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Google gmail & orkut hacked

Sir:

I am gitarani, wanted to inform you kindly that someone has
Recently hacked my orkut account, I want please
Close my account immediately, as because the person who has hacked my profile is writing all rubbish in my profile and I m afraid that the person does not misuses my account so please I hope u will understand my emergency and will immediately

Close my account please help me and please close my account soon.

Here is my account details: gitarani. [protected]@gmail.com

Thanks,

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Lisa F. Clark
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May 14, 2014 5:30 pm EDT
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Hi, I'm Lisa Clark
On April 1st I was taking
pictures and in 8 of my pictures you throw shoots of David Hassellhoff in my pictures and I don't appreciate that at all I called my phone company and they had no idea what was wrong so they told me to go to a main office and they searched and found out that you guys played a prank and I don't appreciate that at all it took my time and gas to find out what happen cause I thought some one hacked in my phone and I highly upset about that, Do you know how many others probably thought the same thing I did, and I really don't think it was funny...

sincerely, Lisa Clark

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Google credit card theft

The site offers a CD for $1.97. Don't buy it!

They don't send the CD & then they take your Credit Card & without your permission, put you on a monthly charge for their services, which still have not been explained, for $47.50!

Go to the BBB for Phoenix Arizona. 98 complaints of which NONE were responded to by Wade Winger or any of his people. Which tells me they don't give a damn about you or your complaints.

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Briboi69
Lackawanna, US
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Feb 01, 2010 12:17 pm EST

I thought this was a ligit thing. I even read it through a news letter on "AOL". Now I am finding charges on my credit card and I didn't even use there service. I also never received the other "Package " that was suppose to come UPS. Is this even supported by "GOOGLE"? If anyone has an answer please do inform me how to go after these ###'s ar briboi692@aol.com Thank You, Brian

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Rebecca Wood
Madison, US
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Nov 23, 2009 4:19 pm EST

My account was charged for $47.50 and then was charged $99.oo which both charges were not authorized. The only amount I authorized was $1.97 for a a cd thats was not even a value of 10 cents. This company is comitting fraud!
I have begun an investagation to end this scam!

Sincerely,
Rebecca Wood

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prattkar
Allen, US
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Oct 14, 2009 5:24 pm EDT

Did not know there was a $47.50 monthly fee and they will not refund it. It is a scam and they know it.

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MS INFORMED
US
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Sep 13, 2009 6:17 pm EDT

I WAS MISINFORMED THAT THIS WAS A REAL ONLINE BUSINESS TO WORK FROM HOME.

WAS CHARGED FEES BEFORE GETTING ANY TRUE INFORMATION.

PLEASE SHUT THEM DOWN.

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dawngaskey
Lombard, US
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Jul 24, 2009 12:50 pm EDT

Ordered google profit software for $2.95 and then got a 7.95, 9.95 and 59.95 charge. No software just automatic sign up to all these crazy monthly accounts and charges. This is such a scam as I did not authorize any of these other ventures my credit card info! Trying to get off these lists and get a refund but we will see?

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KristyFerrier
New River, US
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Jul 16, 2009 6:41 pm EDT

I paid 1.97 for a cd that was suppose to help me make money. Now 2 weeks later they have taken 47.50 out of my account one day and then the next day took 11.99. What is the deal. Nothing I read about Google Profits said they would tak emore then 1.97 out of my bank account.

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JW Woolwine
Beaverton, US
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Jun 01, 2009 5:04 pm EDT

GOOGLES PROFITS CD WILL NOT WORK ON MY COMPUTER.

PLEASE REFUND MY $1.95 TO MY ACCOUNT.

THANK YOU - JW

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Monica Bearfield
Olean, US
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May 27, 2009 2:48 pm EDT

I ordered a cd online called google profits to see if it was something I could do at home to make extra money. I have not even looked at the cd and on Sunday my bank card was charged $98.04 which in turn cost me $20.00 for an overdraft fee and I can"t reach anyone for a refund .I want my money returned to my account plus the overdraft fee immediately! I want no part of this so called "deal".

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lettyvdr
Santa Rosa, US
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May 25, 2009 1:57 am EDT

I signed up for google profits and ordered the cd for $1.88 for their cd. When I looked at my charges minutes later I noticed I was also charged $4.99 from the 777 Discount Club and an international fee charg. When I called the 777 club I was told the money was non-refundable. I was told to file a police report. I immediately cancelled my credit card and so should anybody else that orders this website.

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Deb
Winston Salem, US
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May 05, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

I paid $1.97 for the Google Profits cd and 15 days later was charged $47.50 on my debit card for what I don't know. I've been trying to get in touch with them (via email and phone #'s on the information) but no replies or no answers to the phone #'s. This has to be a huge scam! I want a refund for the $47.50. Does anyone know how I should proceed? Many thanks!

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Google my orkut and gmail id password has been hacked, so pls destroy my profile

Hello, sir
i was using both gmail n orkut with same id n password. but both gmail n orkut was hacked on yesterday.by an hacker.so pls destroy my orkut profile and gmail id.my orkut profile contains all my friends photos n mine also, it was schocking to see that hacker has been giving links to pronographic sites, in about me: section of my profile in orkut.i m feeling very bad n guilty.n that hacker is sending the pron site links to my friends in their scrap through my orkut profile. so pls help me sir.its my humble request to u. and help me cm out of this problem.So kindly delete or destroy my orkut n gmail id i.e :
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orkut profile name is : savita jm
my present email id is : [protected]@gmail.com
pls send me mail after destroying my orkut profile, so that i will get to know about it.
thanks savita

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Google scam

I'm just letting everyone know that the Google Profit House, work from home, plan is a scam. The "Free Trial" is not free, and as I have done all that I have been told to do to cancel my subsciption. I have no confidence that this is the end of this matter. I hope that if you are thinking about subscribing to this "Free" offer, you will do some research before you jump in, and find out that before you even have a chance to swim, you have already drowned.

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tonieb
fadf, US
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Oct 21, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

I just purchased the kit yesterday and went through the info that was very useful to know whether I work for the company or not. 20 minutes ago I read these posts, got scared and called to cancel.( i called [protected] I was on hold for 2.5 minutes and "Rudolf" tried to keep me with the company be offering the option to pay only $68.95 for the whole year. Ready to just get off and cancel soon I didn't take it. He gave me confirmation # of cancellation. Wasn't hard at all. It was so easy it made me think-man, maybe i should've just tried it out!
We'll see after I check my account over the next 90 days to make sure they're not charging!

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rebecca turner
shrewsbury, GB
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Aug 31, 2009 9:30 am EDT

i was exactly the same it doesnt state terms and conditiopns til lafter you put details in to get free disc info which i haev never received either so not only haev they taken money pout my accoutn a transfer fee was incurred and then the folllowing week they took out lal my child allowance on the friday of £41 pounds around 70 dollars! i am not happty hte email i sent 2 of came back as blocked and rejected by their end i had called the operator to check all lines adn none of them work! so i haev cancelled mine and my partners carsd that i tried with first but didnt work so not olny haev they took money out my but tried out of my partners ceredit card ... so we haev been advised fraudlent acticity, i am debating now to call the local authority police to report them as i haev emial s numebrs addresses and allsorts as evidence... do not be fooked by this company you will haev no joy from them for responses!

