I am being scammed. *updated*
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Topic: I am being scammed. *updated*
Posted By: Hysteria
Subject: I am being scammed. *updated*
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 2:36am
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This company - Travel Life Go Direct called me recently. My story is exactly like the kid's on this http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff241385.htm - website. So far I have been billed the first $149.00. Any suggestions as to what I should do to get my money back and avoid getting charged any more? Update on page 2. |
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Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 2:38am
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" Page Not Found!"
What exactly happened? |
Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 2:40am
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Yeah that happend to me as well when I tried to reaccess the website. Odd. Anyways, this is what it says: I was contacted by a Travel life go direct agent in the begining of march. She told me that I was eligible for a free package. She also mentioned to me, that she was going to add on two bonus packages for "free"..All I had to do was verify some information. In order to proove my identity, they need to obtain my account number. I recieved the package, I opened it immediatly, and called Travel life go direct at 1-866-558-4013. In their main menu I was giving a list of options. I pressed option 8, which was to "cancel free membership trials." It was all too easy, In just a few seconds, the machine told me that my membership was succesfully cancelled. I assumed that the 2 bonuses, would be cancelled along with the cancelation, I had made in Travel life go direct. On March 12th, I went Puerto Rico for an emergency. I called my bank just to confirm how much money I had left. I was told my account was overdrafted by $37.00. I was so upset. The associate of the bank said It was an electronic check made do Florida go direct (which was affiliated with Travel life go direct). The total amount of the check was $149.00 I called Florida go direct, and they told me they could do nothing on this matter. Meaning they could not give me my money back. They re-cancelled my membership on March 17th. I got a conformation number. Two weeks later, another check cleared in the amount of $59.95, for travel life go direct. At this point I knew this was a scham! I called Travel life, and spoke to an associate. She told me, that no cancellation was ever made, that was why I was billed. Both companies, said that if I wanted my money back, I had to write a letter, and wait to get my money back (that was if I got it back). That my letter would be responded in the order it was recieved. Today, March 29th. I got a letter from my bank, that my account was again over drafted. That another check cleared for the amount of $49.95, from a company named Lucid (another company associated with Travel life go direct). I am a college student, and I can not afford such companies to be going into my bank account, and taking money whenever they please. I have tried to freeze my account, but for some reason, these 3 companies, keep getting access to my account. Such companies should not be in business. |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 2:44am
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Wow. Sounds like you're fairly effed to me. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: newzealand kiwi
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 2:56am
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That's a scam if i ever heard one,not sure what you can do about it now it seems they have there claws in ya bank account and i dont think they are going to let you go so easy...maybe because they have all your details??..the bank keeps giving them access to your account. these guys are good at what they do thats for sure. i guess you could close your bank account,but i think maybe these guys would stack you up for bad credit as well since they cant hack your account any longer it sounds like fraud if they they keep giving your bank more information to take more money from your account and i'd say they are changing the dates of approval maybe?.. call the f.b.i. fraud squad if they have one sorry but good luck |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 2:57am
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So why did you sign up to the company to begin with? And what does the company do? |
Posted By: 636andy636.
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 3:16am
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Sucka
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Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 3:42am
Because I had just woken up and the offer they presented me with sounded pretty good - $400 in free airplane tickets for just reviewing their stuff. They are supposed to be a travel agency place. |
Monk wrote:Posted By: FROG MAN
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 4:20am
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id close your acount and start up a new one, If i was you. watch who you give your info out to. somthing kinda happend like that to my bro ------------- <1 meg sig = bad> |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 7:32am
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You're sitting on top of a gold mine. Hire a lawyer, and sue them for unauthorized dealings with your bank account. It's a federal offense, and you should sue them for every penny they are worth.
