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SMC specialty Merchandise Corporation Fraudenlent charges to my credit card. Keep billing me even after cancelling withinn my 30 day free trial and my cancelling. Simi Valley California
I ordered this hoping to help me. I live on disablity. They wanted more and more money. I cancelled within my 30 day "FREE" trial period. I had to send two different letters to two different addresses. I verified they recieved my kit. But yet they are still billing me for the kit and for the website.
Upon many calls, they are telling me that they have not recieved my reciept from the post office...I emailed it to them as per requested with someone on phone..(they walked me through the process). Told me I would be refunded. I not only hve not been refunded but they keep billing me and have now put my credit card into overdrawn charges.....and because of them doing this I could not used my credit card to get propane in my home....we have now been without propane for 2 weeks because of their willingess to keep billing me and not cancell no matter who I speak to or what I do to cancell.
Bertha
HARTVILLE, Missouri
U.S.A.
7 Updates & Rebuttals
Bertha
HARTVILLE,Missouri,
U.S.A.
WHEN DOES IT END!!!!
#8Author of original report
Thu, June 26, 2008
These people are insane! They have forced me to cancell my credit card....they have their kit as verified on the phone, MANY TIMES...but yet they still bill me and have me in collections . WHEN DOES IT END!
I wish I could afford to file a lawsuit aginst them...but living on disability pay while raising a little one leave NO MONEY for such things.
SOMEONE PLEASE FILE SUIT AGAINST THEM!....this is nuts
Bertha
HARTVILLE,Missouri,
U.S.A.
6 months later and STILL
#8Author of original report
Mon, May 19, 2008
After having to cancell my credit card to STOP the charges....even though the company VERIFIED my kit had indeed been returned. I am still recieveing harrassing and threatening letters, "demanding" full payment for a kit they have on more then one occassion recieved. I filed charges with the BBB. Have not heard anything from them...I just wrote a letter to the head of the Complaints dept. Now that this company has ruined my credit....caused me sever financial grief with thier refusal to stop billing me for a kit they have in possion. I don't know what else to do.
Maybe someone needs to file a class action suit against this company. If someone has the money to do so contact me...I want in. Never in my life have I seen such practices from a company. I do mean NEVER!
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Phily6996
Chipley,Florida,
U.S.A.
Okay
#8Consumer Comment
Mon, November 26, 2007
Well have you then canceled your credit card account. Next time I would tell you to never give give them any bank or card number you have just send a money order in next time. I mean it will take longer but atleast you will get your money back.
Bertha
HARTVILLE,Missouri,
U.S.A.
We CAN stop this company if everyone files a complaint.
#8Author of original report
Sat, November 10, 2007
Here is the reply I got from the Federal Trade Commison after turning this company in.
Thank you for contacting the Federal Trade Commission. We entered the information you provided into our shared law enforcement data base. We share this data base with Federal, State and Local law enforcement agencies. Attached is your electronic response, which includes your reference number. Any enclosures can be found at www.ftc.gov under Consumer Protection and Consumer Information section.
Information from consumers like you helps
Federal, State and Local authorities investigate
possible illegal practices and enforce our laws.
Someone from the Federal Trade Commission or another law enforcement agency may contact you if they need additional information to help them in an investigation.
Please visit the FTC's web page, www.ftc.gov,
to get free information to help you avoid costly
consumer problems.
Bertha
HARTVILLE,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Report them to the Federal Trade Commission
#8Author of original report
Thu, November 08, 2007
Here is the link so that you can report them to the Federal Trade Commission. These people need to be stopped!
https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
Bertha
HARTVILLE,Missouri,
U.S.A.
The crap continues....
#8Author of original report
Thu, November 08, 2007
After many attempts to talk to these people, they STILL kept billing my credit card, to the point I had to cancel. NOW they have placed my account into the hands of a lawyer for collections. These people are relentless! THEY HAVE THIER KIT...it was confirmed via telephone but they are still after me. They have also changed the wording on their refund policy online. When I first signed up it stated that if kit was recieved within the 30 days it was over and done. Now it states that they want a letter to one address, and the kit to another and the postal reciept stating that you sent the kit. THIS IS THE ONLY VERIFICATION THAT YOU WILL HAVE THAT YOU SENT THE KIT IN...and they want it so they can keep billing you and claiming they don't have your kits...NICE TRY!!!!
Alan
Minneapolis,Minnesota,
U.S.A.
They are losers
#8Consumer Suggestion
Sun, April 15, 2007
SMC wants you to peddle stuff that would be on the shelves at the Dollar store at grossly inflated prices. It is a scam pure and simple and the proof is that they will not let you off the hook once they have your credit card number. The only way to stop this theft is to cancel your credit card and reissue another. Also make sure your bank will not allow charges from these sociopaths. If you do not do this they will not stop, they do not care how much hardship this is putting you through as long as the money gets into their bank accounts.