DH was ripped off!!(SCAM)

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Oh my!! He signed up for a "grant" CD which was supposd to only cost $1.98 for the CD...well it ended up costing over $70!!!!
So we did a little exrensive research and come to find out this whole thing is a SCAM!!!! We have talked to the bank and they are cancelling his debit card, so no more charges can be made!!!

Apparently this company does this all the time...and WILL not refund the money back into your acct.

Argh....lesson learned I suppose...
 

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Originally Posted by catloverin_ks



Oh my!! He signed up for a "grant" CD which was supposd to only cost $1.98 for the CD...well it ended up costing over $70!!!!
So we did a little exrensive research and come to find out this whole thing is a SCAM!!!! We have talked to the bank and they are cancelling his debit card, so no more charges can be made!!!

Apparently this company does this all the time...and WILL not refund the money back into your acct.

Argh....lesson learned I suppose...
If you only authorized $1.98, the rest that was taken out was fraudulent. The bank can reverse that charge, and you need to file a police report too.
 
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Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

If you only authorized $1.98, the rest that was taken out was fraudulent. The bank can reverse that charge, and you need to file a police report too.
yep he filled out the paperwork and faxed it back to the bank, so we shall see!
 

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Ugh, good luck with getting the money back!

Someone scammed my mom recently out of $120. It made me even more angry because I had asked them to come visit me around Halloween and they told me they didn't have the money for gas ... then she loaned this guy $120 and he took off with it. Not really sure on the full details, my dad didn't want to talk about the entire story because it had him in one livid mood!
 
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