Great Fun review: charged by credit card for 119. 99 769

I am 100% IRATE right now! I just opened my Bank of America statement and noticed that there was a charge from GREATFUN for 129.99. I have NO clue who these people are and I DID NOT authorize a transaction with them. In fact, I haven't even used my Bank of America card, because they are also crooks. I declined using the card back in May because anymore purchases would lead my APR to jump from 8.99% to 23.99%! I was shocked when I saw that my minimum payment this month had doubled! Thank you so much to Gitty for posting the number [protected]. The [protected] posted on my credit card bill was completely useless. I spoke to a woman named Marivic who told me I used some coupon a year ago that would sign me up, and that the 129.99 was my annual fee. She canceled the membership for me, most of the money is being refunded, and I received a cancellation code. Unfortunately I still have to hurtle the fact that I have to wait 3-5 business days for Bank of America to put my dispute through to keep my interest rate lower. I am convinced that they are in on this, as an associate from there told me that they are affiliated with GREATFUN. Great load of crap if you ask me! NO one should be able to get away with what they are doing! Hope at least this number helps someone. Good luck to all!

I just spoke with Bank of America and the Great Fun charge is a telemarketing part of Bank of America that offers discounts on restaurants, parks, etc. however...I did not authorize this and will be receiving credit for these charges.

Great Fun had an unotherized charge on my Best Buy credit card. I called them because I had no idea what that charge was for. And I had never heard of Great Fun. I was pretty upset. But they did cancel my charge. I called Best Buy and explained why I was not going to pay the bill. The girl said that she had never seen Great Fun on any charge before. How did this happen? You've got me! Pretty sneaky way to do business.

I was checking my credit transactions and found that I had been charged from "Great Fun" for 10 months! I called Great Fun and spoke with a manager and told them that I had called my credit card company and they told me it was not a revolving charge, so someone had been speaking with them month by month. I told them I haven't used the service AT ALL and they're going to refund ALL of my money back!

These people are stupid. They charged me 12.99 a month and we just caught it becuase it didnt say it on the other ones but they were doing it. All I did was buy a magazine and get a rebate and said I was a member. I tried to cancel but they said I had to be with them an X amount of days and I finally quite. What kind of jerk offs do this kind of crap?

Okay, you guys are idiots. If you get an offer that says 'Free' why don't you try reading it first? Every single thing this company sends out is 100% legal and they keep proof of enrollment for every member. So when people like you guys try to create a lawsuit against them, you have no chance. Do you know how long this company has been around? If so, you would realize they clearly can't be doing anything illegal (or they wouldn't still be in business.)

When you get a check offer for $8.25 (which btw comes with a letter stating what the check is for) try READING even just the back of the check which describes the terms and conditions clear as day. Same goes for the offers for your ipods, dvd players, and mp3 players.

When you get an offer with your bank statement that says "Sign and return for a $10 credit towards your account... and a one month trial period into Great Fun" don't fill it out and return it if you don't want the trial period! You have another thing coming if you don't think your bank isn't selling your information to companies like this every day.

And when you're making your purchases online, same rules apply. Read every single thing when you're using your credit card online! You're not getting 15% off your purchase just because! And- if you accidentally enroll, and you get a confirmation email stating "your trial membership has started" DON'T IGNORE IT. Call and cancel while you're in a FREE trial period. Don't pretend you're oblivious to everything going on until you see a $149.99 charge. That's just stupidity.

It's funny to see that people are so dumb, and so greedy they'll close their eyes and take every "free" thing that comes their way. But it's even funnier to know that MILLIONS of people get offers like this and don't enroll or get charged because they have both eyes open.

Last but not least, the company is a legitimate service that millions of real members, (who can read and willingly enroll) actually USE. Maybe you can check it out by going to www.greatfunsite.com. And maybe if you think back really far, you'll realize... "Oh yeah. I did send that offer back in." And maybe you can realize that you're the only one to blame. So why don't you try a little light reading before you cry "scam."