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Posted By: Razgriz Ghost
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 7:40am
| obviously better huh usaf |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 8:01am
Hardly. Just under house arrest. Not sure what youre trying to say. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: tonton
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 8:02am
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like usfa. sue them. you probably won't need a good lawyer for this case if one is needed at all. well good luck. and if sueing them doesn't work, i would close my bank account and get a new one. again, good luck ------------- custom pro e-trigger ---------------------- we are the gwagalagas!!! ya we're nerds, get over it. owned to the dome! socom clan: COG |
Posted By: Razgriz Ghost
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 8:09am
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I thought you got hit in the head with a baseball and went to the hospital? |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 9:15am
http://tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=165626& amp;PN=2&TPN=1 I'm back. Sorta... ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 9:59am
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Alright, get a hold of the state's Attorney General, explain to their office what is going on and that you want to their help. Get yourself a lawyer willing to hear your situation and give you advice pro-bono since you're a college kid. Explain the whole thing to them and send copies of everything you've got to both the AG and lawyer. You're dealing with wire-fraud here, it's a HUGE felony, and you should be able to get your money back at the very least. Also, contact your bank and tell them to refuse payment (stop checks) to any of those companies. Also, request that the bank set you up with a new account as that one has been compromised. This will keep you from getting any ore drafts on your account in the mean-time. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: prolitesniper
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 11:15am
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or just watch what account is taking the founds and have a friend hack them and steal more then enough money for combensate ------------- Tippmann A5 RT 16in J&J Ceramic 14in linear smartparts New BT Apex Barrel 45ci 3000psi Nitro System blade trigger 4+1pack |
Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 11:24am
| april fools? |
Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 11:37am
But what proof do I have? All I currently have is my bank account statement and their brochure. I can't prove I was fraudulently billed with just that. I can state that I attempted to call and cancel the trial account, but they can just deny that. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 11:42am
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Trust me, the Attorney General will take up the cause on your behalf. Send them a Cease and Desist, CC it to the AG, and the branch manager of your bank, also keep a copy for yourself. If they don't, then you've got them nailed for a lawsuit and you probably wouldn't have to pay for college after that.... ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 11:48am
Should I contact my bank and the AG prior to this so they know why they are getting this seemingly random e-mail? |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 11:53am
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Yeah. And don't e-mail it, type it up hard-copy and mail it or drop it off and explain the situation (which is even better). The AG is basically there to protect the citizens of the state they are serving. Good luck, be eloquent, and seek legal aid in writing the cease and desist and cancellation letters. Personally, I'd serve the company with a Cancellation letter (so it's in writing) first, then move to the Cease and desist a few days later. This way you have a paper trail. That is the most important thing to have in any legal matter. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 12:53pm
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A new thought: Option A: I can just cancel my bank account and be out $149. Option B: I do as you say and loose much more in lawyer fees and whatnot. Wouldn't it be more financially wise to cut my loses and go with option A? |
Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 12:57pm
Not if he sues and wins? |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 1:09pm
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Since they're not in your state, you can probably also contact the FBI/ possibly the Secret Service (they do money laundering, counterfeit money, and other cash stuff).
Contacting the Better Business Bureau probably wouldn't hurt either. No matter what you do, remember that if you let it go, they will continue to get people on it. This appears to be an actual criminal case, rather than a civil one, so you should be in the clear for court costs, but I'll check with my mom some time to see what she thinks (she's the head of privacy at Prudential, this is a pretty similar subject to what she works one very day). |
Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 1:24pm
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Ummm okay if you do cancel you bank account: a) they can still get to your money since they have all of your personal information. b) with your information they can open up credit lines (credit cards and what not), making you owe large amounts of debt and ruin your credit history. c) they can ruin your credit report, or try and force you to pay money b/c as of right now you would appear legally obligated to them as you have no proof of cancellation.
What you should do is send a cancellation letter to them, citing the 2 former cancellations, demanding a refund of your money, and threatening legal action. You should contact your bank, tell them of the situation, to prevent them from paying out anyone without your permission. Contact the 3 major credit companies and tell them not to allow credit to be approaved to you except by your written concent (you apply for a credit card, you don't get approaved until you send the bureau the signed appoval). Get yourself a credit report sent to you, to make sure people aren't Get yourself a good lawyer, and contact local law enforcement/ AG as the others suggested. Remember to document everything through written correspondence. If you don't deal with the problem it won't go away. ------------- 2005 Freestyle Naughty Dawg Freestyle Angel LCD SP-8 Tippmann 98 Custom |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 2:36pm
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This is quite interesting. Please keep us informed. I hope this all works out for you. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 3:38pm
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April fools? x2?
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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 7:37pm
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Dumbass ------------- 
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Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 7:38pm
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Why would you ever give them any information in the first place?
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Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 7:38pm
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Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 11:40pm
As I previously stated, it sounded like a good deal. I get $400 in free airplane tickets just for reviewing their material. |
Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 6:11pm
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I got up this morning, went to the bank and put a stop payment on that company that charged me. I came home and called at least 10 attorneys looking for legal assistance as directed earlier in this thread, all to no avail. Then I realized for one reason or another it would just be better to close the old bank account rather than simply putting a stop payment on that one company as I had done previously. Finally I called the company to see what they had to say about the $149. After waiting for quite some time I got to talk to someone who told me that they did not charge me $149, but their subsidiary, Florida Go Direct, did. I got their number and called. When I was finally able to talk to someone they told me I was charged the money because my trial membership expired. I informed them that I never got their package and the man told me that they had not gotten it back so I must have received it. When I told him once more I had not received it, he offered me rebates to make up for the $149, I told him no, I just want to cancel my membership. I remembered the guy in the article I linked before said yet another company charged him, so I called TLGD once more to see if anyone else had my information and if so, their numbers. Finally, someone told me Lucid also had my information and told me their number was 877-928-3222. Conveniently enough when I called this number I was informed it does not exist. I called back and got yet another number. I just called that number, got in touch with them and canceled with them as well. Looks like I am finally done with this mess, thank her holiness, IPU. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 6:51pm
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sounds like you jumped the gun a bit ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 6:57pm
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All I can say:
Next time, use a pipe bomb. It makes the mess go away for everyone. Seriously though. Do it. |
Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 7:01pm
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so how much money did you lose total?
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 7:05pm
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ANYTIME someone says they sent you something and that you got it, ask for the certified mail receipt number/delivery confirmation number. Then call the post office. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 7:12pm
None. My bank reimbursed me for what I had lost.
How? It is a scam. I have read multiple reports of the same thing: TLGD contacts someone gives them this offer and says they will also send you offers from two other companies, except they don't. Either that or they do send the other two packages, but no one ever receives them. I guess post offices just have it out for those two companies. |
Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 7:14pm
Nice. -------------
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