I was contacted by Ameritrust Financial on my cell phone offering me a major credit card to assist in building my credit. I released my personal information along with my bank account number for a major credit card line of $ or so it seemed. Four installments of $50.00 for a total of $200.00 was the agreement made to be withdrawn from my account.
The first debit of $50 would take place, when the first transaction/purchase was made when utilizing the credit card. An electronic check for the whole amount of $200.00 was debited from my bank on November 22.By researching and reading about Ameritrust, I realized that they were not a major credit card company.
I have tried calling the company numerous times to cancel the credit card and to receive a refund but only an answering machine has been available. I left messages, too. I since then contacted the Better Business Bureau and placed a complaint. I am stunned at the amount of people this company has scammed and will continue to do so.
I have also placed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and since then received notice that states that the Federal Trade Commission acts in the public interest to stop business practices that violate the laws it enforces... It goes on by basically saying that for something to be done several individuals need to complain in order for the FTC to begin an investigation. Please take time and make you voice heard and maybe something can be done to stop Ameritrust Financial's scheming and deceiving the public.
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