;)

I justed noticed this morning that I also have been a victim of this company. I have been charged for the last year for something I had no knowledge of and most importantly, NEVER authorized. These companies have to be stopped or this will continue to happen to other unsuspecting victims. I don't live on welfare. I work too hard for my money for people like this to come and try to steal it away from me and my family. This is insane. People like this, with no values, no scruples, should live in jail for the rest of their lives. How can they be stopped from hurting people this way? I am devastated. (Vanda - all the way from PORTUGAL)

I just called for my sister... They charged her just last week (and many other times for the last year), and the lady I talked to said that she signed up for it on Fandago, and they had a promotional offer that she signed up for. She doesn't remember signing up for their services nor has she ever heard of these people until she discovered the charge on her statement. The lady said that the address they had on file was the Fadango corporate office in Connecticut. (did someone at a Fandago stel her information? If so, why did they just use it for this great fun thing?)
They said they'll reverse the charges but from what I've read i may have to raise hell with the credit union. And cancel her card.

Just found out about charge from this company on my CHASE credit card since September of 2007 for $12.99 every month. I found out about it when I looked at my credit report and saw charged on CHASE card which I haven't been using for the past several months. I am going to call the TLG people tomorrow and see how they respond. In the meantime CHASE agreed to dispute charges for the last 3 months. They have also advised me to talk to their own dispute department if the TLG people refuse to act on it. I hope I get my money back. I feel stupid for letting the charge slip by for almost 2 yrs.

Oh yeah, Well they told me they had proof that I signed up and they say it was through Cheaptickets.com in 10/05.. Yeah just found it today and went back cause I pay and get billed online. Well they are busted, they said their confirmation was my mothers maiden name.. Well they sent me the confirmation and it wasn't even close.. not even 1 letter right so I contacted the FTC, Consumer Affairs and so on.. got most back and the cc company is going after them for the remainder.. Turn the ### in.. don't hesitate. Thus far they had stolen over 500 under my nose with this hidden fee which I am not stupid enough to accept and I have the proof.. cheaptickets.com// i used you for 5 years now "GO ### YOURSELF.. THIS IS GOING ON EVERY BOARD AND LINK TO YOU" ENJOY THE AUDITS [censored]

I have caught onto these folks - they operate through other sites besides Priceline But They got me through priceline.

I jumped through thier hoops - they cannot legally charge me anything at all. If they do i will be on them Like stink on Doo Doo.

and if they do not send my 50.00 every single time i fly i will attack with a self filed small claims court action for 50.00 plus charges incurred - If everyone does this they will go smooth out of buisness. when no one shows to court you win and are granted a judgment - when you have enough judments agaist them you can take a sizable chunk off them.

read it all one time. you will getthe hang of it the first time. this is my secon time through. 100.00 haas come back so far. I cancel every time and I say yes every time I fly. i get 50.00 weeks later every time.

You just have to read it and understand it 1 time. when you get it down its totally worth the 50 smackers. LOL
i do not know why Priceline allows this scammer company to operate through them but the Card GREAT FUN is a Total Rip off. no one Honers it anywhere and the hotel deals are better just by verbally asking for a better deal. LOL for real.

Most of the restraunts on the list do not exist anymore - the ones that do will not give you one penny off for this cheap ### card being whipped out. so prepare for total embarrassment when you get this card out and ask for your discount. LOL

No kidding.

Hello, I had this happen to me, this weekend too. I called and talked to someone. all she could say is they have been in business for 10 years and I should watch when a pop-up comes up.
I did not know that when a pop-up comes up, they could take money anytime they want. We need to get this out. here is their phone number [protected] call them get your money back.

Just found out TLG*GREAT FUN charged me $129.99. The charge was manuually entered. I have been out of the USA since May and the charge occured on 7/14/09. TLG*GREAT FUN is really terrible. I have no idea how it happened. Sent the bank an email, hopefully I could dispute the charge.

I had the same charges and just got off the phone with them. They said I signed up when I bought a hotel reservation through priceline. But I never authorized any such thing. And they said they can't authorize any refunds over the phone that you have to FAX a request inand they will REVIEW my request and make a decision. It's ridiculous. Even the most questionable legit businesses do refunds over the phone.

I am sorry, I disagree with "YouPeopleAreSoStupid" statement in an earlier posting. One of my accounts has charges from Greatfn like all of the others that have complained. The account that Greatfun charge has never been used and information has never been released anywhere on this account. I have never cashed any checks nor have I ever clicked on any pop ups. I also don't think that you are correct on this being legal..

TLG Great Fun charged my debit account $38.99 for unknown reasons.

