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I just found out that an unmarked charge on my credit card has been going on for six months. I thought it was just another high credit card fee and canceled the card. Upon investing the fees the card company said wasn't theirs, but had no name or phone listing. I call the account # and got an answering service that said they handled several
of these accounts and asked for the amount and my name. At this point they informed me that their reoccurring monthly services, which are a useless mail box feature I can get for fee elsewhere, were a part of another package deal for online info I found to be misleading when I got it and immediately canceled within the cancellation period.
They informed me that the other companies cancellation did not effect their product, of which I had no knowledge whatsoever, and theirs had to be canceled by a person phone call, of course to a number I never was given.

The primary company was Google Money.

Don't get roped into this bait and switch.

Stay away from Google Money.

I payed $3.04 on the 16th feb to find out some more info about google money and found that it was not for me, so I never aplyed for the full package, but low and behold on the 9th of march they took $75.08 from my account without my authorization! and now they have taken another $72.81 on the 19th of march only 10 days later! not real good for a jobless father with a mortgage!

SO BEWARE OF THIS SCAM!
And the bank said I will need to get a new card to stop payments being taken, what a pain, and it is going to cost me another $25 for that, as I have just recieved my new one!
HOW CAN GOOGLE ALOW SUCH A SCAM TO USE THERE NAME!

I signed up for a work at home on the internet business for $1.95, which they said would cover the cost of an explanatory CD. I never received anything, but my credit card was charged $47 first by "googmoney" and then another $47 for "emillionaire". I called to dispute it and got a runaround by a frazzled receptionist who kept saying "Everyone is in a meeting" and eventually hung up on me. I disputed it with my credit card company too, and they want me to send additional information as proof but there is nothing to send!
I am an out of work elementary school teacher and I cannot afford to be scammed like this. Is there any recourse for me?

Google is a defrauding rip off [censored] of a company. How dare they get my visa card details just to rip me, a poor pensioner off! ### yopu Google! I will tell all my friends to use anything other that your rip off products!

I suppose you've got hitmen to quieten people like me 'eh? Why not, since you've got so much money and don't know what to do with it!

i will never use your search engin ever again!
Biggest company in the world and you rip off us pensioners! Get ###ed!

i have a number from google a guy called me finally but it still seems like a scam. [protected]

i have also signed up for this google product and i too have not received anything that i paid for.

I have located the owners and scammers / contact the Utah BBB / Utah Consumer Protection / & the FTC as they have cases open currently to file criminal charges against the owners.
NJ Corporate / Nicholas Johnson
7440s Creek Road #300
SLC UT 84093
www.onlinesucesscorp.com
[protected]

This has nothing to do with Google.

What an idiot.

You signed up with a scam site using the Google name. Only one you've got to blame here is you, for trying to buy into a "get rich quick" scheme.

Google doesn't have your credit card details because real Google services are free, unless you happened to have purchased some AdWords advertising.

I suggest you take your own advice in the last line. Actually, I suggest you get educated because you could have avoided this scam if you had.

yes there is ... i called [protected]... don't give them you card info though. or if you do call and cancel your card. the same thing happened to me. my bank gave me the number i gave you. i called them and they told me they would refund me the money and the lady did ask me for my card info. i gave her what she asked for and i called the bank and cancelled my card. i reported it to my bank and they told me if it does go through they will dispute it. its a scam

I was charged $72.21 on my bank card for something I know nothing about. It happened on 1/17/09 and on 12/19/08 from the state of NV [protected], for the same amount.

I signed up to a 3.88 (jan 21) google thing and wanted to know more about it, but didn't find anything out, then on the 26th they charged 72.21 on my credit card. I called the number and they said I had agree to terms and they wouldn't refund the charge. I don't remember agree to further charges of anything

An unauthorized charge of $72.21 was submitted to my credit card for google treasure chest. I expect this charge to be reversed!

I was charged $72.21 for something called google treasure chest after ordering a training cd on "how to make money online" for the agreed price of $3.88. I have no idea what the $72.21 charge is for nor did I authorize it. they charged me both of the above charges on two separate dates. there was nothing in the fine print about any additional charges. I have received the training cd, but I have not had time to view it. I plan to return it once I get in touch with the company!