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Google pure scam

I am an idiot!Signed up for Google Profit Kit for $1.95 (vefified by my CC Company. They never give you an accurate amount so they can scam you) Then they show you the terms & conditions which say if you dont cancel within 5 day you get charged$84.84 then every month thereafter $35.47. I have since cancelled my credit card, am filing with the fraud division of our state and also sending a copy to our state attorney's office hopefully with cease and desist order both for XM and Google. How could Google let this under their umbrella for people who trust this search engine?

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Lori Lundgren
Corte Madera, US
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Sep 04, 2009 8:40 pm EDT

I too, signed up. I tried for 8 days straight to cancel my account HAHA before the 5 days were up). Everytime I called where it actually rang, answered & put me on hold I was on hold for 45 minutes and then 52 minutes, both times having to hang up as I work 2 jobs and can't spare all that time! Finally, after holding 58 minutes, I got a rep who then said there was nothing they could do as I was past my 5 days. I COULDN"T GET THROUGH in the 1st 5 days! I was charged the $84.84 but I am disputing the charge and I canceled that card immediately. I did have the opportunity 3 different times to leave a message, the outgoing message said they were helping other customers and to leave a message, but no one returned my call. This is absolutely an awful scam. How can they evewn use the Google name?

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RCBANKS
Eastland, US
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Aug 27, 2009 2:17 pm EDT

I, like others, am also an idiot! After subscribing to "Google Profit House", I had the chance to read the terms and conditions. I new that I had just been scammed. I called the toll free telephone number, and after waiting for over an hour, I had the chance to talk with someone. The person that I talked to could not find my name or order number in their records, but I was told to to submit and email request to customersupport@xmbrands.com for cancelation of my subscription. I have no confidence that this will be the end of this matter.
Please be aware that there are NO FREE TRIALS in this world or on the world wide web. You would think that I, like others, would finally wake up and realize this. After this, you can be reassured that I have learned my lesson.

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Eastland, US
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Aug 27, 2009 2:09 pm EDT

I, like others, am also an idiot! As soon as I read the terms and conditions, I realized that I had just been scammed. I called the toll free telephone number, and after waiting for 47 minutes, I finally had the chance to talk with someone. The person that I talked to could not find my name or order number and I was told that I had to submit and email requesting cancelation of my order. The email address was, customersupport@xmbrands.com. It took 3 trys for the email to go through, and I am NOT confident that this will be the end of this matter. I have had other websites do the same thing to me before and I had to cancel the credit card in order to stop paying the thieves resposible for these types of scams. I know, you would think that I would have learned my lesson by now. Well, now I have!

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Orillia, CA
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Aug 26, 2009 9:13 pm EDT

This has nothing at all to do with Google.

These guys are scammers who illegally trade on the Google name and reputation. Google's AdSense services are totally, completely free. There is no charge to apply for an AdSense account, and there is no charge to earn money from AdSense.

If you understood anything at all about the real Google, then you'd know that most of their consumer services are free.

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Google fraud/scam/fictitious business

I signed up for what I thought was a business kit on line with Google Revolution who I thought was "Google" but they are in NO WAY affiliated with Google. They charged me a couple of dollars for the kit. I was to receive something in the mail and also an e-mail. Consequently, I never received anything but a bunch of charges all for the amount of $73.83 and they seem to keep hitting my account every two weeks. They keep changing the name everytime they run my card through. So I have cancelled my card at this point. Fortunatley, my bank is fighting this for me. So contact your banks and tell them it was an unathourized charge on your card and that you never received any goods or services and they will credit your account.

Google Revolution
6/11/2009 -$73.83
7/10/2009 -$73.83

Migoto Technologies (Las Vegas, NV)
7/28/2009 -$73.83
8/26/2009 $73.83

www.walletoverflow.com
8/13/2009 -$73.83

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sara01
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Aug 27, 2009 12:48 am EDT

Here is a great chance to drive a large number of targeted visitors to your blogs and websites for free.

Submit your websites, blogs, videos to http://www.zillionsb.com and get 1000s of visitors everyday for free. It also helps your websites/blogs gain valuable backlinks.

Let the other bloggers cast their votes to push your posts up for a greater visibility. Enjoy free huge traffic to your sites.

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Google scam, fraud

I have fallen for the scam from Google Treasure Chest. I ordered a cd for $1.97 and had no idea that I just enrolled in a monthly scam of charges to my credit card. I have disputed my charges with my credit card twice now. They keep puting the charge back on my bill because they say I did not supply them with the cancelation number of the product. The problem is I can not contact Google Treasure Chest in any way possible, to cancel or even return the stupid cd they sent me. I have no email address, every phone number I call is disconnected. I can not talk to anyone to get anything cancled. I need help with this. Can anyone provide me with contact information so I can resolve this...so far they are charging my capitalone card $72.21. I also would like to know who I need to contact to file a complaint with these scammers, they should be sitting in jail for what they are doing.

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Thanks JGraceyStinson I still have not contacted these people but that provided me with the lawsuit filed and links to submit complaints to the FCC. I hope these dirtbags get what is coming to them. :)

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Crystal Hopper
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Dec 14, 2007 12:00 am EST

Read here!
If any of you have EVER signed up for Google Money Profit this is where all of your unexpected charges are coming from! I called Network Agenda, BSM/Grant Search and found out that all this stemmed from me getting involved with Google! make sure you cancel Google and cancel EVERYTHING that goes with it! Network Agenda's number is [protected]. Don't assume that if you cancel Google that everything else is automatically cancelled along with it. Do the cancellations yourself and get a confirmationnumber!

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Reviewer78272
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Nov 24, 2015 6:38 am EST

Take down the picture of monkeys to Human on your search page...it is a lie!

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Slavo77
US
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Nov 09, 2009 8:02 am EST

I recently sent of for a work from home kit from google treasures.com, for £1.36 over a month ago. I never received the pack in the post. Googletreasures.com and since charged me another amount for £50.55 on to my credit card. I have been unable to contact them by telephone but have since monday sent them an email every day, with no response back. I am a a loss what to do next!

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Silvia Alvarez
Fellsmere, US
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Jul 27, 2009 9:07 am EDT

I was charged 72.21 on my bank account without my authorization. I called the number given and spoke with several customer service people on different days, they all said I would receive my refund and I have yet to see it. It has now been 3 months. I expect to recieve a refund ASAP. Please respond!

