On May 19, being in a desperate bind to find help for a legal matter, I found this company on a website offering a lawyer referral service. They stated I could join their "Family Legal Plan" program for a small payment of $4.95. Since they only could accept a debit card payment from me over the phone I gave them my card information. The same day they debited $4.95 plus two other charges for $2.95 each. Some days later I received an email from someone at the company who referred me to an attorney. They only sent me his name and a phone number to contact him. I tried several times calling this number, only to find out the phone number was bogus. Naturally I complained to customer service at the number found in my introductory email from them when I joined. They promised to try to locate the attorney themselves and get back to them. Needless to say I never heard from them again. Sometime that next month I demanded my money back, which they refused. They said my fee was non-refundable. When I demanded the return of the money they stole from my card that I did NOT authorize, they provided me with two different toll free numbers for each of the smaller charges. Naturally these numbers turned out to be fictitious also.
So I am out $10.85 total falling for a total internet scam. Be warned!!!
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