As all of you I was charged also. just talked to customer service and they say in very! small! wording that you agree to a monthly charge of $72.21 to use there website! I am calling by bank and putting a stop payment on this charge and I cancelled today and I have a cancellation number. for those of you asking from contact info, here is a toll-free number: [protected]. if any of you were recently checking or getting information about google monsy tree, this is what it is. but the merchant name is google treasure chest. that will be the way it show on your statement or on-line bank/cc. I hope this has helped someone if not all! I will check back later to see any responses from any of you. we all need to stay together especially with fraud charges showing up!
Sincerely, kathy markham

A month or so ago I notice several charges to my checking account that I did not make. they casued me to overdraw on my account. all of them returned the money except google treasure chest. they didn't care that a) I didn't order anything from them and b) I hadn't received anything to return to them anyway. so, I took it up with my bank. the bank had no luck either. they told me I had to go back to google treausre chest. so I did. again, they could care less that I didn't want it, didn't order it, etc. I asked for a supervisor and was told that they "don't take calls and he will tell you the same thing I just told you." I then found out that I was speaking to a 3rd party. when I asked for treasure chest's direct number, they told me they didn't know it. he said my only recourse was to file a complaint with my local authrorities and give them the case #. I did and immediately called back to give them the number and receive my money. here's where it gets fun. I get a message telling me that they are open monday-friday, 8-5 mountain standard time. I called at 4:14 est. since whenis mountain time an hour ahead of eastern?

I was charged $72.21 for something from google treasure chest. I did not order or authorize this charge
I have seen other complaints regarding this product and unathorized charges. I am apalled that Google is associated with anything that uses this type of business practice.

Charged 72.71 without notice expect refund and cancellation quick and promtly please

Google treasure chest has scammed me as well, by making a unauthorized charge to my creditcard of 72.21.

Was interested in this blog about working for google from home. From what I understood they would send me the information on how to load web sites for google and get paid for it. The information was suppose to be free, but I had to pay $1.97 for shipping/handling. Received a DVD
a week later had information that I wasn't interested in doing (small business and selling on ebay).
Received this information on 4/13, by 4/17 they charged my card $72.21. I have disputed it with my card company, but there should be a law against this fraud.

I have been trying to reach SafelockID via [protected] and have been unable to get through. I was charged for an item I never ordered. I was given a confirmation number for a refund, but the refund has not been applied to my account.

I purchase a CD for $1.97 to make money from home. I reviewed the material which is very generic and i thought, well i lost 2 dollars no big issue.
That was only the beginning of the problem my master card was charged the same day with the amount of $72.00 for a service i have not requested.
Took me quite a while to find a phone number where to stop this situation [protected].The charge was stop but not reverse, so i lost 72 dollars more.
Then a couple days later i was charge the amount of $24.87 and took me a while to figure out this was connected to the initial $1.97 of how to make money. After a while found the address because they tell you the charge is cancel but you have to write to them to really get it done.
address 51 west center strip po box 621 orem UT 84057.
This is not the end, today i got a new charge for $38.84 from other company called SAFE LOCK ID also related to my initial candid purchase of the now unwanted CD.
This one took me longer to find a phone [protected] to cancel the charge.
My biggest concern is that i do not know, how many other phantom companies could be out there connected to this "innocent CD" deal.
I you like to contact me use this e mail edgard123ab@gmail.com
Hope if you read this note it might help to avoid this dirty type of deals

Ditto to what everyone else here has posted, although I've found a total of FIVEdifferent "vendors" that are charging my credit card since I signed up to receive my CD. They include Google Chest, SafeLock ID, SearchChest, Grant Masters, and A1 Member. I can't believe this crap! I called to cancel my credit card today and they will refund my money - thank goodness I used a credit card! I don't believe Google has anything to do with this, but I'm going to try to contact them nevertheless.

I wasn't able to get through to SafeLock ID using any of the numbers posted... I'm thoroughly disgusted!

I to have been scammed. I ordered the cd and never got it. when using my paypal account to pay for the cd- i started seeing withdrawls that i didnt authorize. After calling paypal they couldnt do anything except cancel my account. Great! I am out over 200.00
I f anyone has any ideas i could use some.