Silvia Alvarez

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Lesalee Miller
Willits, US
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Jul 06, 2009 12:56 pm EDT

It seems that I was not the only one who was dupped by this company. I called and asked for a refund over 6 weeks ago and now after another charge I tried calling and all of the phone numbers have been disconnected.
Is there anyway to get my money back?
Lesalee Miller
161 Pearl St
Willits, CA 95490

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DeRidder, US
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Jun 27, 2009 12:54 pm EDT

I ORDER A STARTUP KITS FROM THIS COMPANY IT TOOK SO LONG TO COME IN ONE PERSON THAT I TO SAID MY TRIAL PERIOD WAS 14 DAYS THE OTHER SAID 7 DAYS . THEY WENT INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT TOOK OUT 69.90 AFTER IT WAS CANCEL I GOT 2 CONFIRMATION NUMBER FROM THEM AND STILL GOING INTO MY ACCOUNT, MONDAY MORNING I AM GOING TO GET AN ATTORNEY TO STOP THESE CROOKED. THIS DONT MAKE SENSE THEY WAY THEY ROBBERING PEOPLE. THANK YOU LEONARD DANIELS

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judy hill
Greensburg, US
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Jun 22, 2009 11:01 am EDT

judy hill
449 college ave apt a2
greensburg, pa 15601

I am still waiting on a refund of $71.00 that was charged on
my debit card. I called Google to cancel my membership I was informed on [protected] that i would receive a refund i never
recieved it
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Mackalia
Norcross, US
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Jun 05, 2009 4:10 pm EDT

May 1st received a phone call after visiting a website about working from home. Operator was confirming my order and at that time I refused confirmation because I did not purchase ANYTHING! Have yet to receive so-called CD and can only cancel order by returning CD. Have several fees from bank and they cannot settle account until matter resolved.

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Sylvia
West Valley City, US
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Jun 04, 2009 2:27 pm EDT

I only authorized this company to deduct $1.97 for shipping to recieve their CD. 1 week later $72.21 was deducted without auth. from my bank account. I read there Terms and Conditions twice and there was no mention of any other charges.

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JudyLynn Moore
Granbury, US
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Jun 04, 2009 2:12 pm EDT

I was told my money was returned on May 7Th, 2009, it was not done, now they have changed the phone number, can't be reached. amount $72.21

I expect this money to be returned ASAP

There will be a law suit against Google!
The product was returned on May 5 TH I spoke to the company, they said; they received it and I have comfirmation
return # [protected]-12026 I spoke to Bobby

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Google stole my funds

I joined the google fortune site on 8/12/09. I got a letter that they wanted 69.97 in fees for google fortune unless I withdraw within 30 days. I withdrew on 8/14/09 I got a confermation number to verify this. on 8/19/09 they still withdrew 69.97. I had no clue till I got my bank statement. this to me is theft. so I called to demand my money back. I had to speek to some foreign person who could not even take my name. but understood my phone number to open my account. she told me I needed to cancel but could not get a refund. after an hour she understood I canceled my account but made me do it again why I do not know. than I was told I may get my funds in 30 days. but that was all. who is going to repay all the bank fees for over drawing my account I ask. if anyone files a suit against google let me know I would love to join it.
I hate it when people steal from me. I can only imagon how many thousands / millions who fall for this site and have the same done to them. we must be talking millions of dollars that they are stealing for people like me wo are out of work willing to try investing in a good name like google only to be robed or our last dimes that we really dont have just to try to make money to survive this crisses the bush admin put us in
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Johnale
Dalla, US
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Nov 18, 2009 10:27 am EST

Company offered a Introduction to google fortune by CD. Received CD and was of poor quality. Was not aware of $69.97 charge. Called to get refund and agent just kep repeating that it was in my terms and conditions. I had to ask several times just to get him to cancel my subscription so I wouldn't be billed again. I finally had to hang up and call back when the supervisor would not come to the phone. The next rep told me that she couldn't do anything due to terms and conditions. Next she offered me a bottle of juice with a $90 value. Finally I was able to get 50% of my money credited back. I read the terms and conditions. This is a scam - beware.

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Caroljake
Greenville, US
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Oct 21, 2009 12:40 pm EDT

I had sent for a free information pkt. for which I authorized a $1.97 to be deducted from my acct. Suddenly there's a withdrawal from my checking acct. for $69.97 I NEVER authorized this withdrawl for $69.97! My bank and the Google Fortune company have been notified.

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Grand Rapids, US
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Oct 08, 2009 1:25 pm EDT

This is a complete scam which I got sucked into due to something forwarded by an acquaintance. As soon as I finished the $1.97 trial transaction I got two emails from two subscription services for which I had no need nor interest. I called them within twenty minutes of the transaction to cancel my trial periods without ever using the sites. Thus I thought I had nipped this thing in the bud. Not true...the subscriptions sites are just adjuncts to the original crooks. The $1.97 transaction was on 9/18. On 9/25 they hit my credit card for $69.97 - something which I did not find out about until my statement arrived on 10/7. Since I had not received any communication of any kind from Google Fortune I contacted my credit card company and, rather than dispute the charge immediately, requested and was provided a contact number for the company in order to work things out. I called Google Fortune and they simply stated that my trial period was 7 days from 9/18 to 9/25 (the day the charge hit my CC) to which I asked how I can I trial something without access to any product or information. The rep was borderline rude and said he would explain it...I was sent a confirmation email (FALSE) and a kit in the mail (FALSE) that contained everything I needed. It was clear he would not do anything so I told him I wanted to cancel...he responded with a lower price offer. When I refused and said I wanted to cancel he asked how I was so sure about cancellation without seeing or using their services. HUH? Did he just concede my point? NO...so he offered to reduce the subscription service charges to $59.97 going forward. It took several go arounds before he agreed to cancel the account.

I hung up the phone and there in my mail (silly me opened the credit card statement first) and there was an envelope from Google Fortune which looked like junk mail. OK, so they did mail something out, just not on a timely basis. I opened the mailer and with their CD was a large full color insert explaining that if you challenge their billings via your credit card company they will report you to www.BadCustomer.com to blacklist (their word not mine) you from doing business with internet businesses. WHAT? Doesn't this prove they know exactly what they are doing - delay the mailing so the trial period has expired before the consumer can act and threaten blackmail? They collect a minimum of $69.97 and perhaps more if someone doesn't look closely at their statements.

I called my credit card company to challenge the charge. Boy am I scared.
I hope lots of people read this before they get sucked into this bunch of scam artists.

By the way the one thing the DO deliver on is junk email. Exponential increase!

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C. Engle
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Oct 06, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

I ordered the $1.97 Cd on line for marketing which that amount was taken out of my account and i did receive a cd. A few days after placing the order an amount of $69.97 was taken out of my account without my authorization. I called my bank and was given the contact info for them. When i called the company they told me I purchased a HEALTH product. (and totally unrelated to the initial purchase) I said i did no such thing. They said they would reverse the charge and it would take 3 to 5 days to process. Then I received an email stating that I would receive my refund within 7 to 10 business days and if I did not receive my refund by that time to call them. So I called them again and asked about the refund and they said we will do a research and you can call back in 24 to 48 hrs. I did this a couple times and was told the same thing to call back in a couple days. I asked to talk to a manager. no one available. I finally spoke with someone else who claimed to be a supervisor ( oh in the Phillipines by the way) and she said my refund is pending because of problem with my visa card and/or my bank acct info. Now I'm afraid they will try to take more out. I have been in contact with my bank about this several times. It's been over three weeks and I have not received my refund. When i received my cd, inside of the envelope was a large glossy piece of paper. This is what it states...

NOTICE:
Any charges disputed with your bank against this account will be reported to the internet consumer blacklist
www.badcustomer.com and will result in member merchants blocking you from making future purchases online!

By inserting something like that just proves they expect people to dispute because they know they are thieves.
I'd like to know what I can do about this. I can't afford this. I am struggling as it is without companies stealing from my account. It's these companies that hurt the good ones because more and more people will think twice before ordering something in fear of being scammed.

