Unfortunately, I happened on this site too late to be warned of the scam before it got me. Apparantely this one has been going on for quite some time, now.
I was originally contacted in January with the same B.S. That everybody else got. (All the promises of free stuff and a $4000. Mastercard) All I had to do was give them $345.00. Oh, sure like I have that laying around the house! But I managed to come up with the money in the 2 weeks that they gave me. (Wasn't that kind of them?)
My account was debited on February 12 and I anxiously awaited my new credit card. I didn't really care about all the other stuff, I just wanted the credit card. I was looking to do debt consolidation, and that was just about the amount I needed. I even verified with the rep that I could do balance transfers.
Well like everybody else, I waited... I got the same run around on the phone, same rude people, I even talked to a supervisor. When my "package" finally came (of course more than 60 days later) it had everything promised BUT the credit card. I tried to call the number I was given... DISCONNECTED.
So I knew I was S.O.L. I didn't know I had any recourse at that time. THEN in June I received ANOTHER debit to my account for $345.00 Now, that one I protested to my bank and got my money back. They were very helpful.
It is now November and I have received phone calls on 2 separate occasions, from 2 different people with the same exact pitch. I guess they are targeting previous victims like me.
The new line is: "I see where we debited your account a few months back and you never followed up on your package. These offers expire and since you haven't taken advantage of them, we are going to refund you your money. We will send you a draft that you can take to your bank, but we need to verify your account information first. We will do the refund in the form of a credit to your account. Then when you bring the draft into your bank, you will be able to access your money."
It is just another way of getting more money from me, and I was suspicious when they needed my routing # and my account # to give me my money back. Just send me a check, thank you very much.
I am so thankful for this site, and hopefully my report will warn somebody who may have been taken before - like me. All of you who have been victims of these crooks before... It may not be over yet! Here it is almost a year later and they are still trying to get my money. BEWARE!
Don't fall for the lie, like I almost did. It sounds good to "get your money back" But it's just NOT TRUE! If you haven't already closed your account, do it ASAP. Believe me, it does happen more than once, if you don't watch out.
Sincerely
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