The same thing happened to my husband he signed me up for the google treasure chect/safe lock id. We did recieve the cd but our computer crashed and we never used it so I called to get it canceled and to try and get my money back. Both companys promised my money back gave me confim. numbers and told me I would see the money in about 10 bussiness days and that was back on 6/3/09 and we still haven't seen any of our money back! Google charged us 72.21 twice and safe lock id charged us 38.84. They over drafed our account twice until we realized what was going on! Now the customer service that was working for them no longer works with them and I have no numbers to get a hold of anyone to find out where our money is!

I ordered a Google CD on-line to teach you how to make money on the internet. I never opened the CD when it came and cancelled. It advertised the cost of $1.97. Then the following months we saw various charges. The only number that I got through to is [protected] and spoke with Rea. Tell them you want to cancel, just in case your bank needs to reference it. Don't waste your time asking for a refund from them. The woman who answers the phone is only a pawn for the scammer. This is a 3rd party call center so don't waste much time here. Best recommendation is to call your bank. Ask for the Fraud Department and identify the charges to your bank that you have found erroneously on your statement. The bank will have you cut up your credit card and will make sure no more charges take place on your account and will also refund your money the following month. Also the bank will start an investigation. So far I found charges as follows under these different names:
GOOGLECHEST...$72.21
A1 MEMBER [protected]...$24.87
SAFELOCK ID [protected] UT...$38.84
SEARCHCHEST [protected]...$72.21
POWERSALE [protected]...$24.87
WEBTRAINING [protected] ...$72.21
GRANTFINDER...$24.87

Hope this helps.

I signed up for the free cd from google treasure chest, never saw anything at all about charges from another company. I never received the cd and when I saw overdraft fees on my account, I looked into it and saw a 38 and some cents charge on my card which created an overdraft, not knowing it was on there I used my card twice more which resulted in two more overdrafts. Every time I tried to get a hold of safelock, I kept reaching a partner company who said they would put in a request for the refund but it didn't happen, I called the number again and was told that the request had to go to Safelock ID and they had to do the refund themselves, I gave it a few more days and still no refund. My bank told me I had to give them 30 days to do the refund and needless to say, the refund never happened, my bank finally reversed the charges which as soon as it goes through, will put my account positive again. I would be more than happy to sign a class action lawsuit if one is created. This company needs to be stopped from scamming people.

I have the same problem as everyone above. This is definately a scam. The number I have on my bank statement is [protected] and when you call this number or the [protected] you get a voice mail saying transfering to the operator, and then transfering to the back up operator. You just can't get through. I'm calling my bank now.

I have just finished talking to my credit card company. I have disputed all charges from A1, Google Chest and Safelock ID. The card is closed and no further charges can be made to that card. I talked to Google Chest and A! and had the charges removed but could not get through to Safelock ID. I responded to an e-mail and there was no fine print thank you. I never even opened the CD I received because by then I had determined it was a scam still the charges appeared on my statement at the end of May. Google Chest is a name and I doubt that it has any association with Google. They used it as a way to throw off people by making them think it was a legit company. We are not fools just sometimes we don't think before we act. I was not out one cent because I caught it on the e-statement and called to protest so I had myself covered.

I was spammed twice in 2 weeks with a $38.84 charge from safelock id. I disputed the charge with my credit card company (orchard bank) and within 1 day, they have reversed the charges and given me a credit. I'm sure I'm not the only one!

I was charged 1.00 dollar on mar 10th and then another 39.95 on mar. 18th and did not receive anything for my money.

I have unauthorized charges made to my account. I'm in the military serving overseas please if you can help me. Please retun all funds back to my account. My address is HHC/CFLCC APO AE, 09366 thank you.

