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I've been charged monthly for 16.99 an unauthorized charge I was charged last month twice in one day I want to file a complaint about this service I want to be refunded totally for all these charges it says buyers

how do we find out who it was? is there legal action?

My credit card account has been charged $12.99 monthly for at least an year ( could not check further back). I disputed the charges when I discovered this (BTW it was after an attempt by someone to use fraudulently my credit card!) with the Credit Card Company. When I spoke with representative of TLG*COMPhme, the claim was, that when I purchased a product from Cooking.com ( I purchased a knife sharpener), I have opened an account to try the services of TLG*, and it is for the Membership, that I was paying. I was supposed to cancel something (Membership) that I did not know existed! Furthermore I have not benefited from any services.
TLG* offered to cancel the last 4 months of charges and to cancel my account. Summary: I accepted, I am changing my credit card and letting everyone know: TLG* is a fraudulent company ( and actually whoever lets them lurk in their official cite is not much trustworthy either!)

same here they withdrew 12.99 from my checking account without my authorization.

Yes, I have the same charges showing up on my account. The charge is appearing on my bank Visa account. How can I resolve this?

Thank you.

I had exactly the same experience. I have been charged for $12.99 per month since Sep 2007 and I didn't authorize this company at all! I only found the fraud out today - Mar 31, 2009 by checking my account details item by item. In America today, there's still fraud! I'm going to remind all my friends about this.

Both of these companies are as crooked as they get. If you are considering a credit card, I would plead with you to stay as far away from Chase as possible. TLG, via Chase, has charged a credit card that I rarely used since 2006. I contacted Chase about it and after they told me to contact TLG. When I did so, the TLG rep. told me that I had just called them the previous month and did not mention canceling the service. This is a BOLD-FACED LIE! They were saying that I knew about the charges via this lie. I suppose Chase bought the lie because after their "Investigation, " which did not include questioning me, they decided that the charges were mine to pay and wrote me to tell me so. It appears that you don't have to know about purchases that you make with Chase. STAY AWAY FROM THEM!

Trilegiant Scam: YOU CAN HELP STOP IT!
Please share your story!
It happened to me too, and I'm take action.

Class Action Details:

Trilegiant is behind more consumer abuse. Take action and contact Freed & Weiss - info @ freedweiss (dot) com (No Spaces), or call, toll free 866.779.9610

Here's more information:

Customers of websites like 1-800-Flowers.com, Travelocity, Shutterfly, and Orbitz are reporting mysterious monthly reoccurring charges to their credit cards.

Thanks to marketing tactics (i.e., those pop-up windows) used during check out, without proper consent consumers are accidentally joining club memberships and having to pay for them monthly!

Most people don't even realize they are being charged every month for a service they never ordered!

Is this happening to you? Have you made a purchase for travel, work, or fun using any of the following sites:

1-800-Flowers.com,
Hotwire.com,
Orbitz,
Classmates.com,
Barnes&Noble.com,
Ticketmaster.com,
Avon.com.
Budget,
Staples.com,
Travelocity,
Expedia/Hotel.com,
Columbiahouse,
Buy.com,
FTD,
Intelius,
Gamestop/
EB Games.com,
Airtransholdings.com,
Continental Airlines,
Shutterfly Inc.,
US Airways
Vistaprint USA
Redcats USA
Pizza Hut
Movie Tickets.com
GMAC Mortgage

Join this cause to learn more and stop the consumer abuse from Trilegiant.

AND PLEASE CONTACT FREED & WEISS IMMEDIATELY if you - or anyone you know - has reoccurring charges after purchasing from any of these companies.

Contact Freed & Weiss by emailing: info @ FreedWeiss (dot) com (No Spaces), or calling: [protected], or toll free [protected]

Help Spread the Word to Your Friends!