Add another scam company to Trilegiant's list:

ELITE EXCURSIONS [protected] CT

Previously posted (thank you, jaybob!):

AutoVantage [protected]
Buyers Advantage [protected]
Complete Home [protected]
PC SafetyPlus [protected]
Great Fun [protected]
HealthSaver 1-800-7-HEALTH [protected])
Hot-Line [protected]
Just for Me [protected]
National Card Registry [protected]
Netmarket.com [protected]
PrivacyGuard [protected]
Shoppers Advantage [protected]
TravelersAdvantage [protected]
Travel ER 1-800-E-Assist [protected])

I had a $129.99 charge on my credit card and never heard of this company. I called my card company, Chase, A they said they would remove the disputed amount but since it seemed to be an annual subscription I needed to call TLG to cancel. Chase then proceeded to offer to connect me with TLG to help me navigate their phone system!? Tlg had all my info open when I was connected, a connection very weak and full of static and I complained that I could barely hear. They told me I would have had to complete a card which, then I couldn't hear, either cam ein the mail or in my statement. Doesn't matter because I had done neither. They said they would cancel my "membership". I decided to call Chase back. There is some connection there. How did TLG get my info and account if not from Chase? They asked me if I wanted to close out that credit card for a new one and file a claim of fraud. I agreed. The forms will arrive next week.

Has anyone else found a connection with Chase? Has anyone made fraud reports and gotten new information? Keep writing.

I have just discover that my visa card has been charge $12.99 for the month of July 2009. I spent hours looking for receipts and trying to remember what that amount was for, but failed. I checked previous credit card statements and found out that the same company (great Fun in Connecticut has charged my credit card $12.99. on a monthly since March 2009. Out of desperation, I went on line and found that many people have the same problem with that scammer. I have never authorized such charge, nor did I ever get any thing for it. I would urge all other victims to have collective action and file a complaining with the Attorney General of Connecticut l since this fraud company operates from Connecticut. I hope to receive feedbacks from my follow victims On the other hand, to share with us any information about recovery.

I have recently been charged $35.99 which resulted in an nsf charge. Thank goodness for the nsf charge because otherwise I probably wouldn't have noticed. I filed an affidavit with my bank but am not sure I will receive a credit for the $35.99 and nsf charges.
I called Great Fun today to check and apparently my account has been cancelled. I agree, this is a scam.

Do NOT attempt to go through the company "TLG" to correct this, go directly to your bank and dispute the charge. If your bank is difficult then ask for a manager or supervisor. If that gets you nowhere ask to close your account and bank elsewhere because if your bank isn't going to protect you then why bother banking there. My bank was awesome about the situation and I now have the amount back in the account. The people I spoke to were all familiar with the TLG scam..and it is a scam!

Definitely contact the service that you feel was the originator of this. I know ours came from Priceline so when I got a survey emailed to me, I let them know how unhappy I was and will let everyone else I know NOT to use Priceline. William Shatner's great but other than that, a disaster.

Subject20, this is in response to your post and I do not agree with you so I'll say that first off. When you get a pop up asking you if you would like 10% off and you click on it, that should NOT authorize ANYONE to access your bank information. I put my bank card information to pay for a hotel room through Priceline.com, I clicked on a banner saying I could get a check for %15 off but first I had to put in my email address, which I did. Once I saw that it required enrollment into some idiotic non-existent service I closed it down.

But, you are correct, we need to open our eyes and I will NEVER use Priceline again. I was asked by my stepmom whether she should use it and I said absolutely not! I tell anyone I know not to use their services. Buying one thing and wanting a discount should not warrant automatically enrolling you in a program! If they're going to enroll me then where were my saving? My monthly coupons? My monthly magazines telling me of the deals? They don't exist!

This is for "I am not stupid" a few comments back..Just an FYI you did sign up somehow and again, just because you may not remember doing it doesnt mean it didnt happen. If they just automatically withdrew money from people, without a signature or a verbal consent they would have been out of business back in 1990. What im telling you here is 100% true, and that they HAVE YOUR AUTHORIZATION ON FILE whether you want to believe it or not. Call great fun and ask them for a proof of enrollment. Not only will they tell you how you were enrolled, but they will also provide you with proof. EASY. So again this goes to everyone here, you live in America and nothing is free here, so if you see something too good to be true it probably is. So make sure you read the terms and conditions.

