Last fall I received a call from a company offering $200 in gas coupons for a one-time fee of $1.95. They said in return they would send a catalogue that I could order merchandise from - a portion of the proceeds to go to some charity (seem to remember it was National Kidney Foundation). They said I would have the gas vouchers in 2-4 business days, and that I could cancel at any time. After several days, when I had received no vouchers, I called the company to cancel. The number was a bogus number - put on indefinite hold and eventually cut off. I had asked and received a mailing address for the company as well, so I wrote them a letter explaining that I had not received the gas vouchers and wished to cancel. The $1.95 was never withdrawn from my account, and so I assumed the order was canceled.
This week I learned that U-Talk Unlimited and American Values had been making draws on my checking account monthly since December.in total, over $500 had been taken from my account. We called the company and told them that money was being taken from our account without authorization, and they hung up on us.
We have had to close our banking account, put a fraud alert on our account, stop all automatic bill debits, cancel our debit cards, etc. Our bank has reimbursed the last draw on our account ($60), but that is all they will cover. I have had to sign legal affidavits for each draw, so our bank can go after the company.
These people are criminals. We never received ANYTHING from them. I have never even heard of either company. The name given me by the telemarketer was somthing like "Dial America." In fact, I thought it was Dial America, which was why I agreed to the "deal" in the first place. This group operates under many pseudonyms.
Donalyn
Locust Grove, Georgia
U.S.A.
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