What should I look for? Mysterious charges involving the business practice of Trilegiant/Affinion and Verture include the following membership programs:

LiveWell,
Great Fun,
Shopping Essentials,
Privacy Guard,
Shoppers Advantage,
Travelers Advantage,
Buyers Advantage,
Privacy Guard (or Credit Alert),
HealthSaver,
Netmarket.com,
CompleteHome,
Great Options,
Everyday Values,
Auto Advantage,
Complete Savings,
HealthSaver,
Just For Me,
Everyday Privileges Gold,
IdentitySecure,
CardCops,
PC SafetyPlus,
and Hot-Line

Banks issuing the credit cards and processing unauthorized charges on your account include: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Chase, Bank of America, US Bank.

CHARGES WILL APPEAR ON YOUR CREDIT CARD BILLS WITH CRYPTIC DESCRIPTIONS SUCH AS: TLG*LIVWEL15130916JUL [protected] CT."

What can I do?

Contact Freed & Weiss immediately, if you or someone you know has been charged mysterious monthly recurring fees after making purchased as any of the online companies.

I am furious with both TLG and Chase. My 83 year old mother has been paying her Chase Mastercard on time every month even though SHE HASN'T USED IT IN A YEAR. She does not have internet on her computer, let alone would she be interested in any TLG related offers. My mother stopped using her credit card after the amount reached $1000 and planned to pay it off. She is hard of hearing even with hearing aides, and it is difficult for her to read small print even with glasses. She did not pay attention to her credit card statement and was reluctantly paying it every month. She finally told me that her card is now maxed out at $3000 and she doesn't even know why. My mom had been paying these "TLG" parasites every month believing she would get in trouble if she didn't. She lives in a rent-controlled apartment building with not a dime to spare and these people are taking her money for services she never even received, let alone signed up for. This is a sickening world. I can't even wrap my head around the fact that even after a class action lawsuit for $25 million in 2006, these people are still getting away with this. And I have just recently found out that Chase is in a relationship with TLG (formally called Trilegiant) and allows them to charge their innocent customers for absolutely nothing. I'm appalled. Someone needs to do something about this.

The same thing happened to me with a unsolicited charge of $14.99 showing up on my mastercard bill. When I called I was told I cashed a promotional check of theirs and this is the fee. I know for a fact that I get these promotional checks all the time and tear them up. Never once have I cashed these checks. I will be calling my credit card company tomorrow and disputing this charge.

They charged me $129.99 on 05/02/09 and I called them yesterday. They also told me that I cashed a check sent by them but actually I didn't receive any check because they have the wrong address. So, I know they were lying and then they changed to another reason. They said that was because I purchased a perfume online and clicked on something to accept the membership which is a big lie because I didn't buy any perfume last year. After I pointed out all their lies, they said that was because of their internal process problem and they will credit my money back.

If you are a foreigner like me (I'm an international student), don't be afraid to fight for yourself even if your English is not that good!

I too have just found a charge for $129.99 on my Chase card. I will call them on Monday. I usually don't have a problem with Chase getting my money back when this kind of thing happens. We'll see this time.

I just got my Chase statement today too and have $59.99 charged to it from this organization. I too don't remember signing up for anything or agreeing to anything.

Did they say how you signed up?

I too have been stung by TRILEGIANTS worthless membership programs and it was my credit card company that did it!

I was told that I cashed a check sent by credit card company and that was how I signed up - However I know for a fact I never cash those checks. IF it was your credit card company - they have a working relationship with Trilegiant and gave them your account information

Great Fun will steal from you if you let them. For instance they have sent me numerous $10.00 checks in the mail. No explaination until you read the back, where the check would be endorsed. It says by cashing this check you are authorizing Great Fun to charge your account for $129.00 for a one year membership for something. I got another one for $149.00 for a membership and they don't even tell you what kind of membership it's for. MY advice...don't mess with them, because if you do...eventually they are going to get you...

THIS COMPANY CHARGED MY DEBIT CREDIT CARD WITHOUT MY AUTHORIZATION.

Unauthorized charges from debit card after using card to order flowers online from 1800Flowers.

NoTimeForIdiots is an ABSOLUTE IDIOT. She didn't say she got a makeover, she said they took money out of her account, making the account overdrawn. GeeZ, who did you screw to get a computer?

i also paid 1.95 for a cd on grantfunding, I did receive the cd in the mail, then they also took out an extra 69.95 without permission from my account making me over.

