I discovered unauthorized charges on my credit card from two companies: 24Protect and PMIdentity for $1.00 and $34.95 a month for three months. When I contacted PMIdentity they (Asia and Charlotte) would only refund two months and had to put in for a "review" to refund the last month. When I called the other company, 24Protect, there was no possible way to speak to a human. Only email communication was available. I filed two complaints with the Better Business Bureau and in the process discovered that both companies are owned by the same parent company: Vertrue Inc., out of Omaha NE. They have and "F" rating and have been sued by the Iowa Attorney General for 30 million dollars. I called the corporate number and they claim it wasn't fraud and that I agreed to terms. The terms I agreed to were the "free" 30 day 3 bureau credit report. I canceled my "free" trial within the 30 days but these two affilates state that they can't be canceled that way... Even though Vertrue owns the free3bureaucreditreport company as well. It's a scam! They own at least 80 companies and have over 20 different P.O. Box addresses in Omaha. You can see all this for yourself on the Better Business Bureau web site.
Other company names under Vertrue Inc. Are: Your Savings Club,
American Express Health Services
At Home Rewards Club
Vertrue, Inc
Memberworks, Inc
DealPass
Privacy Matters
Sears PremierHealth
Sears CDHP
Sears CWD
Premier Health Plus
Premier Health
Healthtrends
HealthMax Advantage
First USA CWD
Countrywide Dental
WWF X-perience
ValueMax
Travel Club AMEX
SmartSource
Simple Escapes
Privacy Plus
Sears Healthtrends
Market Plaza
Leisure Advantage
HomeWorks
HOME WORKS PLUS
Home & Garden Rewards
GM Travel
Essentials
Essentials Gold
Countrywide Dental & Health
Connections
Cardmember Protection Service
BusinessMax
24 Protect
24 Protect Plus
First Fun
Todays Escapes
At Home Professions
Adaptive Marketing
Dealpass.com
Passport Of Fun
Vertrue Incorporated
Privacy Matters 123
Bargain Network
Freescore.com
Coverdell
DealMax
Family Safety Report
Credit Score Express
Credit Score Complete
Credit Diagnosis
SavingsAce
IdentityHawk
ClickMyCredit
They have over 1000 complaints with the BBB and numerous complaints on usacomplaints.com as well.
Buyer Beware! That old saying "Nothing is free" is TRUE!
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