51, Report:
#414598
Posted Date:
Jan 22 2009
Smartsavingscenter.com fraudulent charges, even after email confirmation of membership cancellation Boca Raton Florida
Signed up to purchase 3 books from hotbooksale.com and was signed up for a membership with smartsavings.com without approval of services. Company first billed $1 to credit card on 12/7/08 followed by another charge of $29.95 on 12/14/08. Cancelled membership via website on 1/8/09,...
Entity
Smartsavingscenter.com
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
52, Report:
#413173
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2009
Hotbooksale.com Or SmartSavings.com I ordered a $14.80 Book and was unknowingly entered into a $29.95 mo. BOOK CLUB Boca Raton, Florida
I ordered a $14.80 book from them which AUTOMATICLY entered me into a unwanted $29.95 monthly Book Club. It starts with a 7 day FREE membership.
1 Min. after the 7 days are up your Bank Card is charged $29.95 per month untill you cancel. Their marketing is Deceptive and Misleadi...
Entity
Hotbooksale.com Or SmartSavings.com
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
53, Report:
#409206
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2009
Smart Savings Center Fraudulent Charges on cancelled order - Boca Raton Florida
I ordered a book online from Hotbooksale.com. My book order was cancelled because it was out of stock. (I notice online that this is their M.O. for all other customers who have the same complaint as mine - orders are cancelled). Months later I noticed a charge of 29.95 from a Sma...
Entity
Smart Savings Center
Categories: Consumer Services
54, 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
55, 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
56, Report:
#389413
Posted Date:
Nov 09 2008
SmartSavingsCenter I bought a book. Then the next thing I knew I was charged $29.95 extra for a membership. Boca Raton Florida
My problem was I signed up to register to buy a book on hotbooksale.com. Next thing I new the smart saving center was charging me 29.95 for a membership.The people at smart savings are unwilling to refund my money. I spoke with my bank to dispute this and there is nothing I can do. ...
Entity
SmartSavingsCenter
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
57, Report:
#377843
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2008
Smartsavingscenter.com AND Hotbooksale.com Internet phishing, false sale of item not in stock and unauthorizes membership fee charge! Online Delaware and Florida
I ordered a book off of a website and never recieved my product. I look on my bank statement and see that I was never charged for the book, but I did have a $19.95 charge for SmartSavingsCenter.com .
Not knowing what this was I go to the website and again, it is nothing I have se...
Entity
Smartsavingscenter.com
Categories: Internet Fraud
58, Report:
#376657
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2008
Hotbooksale.com - Smartsavingscenter.com Unauthorized charges on credit card Internet
I purchased books from hotbooksale.com thinking I was getting a great deal on books, however, I was victim to a phishing scam!!
Luckily I check my credit card statements periodically, and good thing I did! I had two charges from smartsavingscenter.com - a site that I never even h...
Entity
Smartsavingscenter.com
Categories: Book Stores
59, Report:
#374785
Posted Date:
Sep 21 2008
HotBookSale.com SmartSavingsCenter.com Unauthorized monthly credit card charges for membership Boca Raton Florida Internet *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
While purchasing one book from website HotBookSale.com (HBS) in April 2008, a family member may have unknowingly clicked past an obfuscated notice that our credit card would be charged a periodic membership fee . (As of September 2008 the notice on the website is obscure and misl...
Entity
HotBookSale.com - SmartSavingsCenter.com
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
60, Report:
#353666
Posted Date:
Jul 21 2008
SmartSavings.Com SmartSavingsCenter.Com Or HotBookSale.com 1 Item ordered, They Continued to bill for months after item was ordered Boca Raton Florida
I ordered a BOOK, for $9.99 , on line, paid with a charge card in March. They claim by me ordering a BOOK, that I agreed to join some kind of savings club , which I never agreed to do. They billed me for the book and have continued to bill me $9.99 every month since.
Now they ha...
Entity
SmartSavings.Com SmartSavingsCenter.Com Or HotBookSale.com
Categories: Bait-and-Switch