I Have called and caled and sent e-mails to you to have my acct. credited that funds wer taken out of I want this taken care of immmediaTELY, iF I keep receiving charges for this Company and my acct. goes over the limit n charges me I will take this matter further. I now have 6 charges and the product i keep receiving is still pkgd, I am hold right now again for the last 13 minutes . I want to speak to a person about this now. phone: [protected] or [protected]

Mandy Green, Very unhappy person
10/30/08 $78.33
10/20/09 $5.67
10/05/08 $79.76
10/10/08 $29.76
09/22/08 $4.87
09/22/07 $4.87

I did not order this, i did not want this, I DO want my money back NOW.

i have had two charges to my cc one on 10/29/08 and 9/29/08 of $39.93 and i never heard of skmultimedia.com need to stop this charges

PS - Posting your info and requests here will be ignored by the scammers and your CC company. Good for ranting tho.

I have not heard of these companies, but whenever you find unauthorized charges on a credit account, you must report it to the credit card company as soon as possible. You can officially dispute the charges, and ask them to investigate them. Once you have officially reported it (usually in writing), the credit card company cannot bill you or charge interest on the charges until they are resolved.

Try to gather all the info you can about these incorrect charges and the company who is charging them. If you need to communicate, do it in writing, and save everything so you can refer to it later if necessary.

If you can find out how they got your CC info, report it to the CC company. If you gave them your CC info, then you need to **wise up fast**. Never, ever give it out unless you want it used and shared by unscrupulous people!

Best wishes!

I mistakenly clicked on this site and accidentally signed onto this site, I request that all funds of 1.97 be reinstated back to my debit account. You sent me a notification that I had to go thru channels just to get my money back into my checking account. I want all funds replenished back into my account immediately! You have all my account information and I WILL dispute this case. And please do not send me anything. I will only send it back or destroy the disk. I found out that you will charge me 49.95 per month for your service which I cannot afford and if I find out that this is happening I will prosecute those responsible for the actions. This is my final warning, I will take legal action immediately if I dont see a credit to my account by 11/1/08. Please call me at [protected] after this action is completed. I do not want any E-mail confirmation only a Phone call will be accepted. This Comment is for www.earnmicrosoftcash.com only. Customer Support. I await a reply by phone only. Thank you. Max6592@comcast.net.

TLG GreatF charged my account $12.99. I have no idea why! I think it was associated to me attempting to get a credit report. What a crock! And of course I called and their offices are now closed, rest assured I will be speaking with my bank first thing and they are getting another call from me. BEWARE!

I am getting an unauthorized charge on my checking accout to this address

I didn't buy any priceline tickets like those above, so I'm not sure how they got my info. Being that I caught this "charge" ($0) on the same day it was initiated, I have to wait until it posts so the membership ID will post on the transaction. This helps them to better find you in their system, they say. They also say that the membership ID will have 'proof of enrollment', which will help determine how the enrollment was made. I can't wait to find out just how this happened. When it posts in 2-3 days, I will def be calling again to cancel this sham of a membership and order a new debit card from my bank so they def can't charge me again.

This iz boo[censored] . I found $15.99 transactions from great fun posted though ma ccount unexpected and i don't even know this busnss.

I just found a charge of $149.95 on my account from this company. I bank with Chase and called but they said that it was a pending charge and until such time as it went through I couldn't report it. I am printing out all the above and taking it to my bank first thing! I purchased an airline ticket through Priceline about a month ago! I am so furious. I hope that my bank Chase (formerly Washington Mutual which we LOVED) will indeed make good on this fraudulant charge!
Kit in Georgia

ive never booked a hotel online or anything online. the only thing that ive baughten was billy mays slidder cookerthing wich sucks by the way. and the charges started like 6 months after i baught that.

I found the same on my account:
DEBIT AUTHORIZATION Jul20 04:08p 0623
AT 16:08 TLG*GREAT FUN [protected] CT $ 11.99

I never authorized. I only booked hotel on line.