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srbeaty
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Sep 18, 2009 12:07 pm EDT

This company is absolutely horrible! Click on a link to charge 1.97 and get a charge for 69.97 less than a week later? We are going through hoops to get it canceled, when we didn't want it to begin with. The best part? The chick on the phone(who works for multiple companies, what does that tell you?), tries to talk me into buying something else! Seriously? How do you sleep at night? We also got a nice note saying they would report us to badcustomer.com.

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wenbu69
Brockton, US
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Sep 18, 2009 8:41 pm EDT

this is definately a scam, luckily for me i was able to cancel on the same day i tried it and there is a customer service number for those wishing to get their money back. call [protected] or [protected]. good luck

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Bellflower, US
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Sep 22, 2009 2:24 pm EDT

I ordered the google fortune kit but I could not start using it because it is not working; when it starts run nothing appears on the Adobe Flash Player 9 widow but the word "undefinied" I hope they dont charge me any more money because I have not any more.

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allenb1
london, US
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Oct 27, 2009 3:44 am EDT

i thought all i was ordering was a cd for 1.99 then i get charged 69.97 i didnt even know anything about this, when i called the company they would not even tell me their company name i was told they are a customer service company for google fortune. The person was highly trained to keep delaying the call not answering any of my questions and refused to refund any money.

this is ashame and if this company is actually from Google than shame on them! Scaming peoples hard earned money. Can someone put a stop to this and help us get our money back.

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San Jose, US
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Jan 06, 2010 8:57 pm EST

Similar things happened to me. My co-worker is also cheated by a similar fraud. Searching the Internet I see a huge number of victims out there. I'm going to file a complain with Internet Crime Complain Center:

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

If all of us victims do our best to fight back we could draw enough attention from the public and our government agency to stop it. (If the criminals are caught and sentenced, we can then possibly get our money back.)

For those of you who do not check your credit card history, do it now. You may find suspicious charges from some unknown

vendors for $1.97, $2.95, $4.95, $9.95, $19.95, $69.97, or $79.95 etc.

America is a good lawful country. The law should be used to protect the public, not the bandit.

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This same thing happened to me. Don't buy into this! Total scam!

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Looks like a one time charge of $1.95 to begin service. Then there is an unauthorized charge for $45 to your account. The phone number provided is disconnected. SCAM!

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The customer service for google adwords is awful! My "team" consisted of a dopey young man with a big attitude. I told him what I wanted and he came back with a campaign that did not have 1/2 of the goal words in it and said that he had spent 9 hours on it so when he comes back to me again with my "campaign", "that will have to do."! Then, he didn't even work on revising the "campaign" because he said that "we got off to a bad start because you wanted words you can't have." They are necessary words for what I do! He said that he could go back and revise the campaign he designed (which was not good) and then resumed whining about me wanting necessary words to lead people to my website. A very immature person who I found unreasonable and refuse to work with, especially at $1, 000 per month!

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I signed up last night for the Google Profit House kit and was charged $1.00. Then I read the terms & conditions and realized that they would be charging more to my credit card if I didn't cancel within 10 days. I attempted to call the 800# immediately only to hear loud music! Immediately this morning, I tried the number again. I sent two emails to [protected]@XMBrands.com with the order number, name, etc. etc. Since sending my emails, I have been attempting to call again to request a confirmation that my order has been cancelled and will definitely not receive their kit. Still can't get through and still very loud music as you wait and wait. I also tried to call Google corporate but you have to know which person's extension to punch in and then I looked everywhere on Google site as to where to file a complaint. This XMBrands internet sales, marketing and billing site is nonresponsive! My advise is to cancel your credit card so they can't put any more charges on it.

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kelliemiss
Adelaide, AU
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Aug 31, 2009 7:00 pm EDT

Ordered a business kit from google profit house on 25th august 2009, never received it. on the 30th august 2009 this company has taken money from our account. It was to pay my council rates, now i will have to go to court because of this scam. I want my money back and I want this company removed from the internet

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St-Lambert, CA
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Dec 28, 2009 9:17 pm EST

The same happened to me. I am from Canada. Gave them my credit card number to purchase the $1.00 kit, what a terrible mistake I had made. Well, they had charged my card $84.84 USD first month with a name XM Health & Beauty. I filed a serious complaint of card fraud with my credit card company. I don't know what they could do about it. But 1 month later they had my first disputed $1.00 credited. That went quiet for 2 months ( no more charges to my card) but now it is creeping up again - another $84.84 USD was charged from XM Brand Mu Cancun. It is this Google Profit House which did it, I know. I found the phone [protected] which I never got through from day one but I thought I had to give it a try. I got through with disbelief. They agreed to cancel so called my 'subscription' and confirmed it with an e-mail afterward. Well, I don't know if this is really the end of it. Does anyone know if it is a lot of trouble to cancel out my credit card ?

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Ron Leftwich
Baxter, US
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Dec 10, 2009 12:52 pm EST

MAYBE WE NEED TO BOYCOT GOOGLE! iF THEY KNOW IT AND ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS AN AMERICAN WE NEED TOSTICK TO GETHER AND GET PLACES LIKE THIS OFF THE INTERNET! aND YES THEY HACE GOTTEN ME FOR $68.53 ALSO... YES I'M MAD.

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Colorado Springs, US
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Dec 07, 2009 5:53 pm EST

well i am on the bandwagon, of getting ripped off by these jerks. i get a letter from my bank to saying they paid them, and i did not have the money in my account. so they get their money for not doing a GD thing! i get to pay a overdraft fee to my bank also. i will be marching down to my nearest branch tomorrow, and trying to get my money back, thru whatever process that is available to me. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM, YOU WILL BE RIPPED OFF!

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US
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Nov 12, 2009 4:08 pm EST

I never thought that CNN's name could be used to scam innocent people... I am presently unemployed... almost homeless... I am a student seeking for a gainful employment... after unsucessful attempts, I saw the AD and here we go...
I saw the information to this scammers on Yahoo and because the information stated that it was aired on CNN and that it is rewarding with less stress I bought into it...
I only had minimal funds in my account... all I paid for online was the $1.97 - nowhere was i informed that I will be charged more money...
This company charge me $1.97 on Oct 22, 2009 - now they charged me $68.53 on Oct. 30, 2009 incurring overdraft fee on my personal bank account... Somebody need to do something... This is not right at all...
I am just trying to survive this transitional season, not trying to incur debts...

INTERNET PROFIT HOUSE IS A COMPLETE SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!

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thewiseman
Valparaiso, US
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Oct 21, 2009 8:32 am EDT

I had to cancel my credit card the SAME DAY that I ordered the product. I stumbled upon the site for complaints about "Google Kit" and realilize I had done the wrong thing by giving out my cc number. I was proactive on the matter and cancelled the card all together. Yes there was a small 5.00 fee for a new card ...that sure beat getting hit for much more down the road. Pass on this word...always google the site about complaints FIRST before you make a choice to give out your account information etc.

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hello314
okc, US
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Oct 07, 2009 11:44 pm EDT

People! Go to walmart or a truck stop and buy a visa debit card and put a few bucks in it for checking things out. If you get scammed just throw it away.

Never, Never use a bank debit card on the web. If you are at a legit site use a credit card so you can charge back if need be. If you are doubtful about the people you are working with, use a purchased debit card with only as much as you need for that purchase. Watch the terms on the debit card, some of them are scams too.