Somehow I am being charged on my credit card for a GOOGLE SUCCESS KIT which I have never received and wish a refund and an end to thie scam

charging unauthorised amount every month ( $25.00 US Dollars -- $47.38 AUS Dollar!) I don't know how to stop this.
What can I do - it seemed a honest google offer

why has my credit card been charged for googlesuccesskit twice I have not authorised this and would like a phone number that i can talk to ask someone what is going on and i do not want to be charge for this anymore

i was told to receive a kit for $1. and i have been charged for $29 monthly for 3 months already. for all these paid, i didnt receive anything at all.

zineng99@yahoo.com

We ordered the google success kit and we have been charged on our credit card three times for $11.95. We have not even seen the kit. I want $35.85 put back on my credit card now. And I do not want to see any more of them took off my card. This has been going on now for several months. PUT A STOP TO IT NOW!

ordered the googlesuccesskit for a trial @ $1.00 and my credit card has had two charges for $11.95 ea. never received anything and really just want my money back.

my account was charged 39.95 which was unathourized and i have no googlesuccesskit i want a full refund of 39'95 posted back to my account!

they were to take a dollabut they took 40.27 from my account ththat wasnt authorized a $1.00 was authorized by me now my account is ovedrafted. I would like my money returned

Googleriches.com gets your credit card number for the shipping and handling of an information CD that never arrives. Within that first month they charged close to $200 and I was alarmed by my credit card company thank goodness. They are not part of the google company but somehow get their advertising to look real. They have a customer service rep that will tell you that they cannot refund your lost money but can cancel the membership. Best thing is to have your credit card number changed. Don't cancel cc or your credit rating will be lowered. Maybe your credit card company will reimburse your loss if you fill out all the paperwork.

Ordered "free" info on the work from home program. Only had to pay shipping and handling. A month later was charged $6.82 for a service I did not register for or authorize. I called and cancelled that service, Health Tracker, for which I received no service or item. Do not even know what it is. Was never given a refund. Recently charged $84.79. Spoke to their customer service. Will not give refund! I never received any product or service for this charge. Do not know what this product or charge is for! Why was this other "service" not cancelled when I called and cancelled "healthtracker"? Cannot get straight answers from their customer service. A HUGE SCAM!

Signed on to Google Riches and recived something called Health Tracker and was told I would get a packet to evaluate the product. I canceled Health Tracker almost immediately and thought this took care of canceling out of their program. But I later was charged $84.79 on my credit card and put a hold on it. After reading posts on a website from people who were also scammed I went to the Google website and saw in very small print at the botton that I had a 6 day evaluation period. I have never received anything from them. I don't know what I am being charged forsince I have received nothing to evaluate.
I am getting up in years and have lost all my retirement. I am unable to work. I live on Social Seccurity. I looked into it because, like many others these days, I am hurting for money. I never expected to be scammed by a supposedly reputable company. I am going to go on to TV to tell my story.

I signed up to try the Google Riches program, they charged me $1.97 and then the took $98.04 out of my checking account. I don't even know what this is for. I can't get anyone to call me back. Everytime I try the number they transfer me to voicemail, because their system is sooooooooo busy, and then when they get me to voicemail, it says, "Sorry voicemail box is full can't leave a message at this time. I have left messages and left messages for someone to call me back and they haven't. One of the numbers that is supposed to be customer service is actually a travel agent, and the week before it was something else.

I signed up to order the Google Riches for $1.81 trial offer. After reading the terms and conditions that they will continue to charge on my credit card for monthly fees unless you cancel within 14 days, I tried to call their number of [protected] asap and for several times. This number goes directly to a voice mail that is full and hangs up. You cannot cancel or contact a representative even if you wanted to. They immediately charge your card. I looked them up and I've been scammed. Apparently, others have too. Google "Is the Google Kit a Scam?" and you'll not be surprised to find out that it is truly ficticious. I believe it is meant to charge your card for months and months without having any recourse. Good luck to all of you that get suckered by this. Please read the terms before putting any of your personal information on anything. If it looks too good to be true, it usually is.

they tell u 1.97 send u nothing and then keep charging your account 72.00 and change then they add other bogus companies and they charge u 68.00 and change and so on and so on u recieve nothing but a good old screwing up mthe ###...u try to make some money and stay afloat to feed your family and people rob u.. i hope the good lord takes care of these ###... dont trust anyone

I never completed the application, therefore never received anything. Charges were applied to my credit card.

had the similar issues with Google Riches. Finally found an updated phone number [protected]. i kept a level head when i talked to them and they were helpful enough.