I found the same on my account! I called the number and they were open. It is a company that bills you if you go online and purchase airline tickets or hotels at a discount.
I did do some research but I NEVER booked anything! So I called and got the money credited back to my account.
BUY BEWARE!
Those discounts may come with a back end charge!

Not a member of Columbia House, but this number was associated with a $14.99 unauthorized billing to TLG Great Fun. Have no idea what that is... didn't authorize it, and when I called the number, got a message, not identifying who i was calling, but that they were closed.

You need to have your bank take care of it...TLG was charging me as well and I did all the phone calling, had promises made to me, to no avail, and I went the next day to my bank, signed a form, and they even refunded me my money to my account, and THEY are pursuing TLG federally. Now granted, they probably will get nowhere, but you won't as well.
I praise my bank for stepping up for me. I did copy this link and they actually looked it up while I was there, etc. They were amazed as I was. So if I was any of you (and I was), forget about talking with TLG...they will promise you everything...it's what they do!...that's how they keep going.
Go to your bank with this link, and if they value you, they should step up as mine did.
International Bank of Commerce gets kudos from me! IBOC on Nasdaq.
Mahalo...George in TEXAS

This company should be put out of business - TLG*GREAT FUN [protected] CT

One you don't clue who they, how they banking card number, you never get a membership packet and you never get any services. This should totally 100% illegal. Why aren't they out business. Who cleans up the web. They are getting rick robbin people's back pockets. It is wrong!

My grandmother has been billed for months. We just found out. She is old and they have taken advantage of her and so many people. This company should be shut down.

In late December 2008, I booked an airticket on hotels.com, my bank informes me that I was charged by great fun by $12 . And in January, I was charged the second time for $19.99. I even don't know what is Great Fun and finally I hat to cancel my check accountant yesterday! American is full of Cheatings really!

I had the same problem and called them at [protected] This is something that was billed after I had ordered movie tickets online.. They somehow offer you these discounts at certain stores and chg you 11.99 a month.. I had mine stopped..

Try contacting your credit card company and tell them it is a scam that you have not been even heard about it and cannot cancel it. the credit card company will automatically cancel it and try to resolve it for you. if not atleast they will stop the payments going out and return the last month's. then try to dispute it, go to

http://www.complaints.com/2008/june/11/Great_Fun_Scam_173579.htm

should help

I also want this co. to stop billing my credit card on automatic, i have been trying to remove it for about a year. This is rediculous and I'm writing to the Better Business Bureau!

Take action NOW. Please contact Freed & Weiss.
Your story helps end the scam. Please share it with Freed & Weiss.

Hope this helps!
Best,
ELizabeth

CLASS ACTION INFORMATION FOLLOWS:
Trilegiant Scam: HELP STOP IT!

Trilegiant is behind more consumer abuse. Take action and contact Freed & Weiss - info @ freedweiss (dot) com (No Spaces), or call, toll free 866.779.9610

Here's more information:

Customers of websites like 1-800-Flowers.com, Travelocity, Shutterfly, and Orbitz are reporting mysterious monthly reoccurring charges to their credit cards.

Thanks to marketing tactics (i.e., those pop-up windows) used during check out, without proper consent consumers are accidentally joining club memberships and having to pay for them monthly!

Most people don't even realize they are being charged every month for a service they never ordered!

Is this happening to you? Have you made a purchase for travel, work, or fun using any of the following sites:

1-800-Flowers.com,
Hotwire.com,
Orbitz,
Classmates.com,
Barnes&Noble.com,
Ticketmaster.com,
Avon.com.
Budget,
Staples.com,
Travelocity,
Expedia/Hotel.com,
Columbiahouse,
Buy.com,
FTD,
Intelius,
Gamestop/
EB Games.com,
Airtransholdings.com,
Continental Airlines,
Shutterfly Inc.,
US Airways
Vistaprint USA
Redcats USA
Pizza Hut
Movie Tickets.com
GMAC Mortgage

Join this cause to learn more and stop the consumer abuse from Trilegiant.

