41, Report:
#417196
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2009
Smartsavingscenter.com bait and switch Boca Raton Florida
my grand son ordered a dvd from this company but was not told of this membership requirement.
i was then billed for a $1.00 payment for the membership. upon contacting the company the charge was refunded. with the statement that there would be no further charges.
then one mont...
Entity
Smartsavingscenter.com
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
42, Report:
#414085
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2009
Smartsavings.com chgd $29.95 & 2 $1.00 chgs to my chg card w'out my consent Boca Raton Florida
The company charged $ 29.95 and two $ 1.00 charges to my bank card without my consent. I did order a book from them which ,supposedly shipped on 12/10/08 . I did not receive the book, which was a Christmas gift ,until Jan 8. I will pay the charges of $6.21 for the book but am disput...
Entity
Smartsavings.com
Categories: Sales People
43, Report:
#401835
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2009
SmartSavingsCenter.com - DiscountBookSale.com Ripoff, do not do business with these websites. Boca Raton Florida
I purchased a book from DiscountBookSale.com and got an e-mail saying I would be charged for the book when it was shipped. In discussing this with my visa card holder I was told that I was charged right away in the middle of the night. Right after the DiscountBookSale.com e-mail I...
Entity
SmartSavingsCenter.com - DiscountBookSale.com
Categories: Ticket Sales
44, Report:
#406977
Posted Date:
Jan 01 2009
Smart Savings Center.com Billed bank card for unrequested membership automatically after a purchase of DVD from online video store Boca Raton Florida
I purchased a DVD from HotMovieSale.com. This included a five dollar discount (7 day free trial membership to SmartSavingsCenter.com. What they failed to mention was an automatic $29.95 monthly full membership.
I called the number for HotMovieSale.com, to complain. The number was...
Entity
Smart Savings Center.com
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
45, Report:
#406346
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2008
Smartsavings Center Rip off when purchased a book off Amazon.com Florida Internet
In June I purchased a book off Amazon.com. I received the book from hotbooksales.com. I was not aware that I was going to become a member of smartsavingscenter.com. In Dec. I received an e-mail stating that I would be billed $29.95 a month on my cc beginning in Jan. 2009. I imme...
Entity
Smartsavings Center
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
46, Report:
#400576
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2008
Smartsavingscenter LLC Three charges to my debit card, including one for a BUCK! Boca Raton Florida
Found three charges to my debit card this morning, all within the last week. A call to the 800 number gets me canned music that sounds like it's coming form a radio in another room, or even possibly a cell phone. I've been digging deep into my memory to figure out if I may have spok...
Entity
Smartsavingscenter LLC
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
47, Report:
#400259
Posted Date:
Dec 11 2008
HOTBOOKSALE.COM SMARTSAVINGSCENTER.COM NO CONFIRMATION. NO COMMUNICATION. NO BOOKS. BUT I DID GET A BILL FOR AN UNAUTHORIZED BOOK CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR $29.95. BOCA RATON Florida
Ordered about $56.00 worth of books online. Received no confirmation. Received no reply to three emails. No one answers their phone. Got suspicious, went to www.ripoffreport.com to see what I could find.
Called my credit card immediately. They told me the charge was for $2...
Entity
HOTBOOKSALE.COM SMARTSAVINGSCENTER.COM
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
48, Report:
#396917
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2008
HotBookSale.com - SmartSavingsCenter.com Enrolled me in an expensive monthy membership program, $29.95/month, without my knowledge. Charges started showing up on my credit card. Boca Raton Florida
I order a technical book from HotBookSale in September. I didn't see the fine print (it's well hidden) stating that I was enrolling in a membership program sponsored by SmartSavingsCenter.com, apparently the owner of HotBookSale. I didn't realize this until I saw a charge of $1.00...
Entity
HotBookSale.com - SmartSavingsCenter.com
Categories: Telemarketers
49, Report:
#395772
Posted Date:
Nov 28 2008
SmartSavingsCenter Made unauthorized charges to my bank account after I tried to purchase a DVD from hotmoviesale.com. This charge was not explained or disclosed. Email received telling me the DVD I wanted was out-of-stock and my order was cancelled. Boca Raton Florida
This has to be the worst experience of my life. Simply tried to buy a couple of DVD's never realizing I was giving information to a phisher and scammer! Evidently, hotmoviesale.com is owned by smartsavingscenter.com for the sole purpose of ripping off unsuspecting people on the in...
Entity
SmartSavingsCenter
Categories: Attorney Generals
50, Report:
#393699
Posted Date:
Nov 24 2008
Smart Savings Center pfishing scheme - unauthorized credit card charges Boca Raton Florida
My daughter tried to order a DVD online from a company called Hot Movie Sale LLC. The DVD was never delivered or charged to my daughter's credit card account. What was charged to my daughter's account however was a montly fee of $9.99 to Smart Savings Center or smartsavingscenter....
Entity
Smart Savings Center
Categories: Internet
