Hi Everyone!
I have considered myself to be 'street wise' but unfortunately I have been caught by this bogus company.
At first, I have required 'free' credit score providing my debit or credit card details - looks normal, where in case of equifax, that was not a bit of a surprise. The moment I have received details on my emails from highcreditscore.co.uk - I have realised - IT DOES NOT LOOK RIGHT! but - I have clearly DID NOT realised that I have been subscribed as 'a special invitation' to rewardsnow.co.uk, of which email or possibility HAVE NOT RECEIVED or HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE to opt-out. This happened on 25th August 2009 and I have immediately unregistered from highcreditscore. co.uk at once!
Now, we are in December, right, and checking my statement on daily basis, I have realised they have charged me for four months after four months for £79.80!! Obviously this happened without my authorisation which I have immediately reported to my bank.
Phoned number on my statement. Woman on the other side seemed like she just got up of the bed! Ignorant and arrogant!
Beside this, being a web developer and designer, also accountancy student I certainly DO NOT agree with unethical practices by this company - Adaptive Affinity Ltd - whose roots reach U.S.A.
For that reason I have been prompted, and therefore decided to found a web service, that WILL be dedicated for misleading web services operating under UK Law. Obviously, I am going to devote my spare time and resources for research by contacting lawyers, organisations and trading bodies for verification and explanation why this kind and other services are being allowed to function and CATCH us, internet users. In addition to that I am going to verify 'existing' shops if they participate with this kind of schedule and on what basis.
Also I will contact banks and credit card companies, fraud prevention bodies and definitely media to help find the right answers and solutions to prevent these companies to run without responsibility on the e-commerce market.
Obviously, this cannot happen without YOU, who has been caught, or know someone who has been caught.
I would appreciate your comments and cases (I don't need personal details). Unless we can unite our strength and resources.
Please e-mail me if you feel or have been conned? If you know someone that was conned online? The more information we have the bigger case we have and more chance to expose the bogus, misleading e-commerce 'services' that DOES NOT EXIST.
IF YOU KNOW ANY OTHER BOGUS ON-LINE WEBSITE, SERVICES OR COMPANIES THAT DOES NOT EXIST?
Please feel free to e-mail me and forward this e-mail to your contacts.
Write to me about your experience.
Kind Regards
Anna
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