But i would suggest to anyone out there make sure you have the right company. I had the fun time of calling up and dealing with the wrong Google internet money scam then finding out it was the wrong scam :P. what a waste of time this has been

The customer rep also said that you could cancel on my.grand-money.com. i didn't get to try it since i canceled over the phone but just going to the website it looks like you can log in with your email and cancel.

I'm just this around the internet to hopefully help some people

You won't even publish what I say cause you no its true!

Google claims they have a home business. Funny when you call Google they deny ever having anthing to do with home business, . What a scamm. This company is nothing more than common internet trailer trash thieves. They not only steal peoples money with their low life scam they sell your credit card to their buddies. Someone needs to stop these low lifes from operating. They are complete sociapaths, they have no conscience. I am so pist ! Sorry about the spelling. When you call these people whe represent themselves as Google either the phone rings and rings and rings or it is disconected. When someone tries to take money from me, they are in deep kl;'k;k;k//. I will tell everyojne I know that Google is a bunch of low life scam artist. Maybe Im just a little guy but watch the damage I will do to you. If I do find you lyou should pack up and run you cowardly low lifes.

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!

hello,
looks like there are alot of us who got ripped off by this company. I have been trying to get my money back since I cancelled May 05, 2009. No luck so far. I am probably gonna contactthe federal trade commission soon. Has any one actually gotten their money back yet?

k ppl i tried to explain this and all the scams i have a blog on blogger its the last part of the blog on the bottom of the page, there i have explained to you about the scam, on my site i also have good ways to make money i have posted on on my page these are legit companies also you can find out some other sites i have posted that make money, but not a get rich scheme, i recommend the one i have posted on my page and like i said amazon has one that you can do also its free and all you have to do is put a lil time in it not gonna get rich quick but you can earn some extra money here is my site look at the last post which explains the google scam and tell every one you know about the scam here is my blog http://helpergirl227.blogspot.com/

Mark... this is the EXACT same thing that i am going through. I never authorized these charges.. I don't even know what 'google chest' is?!? When i called to have the 72.21 put back into my acct the person on the line who barely speaks English told me that I was to send mail to this address requesting my money back. SEND MAIL?! wtf. Were you able to get your money back? I called the place for 'A1-member'... they deposited the $24.87 back into my acct and the guy said that they work with the google chest company. This is ###. Please let me know if you were able to get your $72.21 back.

Sienna Grimes
Hairgodesss@aim.com
Tampa, Fl.

k ppl i tried to explain this and all the scams i have a blog on blogger its the last part of the blog on the bottom of the page, there i have explained to you about the scam, on my site i also have good ways to make money i have posted on on my page these are legit companies also you can find out some other sites i have posted that make money, but not a get rich scheme, i recommend the one i have posted on my page and like i said amazon has one that you can do also its free and all you have to do is put a lil time in it not gonna get rich quick but you can earn some extra money here is my site look at the last post which explains the google scam and tell every one you know about the scam here is my blog http://helpergirl227.blogspot.com/

ABSOLUTE SCAM. I checked my bank balance this morning to find a $72.21 charge. After scouring through my bills to make sure it wasn't something I incurred, I filed a fraudulent claim with my bank. I googled the info I had and came up with nothing. I then went to my mail box to see a disc from "Google Treasure Chest." I looked at the package and right away saw the "Sandy UT" address I saw online in my checking account.

KNOWING I was led to believe all I was to pay for was a shipping charge, I jumped back online and like the rest of you, my email to support@googletreasurechest.com was bounced back. I went to their web site http://www.googletreasurechest.com and got nowhere. You have to "sign in" to get ANY information - the last thing I want to do is "create a member account" only to get yet ANOTHER bogus charge.

I now have to wait until Monday to get a customer service rep on the phone. Meanwhile, this freaking charge has put my balance in the negative. I've been out of work for 9 months - this has been an absolute nightmare.

THEY ARE SHARKS AND SHOULD BE PUNISHED TO FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW. How heartless can you be?

