The Grant Approval Network’s earns a 4.3-star rating from 12 reviews, showing that the majority of grant applicants are very satisfied with funding outcomes.
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Unauthorized Charges
When I submitted an interested for this cd from this company there was nothing that said they would charge me $79.99 for any services. So of course I was very shocked to see my bank account short. When I called I got a very rude and insulting lady who talked over me and said well you should read the terms next time, which I had read them and there was nothing about an $80. I find it rediculous that it takes a week to get this cd in which time you have 10 days for the trial, but really you get 2 or 3 days tops because of the shipping then they charge you for an online service subscription that I didn't want. On top of this scummy and manipulative business they run, their so called customer service is beyond horrible and rude and hangs up on you. When you try to call back they keep hanging up, and when you want to talk to a supervisor they HANG UP!
Needless to say - this was a horrible experience!
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Never received C.D but charged $79.97
I was charged $79.97 on a Saturday for help filling out grants. I never received the C.D and I was waiting for the C.D. to fill out the Grants with the proper wording to get approved. I called on Saturday when I was charged to explain to them I never received the info. Their office isn't opened on Saturday so I waited to Monday to call . I didn't thing...
Read full review of The Grant Approval NetworkUnauthorized charges
I agreed to pay $1.95 for a disc. and come to find out they have been charging my dads credit card 79.95 every month for several months, without authorization. I just cancelled on their website, I have pasted the confirmation for you:
your account options confirmation Your Grant Approval Network account has been successfully cancelled:
Your confirmation number is [protected].
Because you have already been billed the shipping and product cost for the last order we sent, you do not need to return anything. ( I was billed, but they didn't ship nor did I receive a thing!)
Your credit card will not be charged again nor will you receive any further shipments from Grant Approval Network.
Please wait while we process your request
Seeing this, I have to tell you, they sent me that first CD that I knowingly authorized them to charge 1.95, and never received another thing. They need to be stopped!
I want my money back!
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
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Withdrawl of unauthorized funds from checking account with debit card account personal information.
To Whom This Does Concern/Regard:
Please! somehow-someway "Resolve ", as I see according other comments on website "Other People Experienced Problems/ Complications Exactly Or Similar Circumstances As Well To Date. Whatever, "ACTION/RECOURSE IS IN ORDER OR APPROPRIATE FOR FULL REFUND/COMPENSATION FOR WHICH HAS CAUSED FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR MISMANAGEMENT, FALSE PRACTICES AND OR DECEPTION ON MY BEHALF THEN WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN TARGETED THEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE, AGREEMENT OR EVEN AWARENESS!'...
Thank You!
[protected]@gmail.com Phone No. [protected] Ann Akar
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My name is Rosemary Silva. This company " REALLY, REALLY SUCKS". First of all, when I received my paycheck Friday June 3rd 2016, $80.00 was missing from my account. when I Emailed the company they returned an email letting me know they would only refund me $40.00. Talking about my rate of refund will be Prorateded.
this is UN-ACEPTABLE. Now my account is $80.00 short of funds plus the Overdraft fee of $15.00. I WANT ALL MY DAMN MONEY BACK.And as for the Ahole who Emailed me back talking about we are giving me the $40.00 as a courtesy, BS.
If my money is not returned real soon, I will be calling KURTIS CHANNEL 13 NEWS, THEN WILL SEE .
My name is Connie Foat- 16865 Guard St. Apt 106 Hayward, Wi. [protected]
I only went to check out the idea of trying to get a grant. This billing on my debit card will be a big problem. I have 2 checks that will bounce because of this charge on my account. I called when I got the CD in the mail today. I had NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS. I called and canceled at 6 to 6:20 central time in Wi. My user # : CF29675952 --------Password 1d685874 confirmation to cancel was #
[protected] I am 69 yrs. old and very ill. I am on SSI. and this will be a burden on me. I ask that you would Please credit the money back to my acct. Thank you so much.
Thank you again Connie Foat
P.S. The Grant approval Network- UNAUTHORIZED DEBIT ON MY BANK ACCOUNT.
unauthorized debits
[protected] is the cancel number I just cancelled with GRANT APPROVAL NETWORK hope It can help you all.
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I called to cancel and demanded a refund - the extremely rude snippy girl I spoke to said it would post back in 3-5 days this was on Monday 7/21 on Monday 7/27 a full week later nothing returned to my account! I called again and I think I got the same ride piece of work. She claimed refund was processed "on their end" and there was nothing she could do. She then proceeded to insult me and my bank. By then I was done being professional- I I cursed her and hung up. If my money is not back by tomorrow I will be filing a report with the BBB and the Federal Trade Commission!