People do illegal things all the time and get away with it. White collar crimes go on for long periods of time before they are stopped. Youstupidpeople is a stupid person

Just discovered charges on our bank statement in the amount of 11.99 for the past two or three months from TLG GREATFN... when I did a search for them I found this site. Thank you so much for having posted a number to call for them... it was a blessing to have it available! I immediately called to ask what the charges were for only to discover that they had apparently slipped a subscription into my husband's web page that he was booking a flight on. (He never even realized that he had signed up for anything more than a flight... there was no warning or anything... they are VERY sneaky!) Thankfully, they were able to cancel the "subscription" immediately for us, but I doubt that they will refund any of the charges that they have already billed to our account. (Even though we were unaware that we even HAD an account with them and obviously never used any of their services.) I think this is unjust and they should be made to repay every penny and also to make the fact that they are signing people up to these "subscriptions" much more clear and up-front so that people are not misguided by what is really going on when they book flights... etc etc etc. Isn't there anything that can be done about this? Why haven't they been sued by anyone for doing this... apparently there are SEVERAL of us out there that have been tricked into these so called "subscriptions". It just seems to me that someone out there should be able to do something to prevent this from happening again in the future... and I personally hope that they do! Thank you all for your assistance in taking care of this unfortunate event and I hope that all of you have been able to resolve the issues with this company as well! God Bless and Take Care!

Dear Youpeoplearesostupid: I'm curious. Do you work for the company or are you 12 years old?

Oh God this people have a huge scam ! They charge me with $11.99, when I called they said it was a purchase thru Priceline and that they cannot refund my money but that they can cancel my membership. I don't know how they got my information but this must be report to the police, its a Big scam!

Youpeoplearesostupid might be right. How often do we click on things that we are just used to clicking on without really reading what they say? I mean, can anyone on here say for sure that they didn't sign up for anything even if it was an accident? I get a "rewards check" from my "direct rewards" Discover card and thought that it was a cash-back reward for using my card. As it turned out, it was a way to sign me up for a TLG service. Obviously their intent was to deceive. Why else would they make signing up for their program appear in the form of a check with the logo from the bank that issued my card on the envelope? Cash this $8.50 check in order to sign up for a services that will bill you $69.99 yearly? Or $11.99 monthly? Seems like if they were trying to be honest about it, they would just offer a free month or a discount off the yearly amount.

I guess what I'm trying to say is to be very VERY careful when buying things online. You probably signed up for this service without even realizing it. I had to order a copy of the check that I deposited to verify the fine print did in fact indicate that I was signing up for the service. Very tricky. If there are any questions, TLG can usually tell you how you signed up.

My wife and I just received membership materials in the mail. We did not sign up, but the mail item states that we must discontinue the membership during this 30-day trial by calling [protected], and you will owe nothing more. If we do not cancel $149.99 will be charged to our account annually.

Here is my advice to anyone who would like to report any incident with online fraud. Please report to the FBI by using this link.

http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm

If enough of us complain and report the fraud I believe the FBI has no choice but to act.

I believe these complaint on this board go back 771 days. I say, WHY!

I don't know what this is all about. I just sent them an email and called tech support. They say I do indeed have an account, although I don't recall giving them a credit card or signing up for this. I now have to go back through all my bank statements for the last year to see what I have actually been charged. Great fun? For them, maybe. It's great fun to get paid every month for nothing.

What is wrong with regulations in this country? I also discovered yesterday a charge of $14.99 for the last 2 months for "TLG Great Fun"...called them, they said my son enrolled 3 months ago. Called him (3 states away)...he has never had my C.C. number (& is successful on his own). I called Great Fun...got the run a round, also told to "fax" the number to discontinue membership. VERY FRUSTATING...never in my 57 yrs had any trouble like this...I'm extremely careful when using my c.c., just infuriates me. Ended up calling my c.c. & CHANGED my card number, & thankfully they are taking the charges off for the past 2 months. I will tesify/write a letter/whatever it takes, if anyone starts a lawsuit. With the economy the way it is today, it should be against the law to do what "Great Fun" is doing.

I reported this scam to my credit card co. 2 months ago and on 8/10/09 they credited back every charge. The credit card co. can help. I still think youpeoplearesostupid is a VERY STUPID PERSON!

