Paul
Anaheim,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, February 10, 2005
I read about this scam here all the time. A crook decides to go into the fraud business. He wants to specialize in the fake billing scam. In order to do that, he needs to collect customer account numbers. They come in two forms. Either bank accounts or credit/debit card accounts. As soon as you have these numbers, along with the customer's information, you can begin the billing scam. Basically, you bill the customer right away, as soon as you get off the phone. The crooks are free to change the amount they bill. They can tell you $19.99 but charge you $39.99 instead. And, they can bill at any time. They claim to bill when your order is sent. Instead, the money is taken as soon as you get off the phone. Each month, more new bills come. Naturally, they won't let you stop the fake billing. Even if you request a chargeback, they can still make money by selling your account numbers to the next fraud. Some crooks won't send you anything at all. That scam dries up pretty quick. Others try to stretch out the fraud as long as possible. They find some worthless trash to send you. That way, they can claim you ordered something. It makes it harder for a bank to reverse the charges. Either way, it's fraud. You need to understand the chances you take whenever you give out your account information. Whoever has your information can take what they want, when they want it. There is nothing you can do to stop that. Think long and hard before giving out billing account information. Do you know the company? Have you done business with them before? If you're not sure, tell them you don't have a credit card or bank account. Ask them to send you a bill instead. No fraud will go along with that.
Suzanne
Maryville,#3UPDATE Employee
Wed, February 09, 2005
Yes you can cancel. It just takes threats. I used to work for this company out of Maryville, TN. If you used a Mastercard or Visa- you can get all of your money back. It is called a Chargeback and they are charged 20$ for each one. Just contact the cc company and refuse to allow it. They do this to hundreds of people a week and they buy their leads from some other source. They do not want you to know that you can cancel as well as MC AND VS will ask them for your signature- when they can not provide it, it is given back to you.
Cedric
Warner Robins,#4Consumer Suggestion
Thu, November 11, 2004
Were you able to cancel it? They are saying I can't cancel it.