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Birchtrees
Coventry, GB
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Sep 06, 2009 9:17 am EDT

I have also just ordered something from them costing just £1. Never received it. Then barclays put a stop on my account last night as money is disappearing from my a/c in countries where I've never visited. I expect they've also scammed me after having read your aticle. They should be investigated and fast! I have to claim back my money thru some dispute procedure with Barclays which could take weeks. I need this like a hole in the head as I'm just about to be made redundant too grrr...!
DO NOT USE GOOGLE PROFIT HOUSE ONLINE!

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quikwal39
Maple Ridge, CA
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Sep 03, 2009 4:33 am EDT

Sir or Madam,
I recently responded to an internet advertisement that claimed that I could earn money
from Google and that there would be a one time charge of $2.95 US. I paid this amount on the internet using Visa and downloaded some instructions they provided.

The website is www.yourprofitgateway.com. Their address was listed as Salt Lake City.

Later when I checked with Visa to make sure that the amount deducted was in fact $2.95 US, they told me that this company would be deducting monthly charges unless I
cancelled the account within 7 days.

When I paid this “one time charge”, I never gave any authorization for this company to
deduct monthly charges and I’m outraged that they could even try to do such a thing.

Is there any way that this company can be prosecuted for false advertising especially
since they are using the Google name to entice fools like me into giving them my Visa
number. I have since cancelled my account with them and have an email to prove it so
I only lost the $2.95 US and maybe that’s the cost of my lesson to never give my Visa
number over the internet unless I totally trust the company.

Surely the Americans would frown on such practices that have bilked thousands of
Americans and Canadians and others out of $2.95 US.
I had trouble sleeping all night because when I attempted to cancel the account yesterday, they said I had to wait 24 hours. That’s another thing that infuriated me.

I suppose no government organization will help me and I have to take my loss lying down and my humiliation.
Thank you,
W.S.

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RCBANKS
Eastland, US
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Aug 27, 2009 2:53 pm EDT

I, like others, have also made a big mistake. I called the [protected], I had to wait for more than an hour, talked to an individual who spoke understandable english, and was instructed to send an email request to customersupport@xmbrands.com in order to cancel my subscription. I have done all this within 24 hours of original purchase, but I have no confidence that this is the end of the matter. This has happened to me before with a college student getting access to my credit card and using it on a "free" porn site. I called all the phone numbers and sent all the email that I was instructed to do, and I still had to cancel my credit card in order to stop paying the monthly charges. I'm hoping that this will not be one of those times.
I am very suprised though that Google is letting this happen.

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This is a complete scam! They tell you that it will only cost you $1.97 to purchase the Google Fortune Kit and you should receive the kit within 5-10 business days. This kit will teach you how to earn several thousand a week working from home on the internet for Google. First of all, I never got the Google Fortune Kit. Second, when I called them back to complain, they said they could not give me my money back even though, it was passed the 10 business days and I hadn't received anything from them. However as a courtesy, they said they would send it to me again but only if I subscribed to the optional services monthly which they had already taken the liberty to charge to my credit card, an additional $69.97. They had me cornered. This is wrong on so many levels. According to them, I had the option to cancel these optional services before the 14 days expires which started the day I order the google fortune kit. However if I did cancel (which I did) then They would NOT be able to send me the Google Fortune Kit afterall even though, I already paid for it by giving them the cost of the kit $1.97. Here are their exact words "We don't have the capability of refunding you the $1.97 for the Google Kit, we are so sorry". Must I remind everyone again, this is the Mysterious Google Kit that I never received from them in the first place. This is scam to get you to commit to other costly monthly gadgets you don't need. Even though they said they'd refund me the $69.97 which I have yet to see, I have figured they are still making a killing collecting $1.97 from every person that falls a victim to their deception. Just think about it? If you collected $1.97 from every person that lives in your state alone, how much money would you have right now? They are doing this nationwide in the U.S. MY POINT EXACTLY!

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Does anyone else think it is weird that the image for google today is an African American woman and next to her is the image of the black panther hand sign? I never complain and usually could care less, but this one bothered me. Not sure if this was what they meant to have on the image, or if they did not even think about it being a hand sign, but it bothered me enough to submit my very first complaint online!

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I got a message from Microsoft sayong that i win $500000 and contact you all guys to get my check

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Karsten McDowell
US
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Sep 08, 2015 3:55 pm EDT

The Google chrome cleanup tool does not work. Yahoo is my default search engine and the removal tool will not change it.

Karsten McDowell
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Kanwar
IN
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Jul 24, 2009 1:51 pm EDT

I am distressed and harassed for no fault of mine. My site www.himtimes.com is a daily news network from India. For the past week, the site is being blocked by Mozilla Firefox with a popup declareing the site is a "reported attack site".

I have reported this matter to my server, who claimed the site is safe now and that there was a trogen bug in the site and they have cleaned it . This was 7-8 days back.

I contacted http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/, and have requested Google to check my site. But till today, nothing seems to have been done. As per Alexa my rank today is 1, 536, 175 but it was 1, 064, 477 on 7th July, 2009, which means that the site has suffered a loss of 471, 998 ranks.

Please help me. I am really disgussed visiting google every day.

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Kanwar

P.S. Kindly let me know your action at info@himtimes.com

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hallie62
US
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Oct 17, 2013 12:19 pm EDT

I am unable to access my gmail as my phone was stolen, requested assistance and was told have to wait 3-5 business days in spite of my personal information is being compromised. Unfortunately, I have learned the hard way not to store any sensitive information such as a bank account or social security numbers on my phone. The thief can access my gmail account as well as all my history on Chrome. I would able to locate the phone though a installed security app or at the very least wipe all then information from it, if Google would assist me promptly in recovering my password but, they CAN NOT or WILL NOT as it is a free service. They would rather that I am compromised financially & be subject to identity theft. THIS IS THE ONLY FREE ACCOUNT OR EMAILPROViDER WHERE I CAN'T CHANGE MY PASSWORD INSTANTLY.

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I have made several postings on here regarding the company Vistaprint. I have a small business called Andrea Hudson Piano. My first complaint was made on 20/03/12 and was entitled: "RIPPPED OFF: Unlawful retention of my money". However, as I am new to this complaints procedure, and have been under much duress from the company Vistaprint, I mistakenly listed my own business as the subject of complaint. It seems that Google have immediately picked up on my mistake and taken advantage of it. The afore-mentioned complaint appears at the top of the first search page for Andrea Hudson Piano. I of course realized my mistake immediately, and have taken measures to edit my post, which have been in place for some time now. They do not seem to have been so quick to list the website relating to my business, Andrea Hudson Piano, which has been republished by Vistaprint without my permission. However, Google seems to be very slow in updating their systems, to reflect the true subject of complaint and title of my post, giving a detrimental and false impression about my business. I would like Google to correct this error as soon as possible- least they themselves give the impression of deliberate malice and collaboration with Vistaprint.

