Thread: face cream scam

Originally Posted by ichabod

off topic but I want to warn everyone I know about the face cream scam that is on the internet.they advertise that you get a free trail of face cream or other cosmetics,all you have to do is to pay 4.95 on your credit or debit card.what they don't tell you unless you scroll down to bottom of page and read the conditions that after 14 days if you don't call and cancel you will be charge 95 dollars that day and every 30 days after.before you get credit card they will have charged you $200.when you find this out and try to cancel they give you the runaround.we had to cancel our credit card to get charges stopped .there are 300 to 400 companies doings this.warn every one you know about .it cost my wife $200. before we could stop it.DON'T SIGN UP FOR ANY FREE OR TRIAL SAMPLES IF THEY WANT CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD OR BANK INFORMATION.THEY USE FAMOUS PEOPLES NAMES TO TRY TO SELL THIS SCAM.

The world is full of scammers and it is getting worse. Almost EVERYTHING on the Internet is a rip off. If you have a telephone land line you're a target for continuing robo-calls which you CANNOT stop! My advice is to only use your credit card for items you want to purchase from firms you know to be legitimate. NEVER give personal information to any 'company' you don't know. Use CASH whenever possible. It's safer and you can only lose what you spend. In GOD we trust, and ONLY God!

They are every where these days.

ichabod, thanks for the heads up. we ordered that and thanks to you we were able to get it canceled. We went through the credit card company and they recorded the conversation with the face cream people. Like you said I had to argue with them and keep telling them to cancel the order. It took a few tries but I finally got it done and it has been recorded. Thanks again. Bo

they got us for another $95.00 if we can get credit card co. to stop it.

Gotta read the fine print on EVERYTHING on the internet. Sometimes better read it 2 or 3 times.

Thanks for the warning. For the most part, I follow the Dave Ramsey plan...pay cash when you can.

Originally Posted by Spaceman

Thanks for the warning. For the most part, I follow the Dave Ramsey plan...pay cash when you can.

I don't want to diminish those that are victims but think some humor might help.
"Switch to Geico and you could save a ton on your car insurance."

I don't buy anything someone calls me to sell. Door to door kids is another story and I will support my local youth organizations.
We too follow the Dave Ramsey philosophy, in fact I am teaching a course now.

As for $4.95 for make-up. No offense, however my wife wouldn't touch the stuff. Not sure if she spends more on makeup, purses, manicures, etc. than I do on fishing? Thanks for the heads up thou.

On a related note: My mom got a call from Nicaragua saying my youngest son was in prison and she needed to send money immediately to bail him out. She panicked, and called the family, my brother got ahold of my oldest son to confirm it was a scam.