Reverb Nation / Michael Doernberg reverbnation.com musician music artist Durham North Carolina
Reverb Nation and CEO Michael Doernberg have completely screwed my bank account up.
I signed up as a musician on reverbnation.com and was very impressed with the site at first. Then I received a letter from RN saying I could submit my music to different opportunities for free. Of course they have som opportunities that you have to pay to submit your music to. I understand this concept. I don't have a problem paying for the service as long as the opportunities are legit and not some scam.I immediately wrote support informing them of the error and the fact they were creating me a huge problem with my bank. I was sent a letter:
"Hi Scott,
I apologize for the confusion! All free trials will convert into paid subscriptions
if they are not canceled prior to their renewal dates. Please cancel the services
to avoid further charges."
Let's see, I was led to believe (it was my choice) to submit to paid submission or NOT submit to them. I guess Michael Doernberg feels everyone owes him money just for breathing.
| 04/03/2014 | 23:08:53 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
| 04/03/2014 | 21:42:42 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
| 04/03/2014 | 15:33:27 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
| 04/03/2014 | 13:57:29 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
Now we get to the good part. Reverb Nation did manage to collect the fraudulent charges ($9.95) they were after on 04/04/2014. This is after I wrote every "contact us" link they supply on their website. I went so far as to send them a "YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO ACCESS OR BILL MY ACCOUNT." Which they completely ignored as they completely stopped communicating with me after sending me the 1 and only response.
| 04/04/2014 | 23:02:19 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
| 04/04/2014 | 21:39:35 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
| 04/04/2014 | 15:30:12 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
| 04/04/2014 | 13:57:20 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
| 04/04/2014 | 08:12:47 | VISA PURCHASE RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 ,NC Terminal: 91038617 |
-$ 9.95 | ||||
| 04/04/2014 | 08:12:46 | SVC CHG NO PIN TRN RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 ,NC Terminal: 91038617 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
Notice the $9.95? That's the fraudulent charges they said I owed em. I never submit my material to ANY paid submissions.
By this point I've contact everyone on the website 5 or 6 times and I'm still being completely ignored by reverbnations.com customer (dis) service.
Maybe there's no end in sight. I'll just close my account and cover this with my bank. Reverb Nation is a scam site. Now I'm sure any opportunities they claim to have are scams as well. No one who is on the level does business this way. In my opinion Michael Doernberg is a thief. Reverbnation.com is a scam.
How many more times can Reverbnation hit my account before Monday?
| 04/05/2014 | 15:11:34 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
| 04/05/2014 | 13:45:50 | SVC CHG NSF SIGNED RVN*REVERBNATION 919-6829593 NC Terminal: 490641 |
-$ 0.25 | ||||
After they already stole money out of my account.
Stay very clear of reverbnation.com and DO NOT give them your card number. They make it sound like their doing you a favor by having your card information on file. Their really setting you up to rip you off!