Almost got ripped off - debit card!

[Rickman]

Today I went to re-order a vitamin supplement that I paid $1.95 for shipping of a "free" sample! Googled it, and couldn't get them online and then noticed another line asking if anyone had problems with this company. Apon checking it out, found they "automatically" take $69.95 from your account after 14 days, and send you a refill every 90 days, again charging $69.95! I never signed up for that - but neither had anyone else! Straight rip-off!
Since my debit card is refilled every 14 days by state unemployment, [and usually empty 1 day later] and due again this Friday, I called the bank. Turns out there were 3 different co's waiting for my deposit, trying to bill me daily!!!To the total of $190!!! I never heard of these co's, and the customer service girl was very helpful - called my card "compromised", cancelled it, and issued me a new one! Said this is happening daily at all banks, and to file a complaint with the state police, computer fraud division - which I did!
In going back and trying to google these co's - turns out there's pages and pages of complaints against them - and seems noone is stopping them!
The three that tried to get me were:
American Leisure
D.R.I. reg.net
E Z Saver
Just a warning - they almost got me!

 

[Aneesa's Muse]

I'm glad you caught it in time!

Fraud is all over the place nowadays.. I am in the middle of a battle with my local newspaper for reinstating a subscription without my permission. It seems that once they have access to your info, they continue to use it for their own advantages.

Good thing you cancelled your card and will be reissued a new one ..but still check it for any unauthorized use, periodically ..just in case!

 

[Essentia]

This may be the issue most of us are having. If you look at the other thread in "chit chat" about banks (it's only a few down) you will see what's going on.

Here's the link.

http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1738

 

[searchand_dstry]

Not sure if you remember me posting about something like this on the old board.. but I had random charges monthly (sometime weekly) of $4.95 & $9.95 as well as every month I'd have about $60 taken out. I was dumb & impulse bought a weight loss supplement offline and in their "fine" (AKA hidden) print it mention your "free" supplements come with subscriptions and you have to pay starting after the first pack or whatever. I thought it was fraud and they found all of this out for me at the bank. We went on google, typed in the customer serves numbers that appeared on my statements (always showed up as membership w/ a # or online sub w/ #) and a bunch of websites and fraud sites came up. I was told to file with fraud by one of the bank advisors & cancel my debit card which I did. I also figured out which company it was and canceled everything because by then I was $500 in the hole and didn't want anymore charges in case they somehow had any other CC numbers or even my bank info.

Filing for fraud didn't help me at all. All charges were dropped because these charges were in fact listed on their site. It may not have been clear (like literally white page, off white text), but still listed. So just make sure it's not listed anywhere hidden & google things to find out your options.

 

[TillyChinchilla]

Hoping nothing like this happens at BB&T - we have only had one issue where his debit card was charged at an Applebee's on a date we were out of state. It took a month to be credited back, but the bank issued a new card and put the other on "hot" status. Mine has never had a problem, but I cannot imagine the frustration

 

[Chinniechantel]

Hoping nothing like this happens at BB&T - we have only had one issue where his debit card was charged at an Applebee's on a date we were out of state. It took a month to be credited back, but the bank issued a new card and put the other on "hot" status. Mine has never had a problem, but I cannot imagine the frustration

That is so odd, I had the EXACT same thing happen to me. My debit card number and drivers license number were written down or copied from an Applebee's restaurant out of state. The next day tons of charges for weight gain supplement and crap were on my card. Luckily my bank caught it before I even did, and I had been out of the country for 2 months not using the card ever, so it was easy to prove it was not me. But how odd that it was the same story!

 

[Rickman]

I'd be making Applebee's Corporate Offices aware of that one - maybe an employee selling C.C. info or someone hacked their computor, and getting info that way! Betcha you'd get some free meals, too!

 

[pricklesnquills]

Oh wow! That's a close one! Glad you caught it!

 

[Riven]

Nothing is free, most places do the same thing.

You should always "read the contract before you sign it".

 

[Rickman]

I did read it - said nothing about sending more! I guess the other 5 pages of complaints didn't see it either!

 

[searchand_dstry]

I did read it - said nothing about sending more! I guess the other 5 pages of complaints didn't see it either!

Go back to the page. I guarantee you it is there & it is hidden very, very well. They normally don't state it in their 'contract' but it will be on the page.