SimpleEscapes - MWI Aka MemberWorks - HomeWorks Plus - DealPass - Vertrue ***Also see Simple Escapes post 01/04/2005 at 10:10:21PM Omaha Nebraska (C/S) Stamford CConnecticut (corp HQ)
In addition to the plethora of information provided by Geoff regarding Simple Escapes on 1/4/2005 at 10:10:21PM (Good job, Geoff!), know that MWI aka MemberWorks Inc., now known as Vertrue, is incorporated in Delaware. (There is also a MemberWorks Canada LLC incorporated in Delaware?)
Some additional programs they "offer" are:
DealPass
HomeWorks Plus
PremierHealth Plus
Privacy Matters
Value Max
Your Savings Club
24Protect Plus
(They'll be targeting, er, marketing, a "health plan membership" to Hispanics in the near future.)
When you call:
1. Respond to the prompt for a "membership number" by simply pressing the pound sign to get through.
2. Make sure to demand a FULL refund AND CANCELLATION of the "membership."
3. Ask the rep what company gave your info to them, because it was THEIR telemarketers or order takers who got you into this mess.
The first three letters preceding the program name that appears as a charge on your credit card, hints at from whom your credit card information was gathered. For me, it was "HDI SimpleEscapes" and the rep told me HDI stood for Hanover Direct, Incorporated (the parent company of Improvements, the catalog from whom I had purchased items in October.)
Don't forget to dispute the charge with your credit card company.
For more places to file complaints:
ifccfbi.gov
heartlandbbb.org/
Don't give up!
Cynthia
Redondo Beach, California
U.S.A.
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5 Updates & Rebuttals
Sarah
Omaha,Nebraska,
U.S.A.
Membership Services Responds to Cynthia
#6UPDATE Employee
Mon, January 17, 2005
Dear Cynthia, It is our mission to make sure that your experience with our programs is satisfying. We would like to be able to talk to you about your memberships but we couldn't gather enough information from your posted entry to locate your membership in our system. Please call our Member Services Department at 1-888-584-5025 and we would be happy to assist you.
Thank you.
Sarah
Membership Services
Omaha, NE
Cynthia
Redondo Beach,California,
U.S.A.
Additional resources
#6Author of original report
Mon, January 10, 2005
Tip off your local newspaper reporter or TV news "fight back" person about your experience and how huge this problem is.
Since I am not allowed to add certain links, you'll have to do your own internet searching to find the (Florida and California) lawyers who are gathering information for class-action lawsuits against Vertrue aka MemberWorks aka SimpleEscapes.
And, if you are so inclined, you'll also have to do your own searching to find the websites for the Attornies General, Secretaries of State, and Better Business Bureaus where this company is incorporated (Delaware), has it's corporate headquarters (Stamford, CT) and it's customer service center (Omaha, NE).
Cynthia
Redondo Beach,California,
U.S.A.
Additional resources
#6Author of original report
Mon, January 10, 2005
Tip off your local newspaper reporter or TV news "fight back" person about your experience and how huge this problem is.
Since I am not allowed to add certain links, you'll have to do your own internet searching to find the (Florida and California) lawyers who are gathering information for class-action lawsuits against Vertrue aka MemberWorks aka SimpleEscapes.
And, if you are so inclined, you'll also have to do your own searching to find the websites for the Attornies General, Secretaries of State, and Better Business Bureaus where this company is incorporated (Delaware), has it's corporate headquarters (Stamford, CT) and it's customer service center (Omaha, NE).
Cynthia
Redondo Beach,California,
U.S.A.
Additional resources
#6Author of original report
Mon, January 10, 2005
Tip off your local newspaper reporter or TV news "fight back" person about your experience and how huge this problem is.
Since I am not allowed to add certain links, you'll have to do your own internet searching to find the (Florida and California) lawyers who are gathering information for class-action lawsuits against Vertrue aka MemberWorks aka SimpleEscapes.
And, if you are so inclined, you'll also have to do your own searching to find the websites for the Attornies General, Secretaries of State, and Better Business Bureaus where this company is incorporated (Delaware), has it's corporate headquarters (Stamford, CT) and it's customer service center (Omaha, NE).
Cynthia
Redondo Beach,California,
U.S.A.
Additional resources
#6Author of original report
Mon, January 10, 2005
Tip off your local newspaper reporter or TV news "fight back" person about your experience and how huge this problem is.
Since I am not allowed to add certain links, you'll have to do your own internet searching to find the (Florida and California) lawyers who are gathering information for class-action lawsuits against Vertrue aka MemberWorks aka SimpleEscapes.
And, if you are so inclined, you'll also have to do your own searching to find the websites for the Attornies General, Secretaries of State, and Better Business Bureaus where this company is incorporated (Delaware), has it's corporate headquarters (Stamford, CT) and it's customer service center (Omaha, NE).