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Charlene
Agoura Hills, US
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Oct 12, 2009 3:29 pm EDT

The $20, 000 law suit against Google for over charging customers for their daily budget has been authorized by judge Ware.
Google is not cooperating with its sellers and fails to acknowledge customers claim to refunds. They simply refer their customers to the claims administrator which is separate from the Google company. This does not support the companies who advertise with Google and does not support the courts judgment.
We have emailed Google and they said they can not confirm our status although we have advertised with Google since 2005. Companies who qualify for refunds should contact
http://www.ppcmanagement.com/mamblog/pay_per_click_news/google_to_settle_adwords_class_action_lawsuit_for_20m.htm

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soumyajr
IN
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Jul 21, 2011 7:25 am EDT
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Im using gmail account for my official use. Im running an authorized service center of samsung products. From few days back my gmail id- asc.trivandrum has been disabled by google. Reason from their side is that my age is below 13 and i have to prove my age using my ID card or Credit card to regain my account. I used my credit card several times but no use. More than 90% of my business transactions are done through this mail id. So no im in great trouble. Please help me to get my mail account back.

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Jan McAnelly
Las Vegas, US
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Jul 13, 2009 2:56 pm EDT

I signed up and did not get any results?
Is this a skam?
Only 29 sp0ts left?

Congratulations You Qualify For Instant Access!

Shipping Electronic - $3.58
Have you charged any more to my credit card?
$84.79
Jan McAnelly
5958 Garden Vista St.
Las Vegas NV 89113
[protected]
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Cage
Baker, US
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Aug 18, 2009 12:18 am EDT

I submitted a payment for shipping and handling within 5 days these people along with Google charge my debit card $69.97 for something I didn't get nor received anything from them. I have contacted the Attorney General office in the state I live in this is fraud and the company will be charge a fined, also nobody should believe what Google or no other company is selling as seen on television or on the internet its a lie its just to prey on poor people. Please dont buy from these people when they say work from home business it is a lie dont waste your money All of them are lying to you. I have waste money on them thats why I'm telling you from experience.

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Google hacking

my email account has been hacked and some one is using all my details i have had my identity stolen from the email address [protected]@hotmail.co.uk

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Amir Aziz Ahmedi
IN
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Aug 19, 2010 4:20 am EDT

My Account amir.ahmedi@hotmail.com has been hacked and I see various messages sent from my mailbox with post mailer failure notice.My account was today blocked beacuse of some activities unknown to me.So I have closed my hotmail account. Please let me know how to raise a very big complaint against Hotmail as they cannot protect their own software from being hacked.

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Jacob Wiebe
Red Deer, CA
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Jul 06, 2011 1:17 pm EDT

Can msn not take charge of the intruders on our e-mail accounts?
This moms can make money online scam needs some serious dealings and put them to justice.
I have several accounts and my accounts are even mailing each other without my authorization.
MSN supposedly is in the e-mail business let them take some responsibility and get this fixed.
These scammers are sending messages making me into a lier.

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Ahmed Waheedullah Siddiqui
IN
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Feb 24, 2011 6:36 am EST

I am unable to open my hotmail webpage right from 24th january, 2011. I tried all the methods but still it is not recovered. I think someone has hacked myaccount. This happened after my yahoomail account was hacked on 22nd january, 2011. I have retrieved my yahoomail account totally now. Please let me know what is to be done. I have also registered a complaint with this agency. My account is
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Google refused a refund for 74.93

I received my credit card statement and was shocked to see a charge for $74.93 for Google profit club. I thought I had cancelled this within the time allowed to check it out.
I had to call my credit card company to get a phone number to contest this bill.
When I called the number a teenager answered the phone. I told him I wanted a refund. He refused saying I was supposed to call the phone number to cancel. I didn't, so the charge was put on my card. I told him I couldn't call because I had just gotten the phone number from my credit card company. He still refused to do anything.
In the background I could hear a bunch of other guys laughing and making jokes.
This is NOT! a real business. It's a scam to get people who can't work out of their home to give them(the kids) free money. Stay away from Google profit club!
They are using the name Google to suck people into their scam by using the name of a legitimate business.

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Granuaile
cornwall, GB
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Sep 03, 2009 10:59 am EDT

Hi, I was stupidly taken in by this too (Recession!). Report your card stolen or lost and the company will cancel your existing account and issue you with a new card. Can't believe I actually signed up to this, lesson learned!

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Horsham, GB
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Sep 02, 2009 8:45 am EDT

I was also taken in by this, the only sure way my card company could offer, to stop any further debits to my account was to cancel my existing card, and issue another. I initially paid £2.95, this appeared on my statement, followed by another charge of £48.52 five days later.
For these people to be hung, drawn and quartered would be too good for them.
I would also like their number, if possible. Thank you

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JHarris
Marrero, US
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Aug 20, 2009 5:25 pm EDT

I was also taken can you give me their phone number or how do I cancel this crap..

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Google scam

On June 26, 2009 I gave a credit card number to Google Revolution for a charge of $1.87 just to get information about ads on a website. On 07/02/09 and08/01/09 the card was charged $73.83 by MIGOTO Technology, Las Vegas, NV. There was no telephone number for MIGOTO, so I called Google Revolution. I was told that they would cancel my subscription?, but I would have to write a letter in order to get a refund. They gave me an address. Then I noticed the following unexpected charges:
07/12/09 SANJOUTECH CARSON CITY NV $28.73;
07/13/09 CLICK SELL GO, KEARNY MO $37.63;
08/11/09 CLICK SELL GO, [protected] $37.63;
08/11/09 THE SELLERS LOUNGE, CARSON CITY NV$28.73.
All of these charges resulted from giving my credit card number to Google revolution, and I received nothing from any of the companies.
I cancelled the card, but I don't think I will recover any of the money. I am going to write at least one letter to:
Honshu Systems, LLC
2850 Horizon Ridge Pkwy. Suite 625
Henderson, NV 89052
That was the address given to me for MIGOTO Technology.
Lindy Ford

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ceezy
Lumberton, US
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Jun 19, 2009 10:35 am EDT

we were charged $1.87 initially. then $73.83 for what? where did this come from?

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JSaltos
CO
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Jun 20, 2009 6:34 pm EDT

I contacted Google Revolution through it's website. I signed up for a 7-day free trial membership to which I agreed for a small fee of $ 1.87. On Sunday June 14th I received the login and password to access it's membership website.without any specifics of its terms of use. Today I received a call from this company asking me to activate my full-membership to which I complaint because it was not clearly stated that accepting the free trial membership involved committing to a full membership. I realized the scheme and called my bank, and effectively, my credit card was charged with US$ 73 without my consent. Is there anything you can do about this type of illegal business operating without supervision? Is there any hope to get my money back?

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Jane Sherinian
Glendale, US
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Jun 24, 2009 8:01 pm EDT

I authorized a charge on my debit Visa for this offer, only to discover that additional money is being removed without my consent. I was not made aware that this would happen. This company needs to have its plug pulled now. I 've discovered I'm not the only one who fell for this scam. When i discovered the amount in question, $98.04, pending withdrawl from my account. I notified my bank, cancelled my card, and am filing a claim through the bank's fraud division. The authentic Google should be required to act upon this, their reputation is at stake.

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Archangel0628
Shippensburg, US
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Jun 28, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

Was responding to an email for (what I thought was) Google. The ad was simple "Google pays us for typing!" The ad elaborates that they would pay us for every link that was entered into Google. They charged my credit card $1.72 for the software to get started. This was in May. After not receiving anything for 4 weeks, I called the 1-800 number and was promised immediate shipment. I went on to Google support and posted my concern. Sure it enough, its a scam!