It seems simple enough... order a CD for $1.97 and then decide if it is somthing you want to do after it arrives. BUT... they NEVER mail you a CD. so you wait and then a 2 weeks later you suddenly get charged for $72.21 on your account with no information of who or what. I finally got through to someone and they gave me a CAncelation number and said the amount will be refunded. in the maen time I CANCELED my debit card and ordered a NEW one to prevent and future charges. if you have fallen into theis scam I sugest you CANCEL your card number ASAP. also call this nuber to actually speak with someone. [protected]

TOTAL SCAM! I signed up and paid the $1.98 and then I instantly called the company and told them to cancel my account because I read somewhere that I would be charged way more every month. After calling them they said my account was deleted and their wont be any charges.

I wake up this morning and there are 3 pending transactions for $38 to this company! Now I have to cancel my debit card, get the government involved and put an end to this scam. These people will be brought to justice.

Okay - so I got scammed from this - paid $1.97, no big deal. Never received the disk I was suppose to get. Now they charge me $72.21. I have to write a letter before they will credit my account back. The woman told me they would cancel my subscription, I never signed up for a subscription. I will always start reading the "small print" from now on. Go to the websites, www.ryansincomeblog.com and www.matthewsmoney.com - they are the same guy! - How can people do this!?!?!?!

After reading many others complaints from this company, I decided to post my experience. Please if you are thinking of purchasing the cd, don't. I am in the process of trying to get a refund of $72.21 plus $1.97 and am finding it very hard to get any information on how to go about doing this.
The first thing I did is cancell my debit card. I will be going to the bank to see if I can start the process to get my money back.
After I had submitted all my information, I called that same day to cancell the cd. I had a funny feeling about this and that is why I called and cancelled. I felt confident that everything would be ok, boy was I wrong. Not only did they send the cd, (which I sent back without opening the package) but they took money out without my authorization. I am just sick to my stomach and I hope this problem can be solved with this company.
I wish everyone luck who is hoping to get a refund back.

I ordered a disc containing information about how to make money on the internet for shipping fees of $1.95. I received the disc and then was sent an email from Grantspring containing information about free grants. They somehow had my banking information and the website stated that if I should continue past the 'free trial' that I would be charged a fee. Understanding that this was tied up with my ordering the disc, I cancelled immediately and did not receive any other correspondence from Google Treasure Chest until I was charged $72.21 from my bank account. I called customer service and they were very rude, stating that I was not allowed to speak to a manager or supervisor and was hung up on. I called back and made sure that the next rep cancelled the account. I will now have to close my bank account because I do not trust that they will not charge me again. I never received access to a website to log into which would allow me to create revenue. Total Scam and I guess it is a lesson learned never to order anything advertised on the web.

Ordered $2.95 CD, got confirmation and phone number of customer service [protected]. Cancelled my credit card after finding negative information from internet. Now recieved few calls from Blue Sky company : [protected] (they say they are in Utah), they refer to Google Treasure Chest company (originally said this is A1 company): phone [protected] which is in Phillippines. They try to confirm the order and charge my credit card. Also recently got a call from unknown company saying that I have won $22000 and they need my credit card number to transfer money.

I too have been ripped of from google treasure chest. On [protected] sent in for cd. On 5-9-2009 they charged my debit card the 72.21. I called and canceled and was told i would receive my money back 7 to 10 business days. Then checked my statement this month and there was a charge of 38.84 which said somethings about safe lock on [protected]. I went to my bank this morning and explained my situation. So they had me to cancel my debit card so no more charges would be added. They also did a bank charge back. Hopefully this works. Will be checking every day to see if I get my money back. Will keep you updated

These people, I happen to fall for the cd for $1.97 then 5 days after I recieved the cd, I cancelled, then after two months they took $72.21 out of my account without my permission to do so, WHEN I ACTUALLY CANCEllED THE ACCOUNT. IAM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS SITUATION! THIS TO ME IS A SCAM BECAUSE IF A PERSON CANCELS< THEY DO NOT NEED TO GO IN THE BANK ACCOUNT AND TAKE ANY MONEY OUT FROM THE ACCOUNT!

