I really don't know much about this company, but I am aware of deceptive billing practices. My mother received one of the infamous sweepstakes entries and fell for the whole bit. We are always struggling with money and unfortunately she figured it couldn't hurt to enter.
I personally was unaware that she was doing this or I would have stopped her. She called and was pressured into buying magazines (and we don't even read magazines on a regular basis). During this conversation, she was told that she would not be billed until January and it would be in monthly installments.
However, a few days ago, I was checking on my mother's checking account to make sure she didn't overspend on Christmas shopping and found that she was overdrawn. There was a charge on her debit card for $89.44 from NME.
I questioned her about this and she couldn't believe that they had hit already. This was the first I was even aware of it. I checked again the next day, and she was hit with an overdraft fee of $140, putting her over $200 in the hole. Yesterday she was hit for a few more dollars for Passportoffun and Athomerewards, neither of which did she agree to.
I found this site last night, and informed her that there had been some shady reports about this company and that she had the other new charges. Today, she went to the bank and was able to cancel her debit card so there will be no new charges to her account, but she is out the 200 dollars.
I just hope, after having read some of the reports, that they actually send her the magazines she has spent a fortune on (I truely have my doubts about that). Too bad there are companies out there that prey on the vulnerable. If I knew she had called, I would have investigated and told her not to. I just hope this helps someone else from making the same mistakes!
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