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demogodz
Tully, US
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Aug 22, 2009 3:57 pm EDT

This company is not responsive to a cancel requests and bills
for more than I remember agreeing to. It appears to be an ongoing
problem, and from what I see here on this site, it is a scam/serious problem.
If anyone would like to further attention to this matter,
Please join me on CNN iReport and help bring this matter
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I got a refund
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Aug 28, 2009 10:37 am EDT

I called their customer service [protected] and yelled at someone (it made me feel a little bit better :-) for awhile because of the automatic monthly renewal of $73.83 in the fine print was criminal. They told me that I had to mail a letter (2850 Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Suite 625 Henderson, NV 89052) and it was returned saying "no such number". I emailed them at support@googlerevolution.com and actually got my refund today.

Good luck!

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Satori1
10905 Stever Street, US
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Mar 15, 2010 3:54 pm EDT

Yes, have them do a fraud investigation--not a billing issue. Billing has a limit on all cards, although they differ. Fraud has NO statute of limitations..I am doing this for a number of things, this among them!

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Satinshe
Staten Island, US
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Oct 08, 2009 1:51 pm EDT

The same thing happened to me. I paid $1.87 for the info and started getting charged by clicksellgo, ($37.63 month) newebistraining ($73.83), and learntoearn ($73.83). To date I've lost $300.20 to googles scam. I called clicksellgo, the phone number is [protected]. Was told they could only give me back 3 months, even though they had taken the money out 4 months. I asked for a supervisor. His name was Chad and he agreed to give me back all my money. He gave me a phone number for Google Revolution [protected]. but don't know how far you'll get with them. They offered to cancel the account, but said I'd have to write a letter to this address: Google Revolution, Honshu Systems LLC, 2850 Horizon Ridge Ckwy, Suite 200, Henderson, Nevada, 89052. I haven't heard from them yet. But from what I've read here, guess I'm gonna have to go to the news and see if they can help. Clicksellgo told me that they got my information from Google. I was speechless. Something has to be done to get rid of Google, the thieves that they are.

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amy0313
Ridgeway, US
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Sep 30, 2009 4:46 pm EDT

I have the exact same problem. I have no contact information for this Migoto Technology company. I have just been charged on my credit card and the credit card company disputed the claim and refunded the money. I am waiting for the next statement to see if I am recharged monthly from this company. Is there any contact information for this Migoto Technology company so that I may contact them directly to stop the charges? How do I protect myself from reoccurring charges on my account?

Amy

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jose22
Elkridge, US
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Sep 15, 2009 10:03 pm EDT

I had the exact same thing happen to me. June 8th I gave my credit card # to Google Revolution. Three charges followed from Migoto Technology Las Vegas, NV:

July 14 - $73.83
August 13 - $73.83
September 12 - $73.83

I contacted my credit card company and filed a FRAUD dispute with them. They have started an investigation into this company and are crediting back the three amounts to my account.

I encourage everyone else to complain to their credit card company. Don't only have them try to contact Migoto to dispute the charges, tell them it IS FRAUD and make them open a FRAUD investigation. The more people that do this, the chances will be that it will be stopped.

Jose

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Google rip off

I ordered a Google Kit, and now I have been charged over $200 for phoney, non-existent products. No one takes responsibility, and your Visa does not want to deal with it, because they are the ultimate payors when this scam succeeds, if they honour their commitment to refund unknown charges. I am NEVER going to order online again!

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Google money stealing scam

Sign up to pay $3.95 and $74.93 is taken from your credit card (and will probably be taken as if you have signed for a subscription regularly if you do not try to cancel it and inform your card company (and prove) that you have done so).

'Facebook' continues to run the advertisements so even more people are sucked in...

For anyone who needs an email address to the GOOGLE PROFIT CLUB see below:-

[protected]@googleprofitclub.com

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Google charge credit card without approval and have no number to reach them to dispute it

I read an article on how to make extra money online with google and in the article the girl suggested going to www.instantgoogleincome.com and they only charge $1.97
and you can watch videos and or read reports. They show that you have access to this for 7 days and gives you the impression that it will expire. I read what I needed to read and never went back to the site. I then went to pay my credit card and realized they had charged my card another $79.95. I never authorized this nor did the website ever say this would happen. After going down to the small print and looking at their policies it says they will charge you this automatically if you don't cancel your service. I tried calling their 1-800 number which is no longer in service and then they give another number for customer service, which has nothing to do with their company. They are liars, theives and very, very deceptive!

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Dec 02, 2009 5:17 pm EST

I read an article on how to make extra money online with google and in the article the girl suggested going to www.instantgoogleincome.com and they only charge $1.97
and you can watch videos and or read reports. They show that you have access to this for 7 days and gives you the impression that it will expire. I read what I needed to read and never went back to the site. I then went to pay my credit card and realized they had charged my card another $79.95. I never authorized this nor did the website ever say this would happen. After going down to the small print and looking at their policies it says they will charge you this automatically if you don't cancel your service. I tried calling their 1-800 number which is no longer in service and then they give another number for customer service, which has nothing to do with their company. They are liars, theives and very, very deceptive!

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Birmingham, US
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Nov 13, 2009 9:05 am EST

These guys are absolutely ridiculous. Anytime you have to put in the smallest fine print that we will charge your account a large sum every month especially when you only get 7 days to try out a product that takes time to train, get set up and benefit from is BULL CRAP and BAD BUSINESS! That kind of strategy, no matter how you slice it, is set up to screw people over and I was one of them. Shame on ME!

People these days are trying to find other means of income or income at all and I'm sure these charges, which may seem small to some, are really huge to most. It's a real shame that GOOGLE is associated with this kind of business.

Best wishes to all and GOD bless!

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Poulsbo, US
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Oct 25, 2009 10:40 am EDT

My complaint is the same as the previous ones. I was billed the 79.99 charge twice after the initial 1.98 before I recieved my credit card bill. I could not get ahold of them by calling the number and when I did they would not credit me the money saying it was in fine. print. As soon as you pay the $ 1. 98, they give you a link to click on. As soon as you do that, they have you and your money. My credit card company will not deal with it either. They say to go to the merchant.
AVOID THIS COMPANY!

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Vickie Campbell
Helena, US
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Nov 02, 2009 7:34 pm EST

I came across the website after seeing what appeared to be a legitimate newspaper article from someone who had begun doing business with Instant Google Income for a "work at home" career having to do with the Internet. The website for "IGI" looked professional enough, and the page also had "as seen on" (real logos of) TV channels so I felt confident enough to fill out the form information... once I saw the monthly charges of $79.95 for training with this company, I began to cancel... but it threw up an offer of only $0. 97 for a "trial" program, so I reluctantly agreed, and closed the website, never to access it again. I NEVER received any information at all from this company!

