51, Report:
#430751
Posted Date:
Mar 04 2009
Hot Books Sale, DiscountHot Books Sale, Smart Savings Center And Discount Book Sale Grossly mislead you into a monthly membership Boca Raton Florida
This company has 3 different websites that I have found- SmartSavingsCenter, Hotbooksale, DiscountBookSale. This company is a complete scam.You will be billed for things you did not order.Starting with a 29.95 charge for some discount smart savings 7 day trial period. And now, with...
Entity
Hot Books Sale, Smart Savings Center And Discount Book Sale
Categories: Book Stores
52, Report:
#429886
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2009
HotBookSale.com SCAM! Do NOT order from HotBookSale! Tricks you into membership and no books!! Boca Raton Florida
This company is HORRIBLE! They secretly trick you into a $29.95 membership to some SmartSavingsCenter club. They some how maneuver their wording so you have to call TWICE to cancel it or you'll be charged more.
And what's worse their merchandise NEVER CAME!!! There was some erro...
Entity
HotBookSale.com
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
53, Report:
#429366
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2009
HotBookSale SmartSavingsCenter Scam charges Fraudulent activity Sly charges beware $5 discount = $1 charge+ $29.95 fee Boca Raton Florida
choosing a book on their Hotbooksale website, a $5 discount has already been deducted - sounded fair enough. the book was then $2.92 and shipping was free. In the fine print (maybe) they then charge you a $1.00 fee for the SmartSavingcenter. This was charge was not shown anywhere. T...
Entity
HotBookSale
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
54, Report:
#425683
Posted Date:
Feb 18 2009
Smartsavings Center We got hit by this company's membership scam and we thought we were careful. Internet
We also order a book from Discount book sales and it went thru hotbooksales and they in turned said payment would be processed by smartsavings center.
We have a copy of the confirmation email stating that for a $1.00 monthly membership fee we could get book at discount. Then, we c...
Entity
Smartsavings Center
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
55, Report:
#420501
Posted Date:
Feb 05 2009
Smartsavingscenter.com company added a membership to smartsavings inside the terms and conditions ? Florida Nationwide
I ordered a book from hotbooksale on the internet. I did not realize that the company had added a membership to smartsavings inside the terms and conditions. They charged me $29.95 for membership because I did not cancel within 7 days and continued for 3 months. How could cancel som...
Entity
Smartsavingscenter.com
Categories: Library
56, Report:
#419905
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2009
Smartsavingscenter.com Smartsavingscenter, Llc Unauthorized charges of $1 and $29.95 made to my account while ordering online Boca Raton Florida
I ordered 2 books from a website called discountbooksale.com and also known as hotbooksale.com that came to a total of about $12 on January the 20th, 2009. As I was balancing my checking accout at the end of the month as is usual for me, I noticed a couple of suspicious charges on m...
Entity
Smartsavingscenter, Llc
Categories: Websites
57, Report:
#416973
Posted Date:
Jan 27 2009
Smartsavingscenter And Hotbooksale After I canceled my account they charged my bank car $100.00 and now deny it Nationwide
I just wrote a complaint about the company sneeking a membership in the terms and conditions part. They refused to refund my money. I immediately canceled my membership. I just went to my computer to my bank account and found they had taken $100.00 dollars from my bank account! I c...
Entity
Smartsavingscenter And Hotbooksale
Categories: Internet Fraud
58, Report:
#416945
Posted Date:
Jan 27 2009
Hotbooksale.com And Smartsavings.comhotbooksale And Smartsavingscenter hotbook etal Sneeks in the terms and conditions a membership to smartsavings etal City Internet
I ordered a book from hotbooksale on the internet because it was cheeper than Amazon. I did not realize that the company had added a membership to smartsavings inside the terms and conditions. The book came late so they charged me $1 twice in the same month for some thing or other a...
Entity
Hotbooksale And Smartsavingscenter
Categories: Computer Fraud
59, 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
60, 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
61, Report:
#411957
Posted Date:
Jan 16 2009
Hotbooksales.com Scammer Alert. Boca Raton Florida
I ordered a discount book however I was never told I would have to pay a membership fee.. along comes the charge and lo and behold it's a 29.95 charge making the discount book I bought over 50.00 some deal huh. This is clearly fraud and seems like they will do nothing about it.. Be...
Entity
Hotbooksales.com
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
62, 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
63, 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
64, 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
65, 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
66, 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
67, 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
68, Report:
#342442
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2008
SmartSavingsCenter.com - hotmoviesale.com - hotbooksale.com UN-AUTHORIZED Membership withdraw from bank account!! Boca Raton Florida
Ordered some movies off of www.hotmoviesale.com had received all but one was sent an email saying that it was out of stock. Did not knowingly sign up for any membership with smartsavingscenter.com!
They have billed my banking account for about $15. Went to my bank and they told ...
Entity
SmartSavingsCenter.com/www.hotmoviesale.com
Categories: Internet Fraud