AND PLEASE CONTACT FREED & WEISS IMMEDIATELY if you - or anyone you know - has reoccurring charges after purchasing from any of these companies.

Contact Freed & Weiss by emailing: info @ FreedWeiss (dot) com (No Spaces), or calling: [protected], or toll free [protected]

Help Spread the Word to Your Friends!

What should I look for? Mysterious charges involving the business practice of Trilegiant/Affinion and Verture include the following membership programs:

LiveWell,
Great Fun,
Shopping Essentials,
Privacy Guard,
Shoppers Advantage,
Travelers Advantage,
Buyers Advantage,
Privacy Guard (or Credit Alert),
HealthSaver,
Netmarket.com,
CompleteHome,
Great Options,
Everyday Values,
Auto Advantage,
Complete Savings,
HealthSaver,
Just For Me,
Everyday Privileges Gold,
IdentitySecure,
CardCops,
PC SafetyPlus,
and Hot-Line

Banks issuing the credit cards and processing unauthorized charges on your account include: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Chase, Bank of America, US Bank.

CHARGES WILL APPEAR ON YOUR CREDIT CARD BILLS WITH CRYPTIC DESCRIPTIONS SUCH AS: TLG*LIVWEL15130916JUL [protected] CT."

What can I do?

Contact Freed & Weiss immediately, if you or someone you know has been charged mysterious monthly recurring fees after making purchased as any of the online companies.

TLG HAS BEEN TAKING MONEY OUT OF MY ACCOUNT FOR MONTHS AND I DID NOT AUTHORIZED IT.

AND LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I CAN'T FIND OUT HOW TO STOP IT AND GET MY MONEY BACK

I JUST CHECKED MY BANK STATEMENT AND REALIZED TLG HAS TAKEN $12.00 OUT OF MY ACCOUNT UNAUTHORIZED! IM FUMING! THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 2 MONTHS A COMPANY HAS TAKEN MONEY FROM MY ACCOUNT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL!
NOW I CAN'T EVEN LOCATE THE SITE OR THE COMPANY TO DISCUSS A REFUND!

They charged me 70 dollars in my house hold card for no reason when i havent purchased anything in the past associated with this company or what ever you wanna call it. The reference number on my house hold card is CNDTSEEDMHB08100801500 for this TLG just for me.

They got me too.

Amazing! Just this morning Clark Howard talked about little charges that people overlook, even 25 cent charges that have gone on for years can add up. I was looking at my charge statement for something else and noted "TLG Just for Me" for $14.99. I order flowers often and the TLG caught my eye and I thought it was an FTD Florist. At first I thought "Hmmm, who died" then I noticed the charge was just $14.99, not enough for flowers. So, I looked back, back, back on my statements and sure enough TLG Just for me got me for the last 7 months. That's $104.93! So, I called them and they will credit me just the 4 months as someone mentioned, not the whole amount. It seems they are part of the Shoes Under piece of $%#@ I ordered off the TVand returned. Well, a check came eventually but not for the full amount. I cashed it and thought that was all. Not worth messing with for the full amt. I think. Anyway, I was told today that when I signed the check I was signing up for an 8-week free trial and after that if I didn't cancel I was on until I did cancel. What a rip-off! Now as most of you know, I have to appeal anything further back than the 2 months (that's IF they can catch the Sept. charge) Here's the address I have to write to in order to appeal and the fax number...Just For Me Executive Support, po Box 6100, Westerville, OH 43086 and the fax number...[protected]

This is the 3rd (THIRD!) such thing to happen to me in as many months. How do they get my card number?
Another creditcardfool...C

TLG Just For Me CT is a fraudulent billing scam organization presently using a call center located in Lewiston, Maine [protected]). Those answering the phone are a "Kaila" and a "Rafael". Those are the names given to me when I called. Let the phones ring for as long as they don't answer! They try to discourage you by not answering, don't hang up - this is a " 800 " number and will cost them for every minute they make you wait. The credit card industry is doing nothing to close this billing scam. Google " Scam Watch 2008/2009" Trilegiant-Fraudulent Billing Practices - Identity Theft - A Bravenet.com Hosted Site. Yes, I also got hit after using a company called Haband to make a purchase. I cannot explain how they manged to obtain my credit card number.