This company is filled with unprofessional uneducated scammers who need a real job! I hope the B who answers the phone takes a long walk off a short pier!
Today I got a CD in the mail from GRANT APPROVAL NETWORK- Today is 11/12/13 --- I went online and searched the grant program- I did not OK an order. I did not Ok a charge for $ 29.95. I had no clue what I was getting in the mail today when it arrived.
I am on SSI and this charge will be a huge impact on my checking account. It will short me and I will have an over-drawn account.
I ask that you would PLEASE GIVE ME A CREDIT BACK TO MY ACCOUNT. I only searched the site checking if I could maybe get a grant. I called right away to cancel but I see they already had charged my checking account. I called around 6:15 Central time in Wi. to cancel. I will return the CD . Please Help me out with a refund. Connie Foat=15865 Guard St. Apt. 106= Hayward, Wi. 54843
User: CF29675952 Password 1d685874 I am very ill / and 69 years old. This will be a hardship for me .
Please, Please help me out- I thank you so much. God Bless you Connie Foat
Confirmation of canceling #[protected]
Connie
As other people have mentioned, the Grant Approval Network is a scam. They debit $1.95 for shipping and handling for a DVD. This is apparently a 10-day trial (this is not mentioned anywhere during the purchase) and after that they debited $79.98, this was unauthorized. I blocked my debit card, reported the charge as unauthorised and will be filing a complaint with the better business bureau.
Withdrew unsolicited money from checking account
Gave Grant Approval Network $1.95 for a demo CD to see about getting a grant. Next thing I knew, they had taken $79.95 out of my checking account without my permission. I never saw anything on the billing about doing this. This is a scam fraud company to look out forl When I tried calling them, they ask for you phone number and nobody connect, they just keep asking for your phone number over and over!
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the same thing happened to me now I have to dispute the charge with the bank .I hope I can get money back !
this is a scam
This is a ridiculous company... they notify you of the 1.95 that you will be charged and then just get you with the 79.97 monthly fee.. they say that it is in writing but it is obviously in very small writing... people are trying to get help however they can these days and people like this know this and take advantage... I don't know about anyone else but 80.00 is precious to me and I want to keep my money and not just throw it away. The rep that I talked to said that I had accessed the network 1 time and since I had done that she could only refund me 39.95 of the money that I had paid, I mean really come on... at this rate these grants must be made of gold and are able to be sold that way... WHAT A RIP OFF! pay close attention when you are trying to find money for school as that is what I was trying to do - to finish my education!
Student loans grands and forgiveness.
Do you know a serious student loans advisors who can get you real grands, and get my student loan forgiven ?
I want a company with real reviews and history, because I have received more than 20 calls offering me student loan forgiveness or pardon me some grands, but I believe have been all spams.
edwinrpr@yahoo.com
This program was supposed to be free with a one time fee of $1.97. They have taken nearly $80.00 from my bank account without my authorization! I want a damn refund now! This is a con and needs to be stopped!
The company makes it sound like it was 1.95 and didn't say anything that after 10 days they would take another 79.97 out of your account for doing nothing. It is a rip off and should be closed down by the government and have to refund everyone they are stealing from.
I found this company and I thought it would be a good idea. I am disabled and on a VERY fixed income. My house is in need of repairs and the advertising said there were government grants available for these things, all I had to do was pay $4.95 for their CD. THAT WAS ALL. My father-in-law let me use his credit card. I did get the CD but when he got his statement $4.95 was charged then $79.95 was charged 7days later. He got a VERY RUDE woman on the phone who didn't want to refund the money but finally did. Then somehow they got my only debit card # and charged my account $4.95 and $79.95 in September and October. I didn't realize the charge until October. I called them the day they took the money out and told them they stole my credit card # and demanded to have the money refunded. I told them that I signed up with them using someone elses card, how did they get my #? Also, what about Septembers charges. She said she would not give me any info for September and would not credit me for any other charges, which at the time I knew nothing about. Now I am out $165.00 which is a fortune for me and my 7 year old daughter. They need to have fraud charges brought on them.
Paula SkuSkudra
Did the same to me.Thought it was a one fee of $1.95 them boom hit my account for $79.97.Found this place thru my unemployment web site.I didn't have the money in my account to cover the charge so the bank then hit me for $36.00 insufficiant funds fee.So now i'm out $115.97, Scammers.Texted them to complain.They then canceled me.I texed them again about my money and they said they pro-rated my account and are returning $55.97.I'm still out $60.00 because of them.
