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I would like to cancel my subscription to Classmates.com and can't find out how. It is not very good when you call the number you are given and can't talk to a person.

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Donato Delia
Newark, US
Aug 31, 2010 3:08 pm EDT

Have tried to get rid of classmates. Unable to have tried several times. Tkhey keep taking money out of my account. How do I get them to stop?

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Donato Delia
Newark, US
Aug 31, 2010 3:11 pm EDT

STOP STOP STOP I HAVE CANCELED MY MEMBERSHIP A LONG TIME AGO.
I have recently done this again only to find out that you have taken money out of my account again.
If kfor some reason you are using my wife's name she never joined classmates.
her name is Janice Delia both our names are on this account.
If I see another charge and this recent $15.00 not put back in to our account I will start letting every one know on face book about how you run your company.

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v. kress
export, US
Sep 07, 2010 12:06 pm EDT

why isn't anything done about these complaints; how are they allowed to continue business when you or I would be in jail

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Ken Nixon
Fullerton, US
Sep 13, 2010 4:05 pm EDT

Please cancel my account after present subscription runs it's course. I tried to call but was told you were extremely busy and to go to website. If this is not the way to cancel please e mail me.

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Ken Nixon
Fullerton, US
Sep 13, 2010 4:07 pm EDT

Please cancel my subscription after current time lapses.
I tried to phone but was told the website address since phone lines were very busy

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schatzeemiller
Arcata, US
Sep 14, 2010 6:18 pm EDT

I had $39 charge to my VISA on 9/13/2010. I canceled my trial membership a year ago by telephone, and they still charged my VISA. I was under the impression that when you cancel a membership it is canceled and not up for automatic renewal. I followed their directions, made the appropriate phone call and I am still paying for something I will never use. I want my money back and I am going to hire an attorney. I was told they have a no refund policy.

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W. Music
US
Sep 20, 2010 10:25 am EDT

I haven't found a way to discontinue my membership to classmates either. Wallace Music

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mark goldston
Woodland Hills, US
Oct 01, 2010 9:26 pm EDT

want results. Call the CEO direct, really pisses him off but I got my money back and gave him a piece of my mind, you can too. His name is Mark Goldston. Classmates parent company is called American Online.
To reach him call [protected] then press 3
then press 1 for woodland hills office
then press 365
then press 2
now you got the CEO, give him hell.

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Carl Holm
West Jordan, US
Oct 02, 2010 3:09 pm EDT
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Renewed membership without notification. I never agreed to an automatic renewal. I need the money returned to my account now. I never agreed to any renewal. Joni and Carl holm

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Don D
Raleigh, US
Oct 14, 2010 11:46 am EDT
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I called the company for a refund ($ 39.00) and they refused. Was told they would cancel my membership with no further charges. They are full of it (Big rip-off). I'm changing my credit card account ASAP! I advise everyone to do the same. Don D.

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richard sytsma
Demotte, US
Oct 14, 2010 4:19 pm EDT

i want my subscription cancelled NOW!
RICHARD SYTSMA

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chard
Sandy, US
Oct 19, 2010 9:53 am EDT

Does anyone have a phone number for classmates.com ? No one is listening when I tell them to quit charging my account.
linda7@xmission.com thanks HELP!

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sam fan
US
Oct 19, 2010 4:27 pm EDT
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39.00 showed up on my visa. called and said i wanted it off and was told it couldn't be done. we didn't check the box and would be billed every year. i said i would call visa and have them take it off, then i would call my lawyer and charge them with Fraud.
They said they would take it off and gave us a ref.# just this once.
I also was told they sell your info. Should be someone we could go to and make them stop this.
I called the number on my visa. had to wait for a while but someone did answer.
Number is [protected]

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Jo Kinslow
Earlsboro, US
Oct 26, 2010 12:27 am EDT

unauthorized charge of $39.00 to my credit card

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Nicky J Hardy
US
Oct 26, 2010 9:05 pm EDT

You totally charged me without my consent. CANCEL my account NOW and FEFUND my moneyTo my Amer. Ekpress card. Nicky J. Hardy $39.oo This is robbery and a formal complant has been filed with Amer.Express.

