To All:
I went through the fraudulent schemes of Hartford Auto Club and Premier Savers last summer! I filed affidavits against both "companies" at my bank, for illegally taking 99.00 and 54.90 out of my account. The bank then saw to it that the money (that had been taken through ACH withdrawals) was "reversed" and put back into my account, after they researched this and found that it was, indeed, UNAUTHORIZED by me!
Now, three months later, I found another unauthorized automatic [ACH] withdrawal of $229.95 by a "company" calling themselves "GUARDIAN INFORMATION SERVICES." Thank God my bank had their "name" and an 800# for them (800-476-4828)!
I called them and the man said that they were an "answering service" for this company, and if I had any questions, I was to call another number ~ which was: 866-329-8422.
Of course, I called there, and was told that I was in their computer as a customer who had ordered a "Trace It Emergency Kit" package for medic-alert items. They asked if I had "received it yet"! I told them; "Received it, Hell — I never even ordered such a thing — but you have robbed $229.95 out of my bank account and I want it back immediately!"
They assured me that "if I didn't order this, then I will, indeed, get my money back"! How nice of them, hm-m-mm?! I told this person that my son is a lawyer, and to please hold the line while I put in a three-way-call to get him in on this conversation before we went any further ~ he said, "Sure, go right ahead!"
Well, I did put him on hold and called my son — then when I went back to get him on the line with us — OF COURSE, HE WAS GONE! When I tried to call back to the # — the line was busy! I didn't even bother to call them anymore, I knew it would be a "dead end" and I have to guard my blood pressure! So, my son commiserated with me for a while, and then advised me to call my bank immediately. I did so, and they are turning it over to their investigation department, and I will get my money back in my account!
I wanted to report this on this complaint board, so others would be made aware of this (what is probably the "next rip-off scam artist's ploy — this so-called company, "GUARDIAN INFORMATION SERVICES")!
Watch out for them! And watch all transactions on your bank account closely! And if anyone else has any "dealings" with this "outfit" please let me know!
The "COOL as a cucumber" guy I talked to said his name is: DEREK FARNHAM [he even spelled it for me] and that the company is in Champlain, NY — but who knows if that's even true?!
Good Luck To All Of You... Helen D.
Apple Valley, California
The above post is a copy of my original one that i posted in here
a couple of days ago. Below is an update:
P.S. It is now a day [OR TWO] later & my bank "REVERSED" this [so-called] company's transaction, and the $229.95 is now back in my account, where IT SHOULD BE! As far as i'm concerned — these people are bank robbers and should be dealt with according to the law, as it pertains to bank robbery! THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY'RE NOT USING A GUN!
I'd love for my son [who has "NO MERCY"] to meet up with these Scum Bags and rob their pockets of $229.95 — to show them just "HOW IT FEELS"!! ;-)
My bank is not through with them — they have their investigators researching their "paper trails" and will no doubt "blow some whistles" when they find out what they need to know about them!
The bank manager said there have been too many of these scams happening, and the banks are getting all of the information they can, each time they 'run into this' from now on, and that soon the culprits will find themselves facing a judge and wondering "How long their SENTENCE is going to be" < my banker's words, exactly!
They will be in "like company", in prison, along with former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow and Mr. Scott Sullivan, the former CFO of WorldCom Inc., who have been indicted by federal grand juries on charges of securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and making false filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Buford Yates Jr., WorldCom's former director of general accounting was indicted on the same charges. And maybe by the time the banks end up "blowing their whistles" on OUR "Bank Robbers, " Martha Stewart might be up the "proverbial river" and will be baking cookies for all of these "fellow outlaws"!!!:-)
But, seriously, we all just have to keep after our banks and file those affidavits every time this happens to us! The banks are bound by LAW to reverse any money that is taken without your signed authorization. Remember that! And after enough of these scams happen — the banks will act, and start working with the FBI and round them all up!
I just hope they DO get caught up with, and "put where they belong"! If anyone else has been ripped off by this "company" — GUARDIAN INFO. SERVICES — please e-mail me: [email protected]
&EOM "H.D."
Helen
Apple Valley, California
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