They got me too. I paid the $1.95 for shipping and then got $79.99 deducted from my account for June and then July. I called to complain and a very young lady answered and told me that she hadn't been contacted by me to unsubcribe. I told her I didn't agree to be subscribed to anything. She said that at the bottom of the offer it stated that by paying the $1.95 I had 10 days to cancel. The offer didn't have such a thing at the bottom. She did agree to reverse the July charge but not the June. I asked to speak to her supervisor and she said she was not available. I asked her supervisors name and she said Ann, hesitantly. I tried to call back the next day to speak with Ann and I get a recording stating I have been unsubsribed and hangs up.
I did not authorised $29.95 AUD to be taken from my account. I want that money back please...
SCAM
This company's web site is designed to obscure the fact of continuous and automatic amounts removed regularly from the customer's bank. There is no genuine indicator that you are enrolling in a program if you buy the DVD. This is a scam and the government needs to shut down this business and refund the customers.
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Last month my husband research grant approvals for a home/ vehicle. He stumbled upon the grant approval network. He agreed to one transaction of $79.97 but then this month another $79.97 was taking out without consent. He was guaranteed $50, 000.00 they blamed our bank for not allowing them to deposit that amount in our checking. So they asked for $450.00 for us to send to them so they could wire the $5, 000.00 so wr sent it. They called and said his middle initial wasn't on the western union send us another $450.00 and we will send it well we sent over $450.00 and we never received any money. We've been calling constantly and nothing. This company has taken us for over a $1, 000.00 and we want it back. I've obtained an attorney and charges will be filed. We want our money back.
Please STAY AWAY from this company. It does not provide any grant information but it will get your personal information through other websites you visited. You may have entered your credit card number to access FREE information they claimed to provide. DON'T fall for this SCAM.
When I spoke with the lady from their Customer Service Department, she said the corporate office has no phone number. How can a legitimate company has no phone number?
this company did the same thing to me.. but i am so stupid as to not look at my statement that it has been taken out since 01 of this year. this is upsetting since credit card companies can only do a refund of 60 days.. beaware of this site. i don't even recall ever even talking to anyone, i did do a financial aid package, but i have no idea how i ever got involved with this.. please if you have any information that can help me i would greatly appreciate it.. i am going to the better business burea.. please if anyone else has been scamed please let me know as i can report it as well. i am a sick person so this 79.97 that they continually took out of my account has accumulated close to 400.00 dollars before i could even recogonize it. PLEASE DONT BE STUPID LIKE ME CHECK YOU STATEMENTS THROUGH AND THROUGH.
Holy cow, you fell for that? How sad. I hope you get it back.
took money from my ck. acct.without authozation
I was chgd.$79.81 that I did not authorize from my chkg.acct.How they got my acct. # i have no idea.I've went online and cancelled from any more chrg.I want my $79.81 refunded to me.I have already talked to my attorney. thank you
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I was forwarded an e-mail from NH Unemployment that Grant Approval Network might provide services useful to me. Since one of the areas of information was for starting a business, I filled in their form (name, address, phone #) and gave them $1.95 using a credit card for what I understood was for a package of information but it turns out it was for a 10-day trial period and I had authorized them to bill my credit card $79.81/month. I wasn't using the card so I just found out that they'd billed me for 3 months. The first customer rep I talked to said that I should have read the fine print (there is a statement in extremely small print at bottom about the monthly charge). She also said I received a user name and password to use their services but I never received any e-mails from them nor did I receive anything in the mail. I called another customer rep and humbly explained that I had misunderstood what I was signing up for and he refunded the charges! In spite of that, this is a scam and people who are getting unemployment benefits should NOT be getting e-mails from them. They offer no services and extract money through deception. The Attorney General's Consumer Complaint office in my state tells me the company is based in CO. Everybody who has been scammed by this company should contact the CO Attorney General's Office. They must be STOPPED!
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I am investigating a suspicious transaction charged to my bank account, probably related to edentity theft
and unathorized use of my PRIOR DEBIT CARD NUMBER - last 4 digits NEW Card: 0091; PRIOR Card: 8347.
Please change your records if appropriate.
Contact me if there are questions at 1200 S. Missouri Ave. No. 140 Clearwater FL 33756. Phone: [protected]. PRIOR (Registration) Phone: [protected]. Email: carlrbauer@tampabay.rr.com
False billing
I went into the website grants.gov and was asked to pay 1.95 and was unable to but they still had my information and now 79.95 was taken from my debit card and now my bills are messed due to this false billings. how do I get this matter handle and my money return to me.