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coldfenchfry
sab benardino, US
Oct 29, 2010 2:13 am EDT
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Classmates.com is nothing but a rip-off. Canceled twice but they
continue to charge my credit card. The guy I last talked to was rude and refused to let me talk to his supevisor. I could tell by his
voice and remarks that the rip-off was planned. The service (or
lack there of) they provide is phony. On my H.S. list they have a guy named Frank Furter...come on. I checked the names they had against my H.S. annuals, about 30 percent fake. They are fim-flam-men that slither around on their bellys like a snake stealing from the working man. This needs to stop. It is obvious they were not taught honesty at home. Some jail time might get their attention. After putting up with this guys B.S. for about two minutes I told him "if its that important keep that money". I had to get off that phone before the slime comming out of his mouth came through the mouth piece. Went down o the bank right away and had my account number changed. They will not get me again.

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B Hoffman
Sorrento, US
Oct 30, 2010 2:27 pm EDT

I was also automatically renewed which I did not authorize. Classmates also told me that I had to wait until next term to cancel. When I contactd my credit card company they told me that they had an agreement with Classmate.com that they would not dispute any claims for automatic renewals so I cancelled my credit card.

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maurice mcauliffe
Bennington, US
Nov 01, 2010 2:30 pm EDT

cancel my membership do not BILL me again maurice mcauliffe

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Slemieux373
US
Nov 03, 2010 2:29 pm EDT

I signed up for a promotional membership and was never notified that it was up for renewal. I found out when a $39 charge showed up on my credit card statement. I called their number, [protected]. The recording said it "was outside normal business hours" and directed me to their website. Conveniently they didn't tell me when normal business hours are. I changed information on my accou tbut now want the $39 charge credited back to my credit card!

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Pep Patty
Maryville, US
Nov 03, 2010 7:37 pm EDT

If you call and hold and get a live person tell them you want the $9.95 special they are running for the $39.00 Gold membership Fee-they will credit your account $39.00 but charge you $9.95-they did the same thing to me after repeated calls they offered me the discounted rate and deleted me from automatic renewal. Hope this helps.

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Russell Mulkey
Bluffton, US
Nov 12, 2010 2:28 pm EST

i to have tried to cancel my account with classmates, however, now comes the month of November and I again have been charged a fee. During the time that I cancelled in September, I have received no e-mails or any kind of correspondence from classmates. When I sighned up for Clasmates it said cancel at any time, but you make it so dificult to do so. When I cancelled it was under russellmulkey@yahoo.com formerly (russ@adamswells.com). Please cancel my membership and reemberse my credit card account that was taken out. Russell Mulkey

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NoMore!
Billerica, US
Nov 23, 2010 2:15 pm EST
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Same problem as reported above. There doesn't seem to be any way to cancel a membership. I was just billed $35.00 that was never authorized. I did succumb to their special offer last year when the fee was dropped significantly but I was not able to log in a month later. Without a login, you can't contact them online. I have been trying to call but get only a recorded message. Now I understand why I have been included in the class action lawsuit against them.

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CatWalker
Fairport, US
Nov 29, 2010 1:46 pm EST
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I did not agree to automatic billing -- I would like a refund to my account immediately.

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Melody Robinson
Anaheim, US
Nov 30, 2010 2:22 pm EST

I have been automatically debited from my bank account and signed up without my consent I have not okayed them to go into my bank account and automatically renew my memembership I am not real happy with classmates. Anyone elese having this problem. I am pretty sure what they are doing is illegal

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joshmax
Reno, US
Dec 07, 2010 1:21 am EST

I cancelled quite some time ago via the internet and now I am charged $39.00 as of 12/1/2010

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sharonnielsen
US
Dec 08, 2010 12:43 am EST

Go into your account info on Classmates.com and in the billing section, DELETE your Credit Card number. I was able to do this just now. I don't see how they can renew me next year if they don't have my number!

