On January 18, I enrolled in the program offered at GrantEveryday.com, because I am living below poverty level in a situation which several people have advised me to move out of. I have pre-existing medical conditions which make me uninsurable; and I have to remain in an income bracket where I qualify to receive insurance from the state.
I thought it was no big deal to pay $1.95 to find out more about filing for grants; and not wanting to have to wait another six to thirty months or more to be at the top of my San Diego's HUD subsidized housing waiting list, I tried applying for help with obtaining grants. What I got was a complicated list of suggestions geared toward businesses. After that, there were more pop-ups that were meant to get me to pay the same trial fee ($1.95) to apply for the help again and again and again.
When I submitted all the information they demaded (which I now see I shouldn't have submitted at all), I was taken to a Webpage that had something in very, very small print. I am visually-impaired and was not able to read that print. I guessed that it was just like any disclaimer. So I didn't bother reading it.
Yesterday, January 25, I noticed a charge of $68.13 scheduled to be posted against my bank account. After determining who the charge came from, I attempted to reach GrantEveryday.com. No one was available by phone; and all emails were returned to me undeliverable.
Out of frustration, I went back to the GrantEveryday.com disclaimer, copied and pasted the entire disclaimer into a Word document, and enlarged the print significantly so that I could read it:
After enlarging the disclaimer, I found out that they wanted to sneak charges of $68.13 per month after the first week for the "Grant Resource Information, " $13.42 per month after the first two (2) weeks of "SBA Connection, " and $9.34 per month after the first three (3) weeks of "Kind Remind." Good grief! What a scam! And I am having difficulty disenrolling from "Kind Remind"! (All of the monetary amounts were written out: sixty-eight thirteen, etc. And were unnoticable until I significantly enlarged the text and tediously studied it, which was a terrible strain on my eyes.)
This is in addition to the $33.85 that they threaten to charge (in their terms and conditions) if I don't disenroll from their "MyClubsRewards" within the first three (3) weeks. They also claim to be unaccountable for any damages they cause. This is extortion, and it needs to be stopped!
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