I recently went shopping and used my Macy's card for my purchase, and looking at the receipt found out that there were charges on the Visa totaling $160.87! Knowing I had not purchased anything, I was shocked, and called immediately to Macy' customer support line. The $0.97 charge was there, but my Visa had also been charged $79.95 twice within a 30 day period by a company called INSIDERINTERNETINCOME (not Instant Google Income). Macy's representative advised me to cancel the card, which I did, and she gave me a toll-free number for the company related to the charges (again... which was listed as INSIDERINTERNETINCOME -- not Instant Google Income). I attempted to contact this company numerous times without success -- I only received a message. I even tried calling during the "official customer support line hours"... and received the same message. When I finally did get through with a representative, he agreed to the following 1. to cancel my "account"... (for which I was unaware that I even had one) and promised that no future charges would be made.2. He agreed to request a refund for $120 to be credited back to my Visa "which should reflect in 4-5 business days." I did receive 2 e-mail Refund Notifications from "Insider Internet Income"... (not Instant Google Income), one for $79.95, and oddly... the other for $40.00. A call was made to Macy's Visa, and they confirmed that my canceled card had been credited those exact amounts. I informed my Visa rep. that the $40, was not acceptable... and that rep. tried calling the toll-free number for "INSIDERINTERNETINCOME", and likewise, received the same recording I had experienced. I will call the company myself again tomorrow to see what happens. My recommendation is not to do business with this company.

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William F. Brennan
Las Vegas, US
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Aug 28, 2009 7:10 pm EDT

My complaint is identical to others. They charged my credit card without approval or receiving my confirmation email which I was supposed to send if I chose to participate. I chose not to! Impossible to reach them. They charged me 2 payments of $79.95 so far. They are entitled to the initial $1.79 but not one cent more. Deceptive operation that should be closed down!

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MartaM
Portland, US
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Dec 28, 2009 4:30 pm EST

I saw only the $1.97 charge and thought that the website was clear. I did not see the start up time of only 7 days. I did get a call to help me start faster with lots of support, but the charge for the professional service was $1200. I declined. I also saw the wealth of training DVD's, but that also cost $120. I should have stopped there...

Interesting that they charge the $79.95 even before the website is ready. The very tool to have make money is ready after the 7 day trial. This is the scam.

Ron, from IGI was very polite to me but I still think that if IGI wants to be upfront, then have the start up fee be $80. That is honest. It is a scam and I hope to get all my money back.

I also spoke with Hostgator and they are very professional and were up front. I will pay the charges I signed up for.

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Monroe, US
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Dec 11, 2009 2:45 pm EST

The number that I got on my bank statement was [protected] but when I called I was on hold for 10 mins then a message came on and told me that I was past their business hrs and it told me to call back or leave a message. You bet I left a message and I will be calling back until I get to talk to a real live person.

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RandyT
Dallas, US
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Nov 16, 2009 2:21 pm EST

Rodney this scam is for Americans or those with similar phone numbers. If you want to be scammed in Spain you will have to look further ; )

I myself have not yet been refunded (~162$) -- punishment for not being attentive.

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Hello
I tried to sign up for Instant Google Income yesterday 3-10-09 .
I filled in the online form twice both times submitting my credit card details.
My telephone number was not recognised on both occasions.
I live in Spain and there is not enough room on the form for the complete number adding the country code.
Could you please advise.

Rodney Dunn.

roddlinda@yahoo.co.uk

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hatimadi5
Madison, US
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Oct 15, 2009 10:05 am EDT

I was job searching and this came up-looked deeper because it sound like a good deal. Paralegal and cant find work. went to the complaint page and saw someone comment " if you cant read thats your problem"-- what a loser! So many people who have lost jobs, families struggling to put food on the table and this "person" thinks this scam is a joke? Whoever created this web page should be prosecuted!

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Google credit card scam

Google Revolution, Google Money Master by any name it means scam, the following are all associated entities that will issue charges to your credit card, the only escape is canceling your card.

Click-Sell-Go [protected] http://clicksellgo.com
Google Revolution [protected] http://www.googlerevolution.com/
Best Cash Search [protected] https://www.bestcashsearch.com/
Product Resource Club http://www.productresourceclub.com/
Easy Auction Online [protected]
SocialToolKit.com [protected] [protected]@SocialToolKit.com
Google Money Masters - Keith (KiKi) [protected] [protected] x3689
EASYONLINEIMPROVING [protected] https://www.easyonlineimproving.com/
Told to request refund in writing from EASYONLINEIMPROVING 2850 Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Suite 625, Henderson, NV, 89052
Google Money Master - https://www.securecartcenter.com 1-866-756-1774 [protected]@googlerevolution.com

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Aug 21, 2009 1:24 pm EDT

I sent a letter to that address and they sent my letter back to me. I called all the same numbers and the said they could not give me my money back! what should i do now?

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Google charging credit card after cancelling

Was looking into working from home paid the $1.00 fee - decided not to participate and cancelled but they still charged my credit card and when called to complain was told I was speaking with a third party holding company and that I would have to write to the Corporate Office of Google Revolution in Nevada asking for a refund. They would not provide me with a phone number as we all know how easy it is for a letter is be lost or missed placed. For anyone out there the third party holding company is Easy Training System. Anyone know of how to get our money back or contact google revolution, please let us all know.

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Google taking money

I have recently went on facebook and joint the mystery shopper site, which has taken money out of my bank for a free kit, they took £2.48 + £1 overseas handling charge which i was fully aware of. Waited to receive the email i was told i would with all the details i needed but got nothing. Today a further charge of £46.56 + £1 has gone out of my account which i was not aware of and was never told about. I now cannot contact the company with the means of cancelling the account by phone or any other means. I do not appreceiate the company taking money out of my account that i am not aware they would be doing.

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This has also happened to me today when I looked at my bank statement. I managed to find the page and underneath our card details was a TICKED box which we did NOT tick. It reads: I HAVE READ, FULLY UNERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE GPC TERMS OF SERVICE. I ALSO AGREE TO ENROLL IN THE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM FOR $74.93 (AS CONFIRMED IN THE TERMS).

So they are going to take this £46 each month! All we wanted was to pay the $3.95 to download an article!

Tel no to call them is: [protected]. They open 9am which is 5pm UK time.

I have been given an advice number in the UK if I get no where which is: [protected] for Cit Advice Bureau.

Thanks for the email which I will use right away.

I spoke to someone today who said the Google profit club is a BIG SCAM and target chidren from the age of 13.

Good luck everyone! I am still in shock myself as I am not working due to a disability. £46 is two thirds of what I have to live on.

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39bello
Carlisle, GB
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Aug 15, 2009 9:51 am EDT

Same happened to me and I asked bank for refund. They said phone debit card company. I phoned them 3 times and they fobbed me off. I have now just written to comsumer direct to ask them what I can do.

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Tenby, GB
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Aug 12, 2009 11:49 am EDT

try this email address gooru@googleprofitclub.com you can at least try to cancel and show your email to your bank to prove that you have done so

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Tenby, GB
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This is an email address for the GOOGLE PROFIT CLUB gooru@googleprofitclub.com You can try a cancellation email and show it to your bank as proof of cancellation.

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Juliemac
Ballyclare, GB
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A similar thing has happened to me. On 20 July, Google Profit Club took £2.49 ($3.95) out of my account, then on 25 July, took £46.89 ($74.93). I've been ill since 25 July so am only now catching up on correspondence, etc. I received nothing in the post. I feel such a fool.
Now I have to try and contact the bank to make sure nothing else is taken out.
Emily Lea

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