I allowed my daughter in law to use my debit card to order an introductory membership to a Grant Search Advisor site. More the fool me... They charged the $5.95 and that was supposed to be the end of it.
She called the 800 number (which she then threw away) and told them to cancel. She never received the promised CD and book. The company has since charged my account $29.95 - twice. I contacted my bank and asked them to put a stop payment on those charges and they refused, saying I needed to provide proof that I had contacted the company and told them to stop charging my account.
Because she disposed of the contact information I asked the bank to trace the payment. They came back with "Government Grant Advisor" and nothing else. I've now lost $65.85 due to my own stupidity and an unscrupulous company.
I'm closing my accounts with this bank - they're not being helpful at all and I'm preparing myself to write off the $65. I am going to try the
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