I ordered a disk for $3.88 and have since been charged for two consecutive months for $72.81 by Google Treasure Chest. When I called to complain, they said I could not have my money refunded, even though I never broke the tape sealing the disk. And of course because they already had my credit card account, it was automatically withdrawn. I have been in touch with my credit card fraud dept and they suggested destroying my current which I have had since 2002 and they are sending me a new one.

See above.

If it comes to a Class Action Suit, I want to be included!

I am furious with this company! I have never even heard of "Google Treasure Chest" until it showed up on my visa card one day. I have 3 charges still on my visa that haven't been credited back. I've called in and cancelled a file that I didn't even set up! This is ridiculous! They tell me to wait 10 days for the credit to come in. I called in and cancelled on June 11th, 2009. I think that's more than enough time to credit someone back for the charges you have wrongfully submitted. They don't even ask for security questions. They just ask for questions anyone could know, and your in! This is a horrible company and anyone associated with it should be ashamed of themselves! If I get another charge onto my account you bet I'll be talking this into action!

Same exact thing just happened to me except they hit me 3 times for 72.21. go to your bank and dispute all charges then the bank will go after them to get your money back...

Same thing happened to me. They have taken/charged my credit card $113.87. Call your bank and dispute the charges if you haven't already. It is very important that the bank knows what is going on.
Also, be aware that you might have to change your account number. I had to change my account number to make sure that they would not keep stealing from me!

I have posted my complaint here too along with a picture of the receipt that was generated right after I foolishly purchased from these criminals!

I'm very careful when I buy online, I figured that for $1.97, what do I have to lose. $113.87 is what I have lost! I am disputing the charges and hope to recover my losses from Citibank.

You appear to be some sort of racist idiot.

I fell for it and made a claim showing that I did not authorize the transaction. Just S/H.

This was in May. Today (August), they reversed that claim, and charged it back to the account. I called the claims specialist and they said that the transaction is clear because it is for tutorial and the purchase was for online use. I thought I read the terms pretty well and nothing mentioned $72.21 being charged nor it being an internet setup. The opportunity to make money involved the internet, but I thought I would be getting what I wanted through parcel.

Now I am out again the money I had reversed.

Am I stuck with this charge? I did not get any email of the kit. So is there a way to get my money back?

Google Treasure Chest Kit? $72.21 ? Huge SCAM.

More about this fraud here: http://strangelyperfect.tv/3099/google-treasure-chest-its-a-scam-and-a-half/

Report it to the FTC and the Feds:

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

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/contact.shtm

The most efficient and effective way to throw a monkey wrench into this Google Profit Kit scam machine.
(article from http://scam-googletreasurechest.blogspot.com/)

Steps to Take to Recover Your Money

1. Cancel your credit or debit card--Get a new card with new number! Your financial information has been compromised and you will be getting further debits to that card, If not now then they could come back later when you are unaware. This scam is refining into a form of "Identity theft" as your financial information is being traded to other cohorts without your permission or knowledge.

2. File a fraud charge with your credit card or bank and let them sort it out by doing a chargeback. They have more muscle to go after this sort of crime. Explain to them about all the consumer complaints that are on the internet and "insist" that they do charge-back or file a fraud charge. Your bank or credit card organization has all the tools necessary to find out where the charges are coming from, what business is involved, addresses and phone numbers connected to the charge and etc. You may not know or have access to this information. The banks and credit card org have all this at their fingertips and are obligated to handle the problem that has resulted.
More info at: http://www.chrismalta.com/scamtip1.asp

3. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. Their job is to monitor and go after these types of scams.

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/cmplanding.shtm

4. File a complaint with your state Attorney General and also with the Attorney General of Utah (where a lot of the phone numbers and addresses seem to be located)
http://www.naag.org/attorneys_general.php

5. Filing a complaint with the BBB is toothless as the scam already is rated with a "F".

6. File complaint at http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx This is a place to report internet crime and is a combination gov agency of FBI, White collar Crime and Bureau of Justice Assistance.

7. After you filed with all the above agencies feel free to call any numbers you may possess that are connected to the "unauthorized charges" to try and recover all your money but take their word with a grain of salt. Don't hesitate to let them know what you have done or intend to do as they need to be shown that you mean business! If you succeed in getting your money returned you will have still taken steps to put their scam out of commission.