On 3/7/05 I received an unsolicited phone call from this company offering $200.00 shopping spree certificate (s) for a price of $3.95 towards shipping and handling. The telemarketer asked for the checking account number, bank routing number and a check number for automatically deducting the $3.95 from my bank account.
He assured that the checking account information is absolutely safe and there will be no unauthorized debits. I gave all requested bank information and authorized for ONE deduction of $3.95. After that a supervisor who is recording the message confirmed with me if I am authorizing the deduction, to which I said Yes. No where was there a mention of an extra debit for $3.95 and $119.90. These charges are unauthorized. This clearly is a fraud using deception tactics.
Sensing soemthing fishy I called them back. Somebody acknowledged that there are three programs and I am being charged for all. So I canceled all three programs. They gave me cancelation numbers too! Even though I canceled the programs they went ahead and debitted my account anyway.
I complained to the bank. The bank obliged and reversed the transaction for the extra $3.95 and $119.90. But on 3/28/05 I again see the charges on my bank account. I had to close the bank account (I had same account for past 17 years) from further damage.
When I call back the company they say that they had to recharge my account as first time they did not get any money!!!
Everybody please goto Federal Trade Commission's web site and file a compliant. Here is the website ftc. Gov
These crooks should not be left alone...
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