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I got an authorized charged of $77.00 for I have no idea what. They said that they will charge $4.95 then a couple days later I saw that charge on my bank account and I will dispute it, because it is a scam and when I tried to talk to a representative, she was very rude and she hung up on me instead of trying to help me. I called the [protected] number and they were very rude and unhelpful.
The exact thing happen to me and I have did everything to get my money back and now they took another $79.95 out of my account and I can't pay all my rent. The package was returned and I was told my funds would be returned but now I'm told to bad so sad. I am furious and bbb didn't do a thing . I want to thank the Grant folks if I loose my home. This needs to be published on their page. I need my funds back.
I have been having a recurring debt from you on my bank statement. I was not informed that this service would cost me that much. I want my money back as far as 3 months ago and no longer want this service. To me this is a bogus and consumers like myself was not informed of this. I want this matter resolved as soon as possible or I will seek other ways to get my money back My name is Michelle L. Holley and you have the rest of my information
I was sent cd and charged the $4.95.
Within 8 days another, $79. taken out. Now am over drafted... I called and cancelled, not understanding. They told me the $79 paid for a month till March. Since, I cancelled, cannot sign in so they got the 79 out of me. I filed a dispute with my bank. It will take up to 60 days.
submitted for a disk 4.95 shipping then got a charge on my bill for 79.97 Called them and they were immediately hostile. Would not let me speak. It is clear this is a scam. Buyer beware, They are rude and obnoxious which tells me immediately they know it is a scam. So they said they canceled and would reverse the charge. I hope they do because I did not authorize the charge and called to cancel within 10 days. ordered on 8/14 canceled 8/24
I to was scam for 59.95 by the Grant Approval Network.Tried to call but not taking calls.
The same thing happened to me. This Grantapproval Network is a scam! They told me I was paying only $1.95 for ship/handling for a package with info for different grants. They never said anything about a membership for life at the cost of $79.95! So I happened to be checking my acct and I see they made a withdrawal that I did not approve! This just today! Called my bank right away, they filed a claim for me, so I will get my money back along with a new card. When they bank rep called the Grant people the woman had the nerve to tell me they would refund me $69.95! Because I looked at the site after I made the purchase! That's crazy! And I told her that was ridiculous, I want a full refund so she had nerve to tell bank rep she will fight and win! Do NOT go to this site!
MY NAME IS MIKE, this problem happen to me! I believe this is a scam company that works with other scam companies. PLEASE BEWARE OF THESE KIND OF THINGS! I AM GOING TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED SOON . I AM PISSED, HOW DARE THIS COMPANY TO DO THIS TO OTHERS AND TO MYSELF. IT WENT FROM A 1.95 TO 79.95 GRANT ME THIS IS GOING TO BE SOLVED QUICKLY!
Fred Ki said it best. The best advice I can give is to read the grant sites you want to obtain a grant kit from, top to bottom ( including terms and conditions where the hidden fees are), and make sure you understand and agree. Get a walmart debit card and put as low as five dollars on it, that way if it really is a scam, you aren't in debt, and best of all, you wont be taking a risk with your bank card or credit card or worst of all, your credit score! I had been cheated before as well so I feel all of you. But now, I'd rather be safe than sorry. I believe there are honest, legit grant programs out there, but dont be too excited and naiive to put your hard earned money on the line. Hope this helps for anyone that has had a bad experience or is planning to apply for grants. Good luck to you all :)
This is a scam! Unemployed...directed to this site ...seemingly through the states web page when I applied for unemployment...next thing I know...I get this disk in the mail that I wasn't sure who it was from until I opened it. Now I am stuck paying to ship it back to them.The above person commenting clearly has an interest they aren't mentioning!
they have not followed through with promises
After filing for unemployment, I thought I would take advantage to see if I were eligible for any type of government grant. I spent 1.95 on my credit card. The next thing I realize is 2 charges, one for 1.95 the other for 78.99. Upon calling the company, I was told that the 1.95 was a trail offer to gain access to their website. After looking over the information, I would then be charged 78.99 for the kit.
I explained to them that I haven't had time to even look at their web site, they agreed to give me 2 months before charging me and told me that my account would be credited. I still have not been credited and my account is now overdrawn because of this fraudulent act.
I can not understand why a government website would allow these criminals to operate.
David Rey
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