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wjmorgan
Crisfield, US
Dec 08, 2010 5:51 pm EST
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It doesn't matter if you delete your credit/debit card number on file. They will still bill you anyway. When this happened to me last year I did the same as you, I deleted my card #, and guess what? I will billed again this year! This happened about six weeks ago. I am in the middle of disputing it with my bank.

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wjmorgan
Crisfield, US
Dec 08, 2010 5:57 pm EST
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It doesn't matter if you delete your credit/debit card number on file. They will still bill you anyway. When this happened to me last year I did the same as you, I deleted my card #, and guess what? I was billed again this year! This happened about six weeks ago. I am in the middle of disputing it with my bank. From all of the thousands of complaints I have read on several different web-sites including this one, it appears the only way I can finally have Classmates.com out of my life for good is to report my card as lost and have a new one issued with a different #. That appears to be the only way to get away from these crooks.

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ROBERT PRATT
Kansas City, US
Dec 16, 2010 7:42 pm EST

yA THERE GOOD ABOUT THERE SCAM, IMGOING TO PROSUE FRAUD CHARGES THREW MY BANK, AND A LAW SUIT

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Naatalie Bean
Lisbon, US
Jan 05, 2011 2:32 pm EST

Th is is Natalie Bean i live at 29 riverside Lisbon NH please cancel my part in classmates when it comes due again-no one asked thiks time and i have no interest in this thank you

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cobra2000
Greenville, US
Jan 06, 2011 8:26 pm EST

Call your bank and you can fill out papers to reverse fees by filing a complaint and change your card #'s

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cobra2000
Greenville, US
Jan 06, 2011 8:28 pm EST

Classmates.com! Call your bank and fill out dispute forms and change your card! They are a total scam!

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bonnie salchenberger
Calgary, CA
Jan 10, 2011 3:08 pm EST

i was charges $61.00 dollars to my credit card without my permission. i never us my card online or on the phone .

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T. Prosser
US
Feb 03, 2011 11:22 pm EST

Watch out people who had problems with Classmates.com. Don't get involved with My Life. They are using the same form of tricking people. I do believe that My Life is simply Classmates with a name change. I could be wrong, but My Life is going to end up with suits against them, also, if they continue the way they are now!

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raymond ladd
Glendora, US
Feb 05, 2011 11:30 pm EST

my name is raymond ladd and i did not authorize you to deduct 15.00(fifteen dollars ) from my bank account. please return my money . my bank has been notified and i will be turning you in to the proper authorities

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raymond ladd
Glendora, US
Feb 05, 2011 11:35 pm EST

i did not authorize you to deduct 15 (fifteen ) dollars from my account please return my money . I am nitifying my bank and the proper authorities. this is stealing.

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Denise Stevens
Kenosha, US
Feb 06, 2011 3:24 pm EST

You rotton croocks Good thing I check my account daily I will call my bank and have these charges reversed How dare you charge me $39.00 dollars for crap I could give a crap about you nasty rotton rip off people

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oregonative
Scio, US
Feb 09, 2011 6:05 pm EST

automatically charged my account without notice then said it is non refundable.

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KapohoCat
Pahoa, US
Feb 14, 2011 9:08 pm EST

[protected]
Classmates.com billing #

United Online, Inc. (Parent co of Classmates.com)
21301 Burbank Boulevard
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone: [protected]
Fax: [protected]
Website: http://www.unitedonline.net

I filed a FTC complaint (took about 3-4 mins on line) while I waited on hell hold with them. I suggest you do too. Also while you wait on hell hold go to your State dept of commerce and consumer affairs and file a complaint, also BBB.

Also send a bill to United Online Inc for whatever your time is worth. They probably wont pay but they will spend their time which is money dealing with it. And if they actually pay it - hahahahahaha - so much the better.

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EARL SEDLIK
Seattle, US
Feb 23, 2011 12:59 am EST

I experienced a hard-ball response form Classmates.com claiming that I had already agreed to a automatic renewal a year ago when i signed up. I filed a complaint with the Washington State Attorney General and had my credit card charge to them suspended. Since then, I learned that they had already agreed to a settlement of a class action law suit in New York state.

They are still claiming that they will not return the annual auto-renewal charge, but will cancel me a year from now.

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