Creditcardfool

I got charged $109.00 from a company called "just for me" the number is [protected]. I called and they tried to offer me a "deal" I told them that I want my money back and that I do not want to be charged ever again. They promised that they will give me a refund within 7 business days.
We will see...

I just got off the phone with Chase after discovering an $89.00 charge on my account which has had a credit for many months. Out of the blue "TLG AUTOVNTGE" bills his to my card. We cut up the cards 6 months ago after we paid off the 15 month 0 intrest balance transfer 2 months ago. These all cant be honest mistakes. This seems like outright theft.

We should all take one anothers advice and not deal with ANY company listed in these complaints! I always use Budget Rentals for my employees and myself (11 years!). Never again and I will pass this on to as many people as I can.

Budget Rent A Car is promoting this with these guys, TLG
DON'T RENT FROM BUDGET.

It happened to me...129.99 they said it came through Budget rent a car that sent me a check for 9.99 that was cashed. Outright lie, I was out of the country for 5 months when I cashed the check. Just checked with Budget and they are partners with TLG so DON'T USE THEM.

This company is a total fraud.
I was charged $129.99 on my Chase card. As soon as I called, they claimed I cashed a check which permitted this charge. I denied it, asked to speak to a supervisor, and immediately she accepted the denial. I have been re-credited fully. But many people they prey upon do not check their bills diligently and they are getting away with it. The executives of this company should be put in jail.
David Finkelstein - Potomac, MD

I am also being frauded by this company TLG Great Funds. They have been taking 16.99 from my account each month, and I have no Idea why, or how they got my account. I have just found out they have been doing it this month when I checked my monthly statement and did not recognize the withdrawal. So I looked up the company online to find out who they were, and I got a bunch of fraudlant reviews on the company. Have any of you guys gotten a full refund?

They are a bunch of thieves, I purchased a ticket on March of 2009. I apparently entered my e-mail to get a dicount on the ticket purchased. And Since then they have been charging my credit card $11.99 for the past 26 months. We need to take this company to court. I am not sure whether price line is aware of this scam going on through their website. I never received any literature from them that I have signed up for some reward program. For 26 months i have no idea what kind reward I have accrued or what I was going to use that reward for. SERIOUSLY! great fun or whatever you name is you are a bunch of theives and I want my money back.

I am reading my e-mails, I see that my bank send me an e-mail saying that I was charge from this company, I did not authorize them, so How they can just help their selfs, on my checking account, why our bans don't protect us, whens they know this company is stilling peoples money, so how hgo I get this money back, any one can tell me?

Found a random charge on my credit card's September bill. I have never heard of this company, much less signed up for anything to do w/ travel. Will submit to my lawyer.

This is TLG Great Fun... We just found out today that we were taken by this company for $36.00 out of our bank account. Here is a link to their information with the BBB of CT.

http://ct.bbb.org/WWWRoot/Report.aspx?site=29&bbb=0111&firm=41001179#complaint

They need to be shut down! They have been scamming people under all kinds of names for years by sneaking in under "legitimate" websites and swiping your credit card info. to sign you up for crap that you don't know you are ordering and you never receive. We talked with "Nancy" an "Executive Supervisor" this evening and after our conversation are being reimbursed $108 in total for all of the charges they have helped themselves to from our bank account. They say that Tom clicked on box while on the Columbia House website. He did not do that, he certianly didn't give them his banking information or permission to take money from the account! They also say that they have been sending us travel cupons and a magazine for the past year, nothing has been received from them... ever. "Nancy" told us that we may have "mistaken it for junk mail" to which we responded that maybe they disguise it as junk mail so they won't be so easily discovered! As for a magazine, none has ever been delivered to us and as for "TLG Great Fun" we had never heard of them until they were noticed stealing money from our bank account today. We need to get together and find a good lawyer to take up a CLASS ACTION SUITE against these jerks and every internet site that gives/sells them our banking/credit card information!

Betty & Tom
Whiteland, IN