I noticed an unauthorized charge of $96 on my credit card in March. Upon calling the credit card company, I found that "Homeworks Plus" (a Member Works Inc agency) was responsible for the billing and that I should contact them before I could have the charge removed. I then contacted Homeworks Plus and after several minutes of heated conversation, they agreed to reverse the charge.
That credit appeared on my April statement along with a huge surprise. An unauthorized charge for $96 again appeared, this time from "Simple Escapes 2" (a Member Works agency, also).in the discussion with "Homeworks Plus", I insisted that no further charges should be made to my account and that I never approved membership in any Member Works company. Further, I never, ever gave a credit card number over the phone and I never, ever do that with anyone. It appears that they did not need my credit card number because they already had it.
A phone call in February may have been the source of this fraudulent charge. During that call, the telemarketer was repeatedly told "no" to a series of questions and he would not stop until I finally had to hang up. Early in that conversation, he made a reference to a charge that I had recently made at Wal-Mart. From this, I assume that Wal-Mart "sold" or otherwise made my name, phone number, and credit card information available to Member Works, Inc.
A law needs to be passed to prevent sale of credit card information without the express consent of the customer. And by that I mean, express consent on "every" transaction. Not a sentence buried in a lengthly contract that "authorizes" the sale or transfer.in the meantime, I hope this helps someone.
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