaster,California,
U.S.A.
Contact your bank and file papers to dispute the charges
#5Author of original report
Fri, August 18, 2006
I will be going to my bank, probably next week, to file the paperwork to dispute the unauthorized charges which have shown up on my bank statements. Looks like it's been happening since June.
When I first spoke with a bank employee, he wasn't much help. But then I was told that I could file paperwork to dispute the charges, which is what I will do. Good luck to everyone else who has had problems with this scam.
Also... if you got referred to this scam by a payday loan company, pay 'em off quickly and then don't get any more. That's what I will be doing ASAP.
Pamela B.
Lancaster,California,
U.S.A.
Contact your bank and file papers to dispute the charges
#5Author of original report
Fri, August 18, 2006
I will be going to my bank, probably next week, to file the paperwork to dispute the unauthorized charges which have shown up on my bank statements. Looks like it's been happening since June.
When I first spoke with a bank employee, he wasn't much help. But then I was told that I could file paperwork to dispute the charges, which is what I will do. Good luck to everyone else who has had problems with this scam.
Also... if you got referred to this scam by a payday loan company, pay 'em off quickly and then don't get any more. That's what I will be doing ASAP.