Auguat 22
Hello
My mother is 90 yrs. old. I saw this dirtbag company using several names, i.e. TGL, TGL Everyday, TGL...etc. on her bank account. This company took 1.00 out in June and never resurface again until August. They charged her account from 12.99 to 149.99 8 times in 9 days. Obviously I stopped her card. She lives on Social Security and has very little money left per month and they have the b**** to take out $600 out of her account. Hopefully the bank will put the money back. She never travels with Orbitz or anybody else. I have no idea how they got her card account number.

Pattecake...
You need to contact your Mom's bank. They have a team that is trained to handle crap like this. They will get a hold of TLG Great Fun and tell them to cancel your Moms subscription and to give you your money back.
If you don't want to have them do it, you can do it yourself. However, when you call them...DO NOT be nice. Keep in mind that these fools are frauds. They take money at their leisure and do not offer any services. I was not nice! In fact...I had to be VERY rude (which wasn't hard because I was REALLY pissed off.)
Even if you don't have the team at the bank call these fools...you still need to call your bank and let them know about this.
I wish you the best of luck and if there is anything I can do...let me know!

and...to youpeoplearesostupid!

GO FLY A KITE YOU SORRY SOB.
You saying that they can give me proof of when I signed up is the EXACT line of BS I got from the stupid SOB that I talked to! You OBVIOUSLY work for them and are trying to move up in the company. However...Someone has a fact wrong. You say they have been doing this for 12 years...well...they ladies that I talked to said they have been doing this for 30+ years. So one of you is wrong!
TLG GREAT FUN IS A FRAUD AND IF YOU ARE A SUPPORTER...YOU'RE A DAMNED LOSER!

My checking account was debited for $14.99 and I do not know why.

They got me on the Priceline scam. Just called them with the number ther people here provided. Make sure and be angry and use the word "SCAM". When I threw that out they immediately reversed all charges (including the past three months I was charged while out of the company) and assured me it was no scam (yeah right). At least I have my money back.

I'ts a fraudulent company, call your bank and have them trace it to the method of payment, ie: debit card etc. If it is a debit card with the visa logo on it you should be covered for unauthorized charges and get your money back, but you have to file a fraud claim. My account was hit for $11.99, I got my money back within 48 hours. This company is no good and the more people who file fraud claims the better... Good luck

Ask your bank to give you the name and phone number of the party who debited your account. All debits are accompanied by this info. If it was your debit card, you have a theft situation, either of your card via your computer, or some other source or your entire identity. But, report it to your bank immediately. Sometimes the bank will check back with who ever it was or you must do so. But, in the end you should prevail. Cheers, Cheryl. Relax.

Okay, I've read a good amount of these posts and I really think this thing is a scam. The internet has a lot of ins and outs and it's relatively new so, to make sure everyone knows what they're doing (especially when dealing with money) you have to have at least two different authorization pages, not just "buttons".

I bought tickets to Japan in April of this year from Priceline. It wasn't an amazing price (there were better flights at the same or lower price when I looked later at other sites) and I even had an overnight lay-over on my way back. I remember seeing the page pop-up for Great Fun as I was purchasing the tickets. I read the page. I saw they wanted money and I didn't want to pay it. I remember either canceling out of the page or just trying to continue on. I did NOT authorize payments from that company. I authorized one payment and that was for my flight ONLY. When you authorize things off the internet, you are given a form that is written out and you sign it with full knowledge of what you are given. These people did not seek my authorization nor did they say anything about being charged a certain amount per year (which, as a recent college grad, I am not able to pay...the Japan trip was a study abroad, which fulfilled the rest of my degree requirements). I didn't get anything for free and I don't get any emails pertaining to this account that they signed me up for.

If it isn't a scam, wouldn't they send you emails about the service? I didn't receive anything in the mail either, only the charges on my credit card for $11.99 for the past 4 months.

To the people who are making fun of us for being "dumb", I would suggest that you really think about how the internet works and remember that we use the internet for convenience. We expect it to be quick and if there's something major happening, like purchasing something or making an account of some sort, we rightfully expect there to be an authorization page, pop-up window, or "This is what you are doing, would you like to spend X amount on Z?" secondary question to be there to protect not just us, but the company themselves from being screwed over.

Please don't be idiots and assume that anyone who gets screwed over deserves to be screwed over. And furthermore, don't feel all smug that they have proof of authorization because we all have unknowingly authorized this unwanted service so the authorization is false to begin with.