CCBILL.com - 39.95 "Recurring" Charge...

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newParadigm

newParadigm

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OKok. So I signed up for a certain electronic service which was billed by CCBILL.com. I signed up for a $1 trial. I saw the one dollar charge on my account and i was fine with it. But later, i was charged 39.95, for a recurring monthly charge. I checked the sign-up page, and there was some very shady fineprint telling about this but it was worded so obscurley, the rep from CCBILL.com had to explain it to me.

So, i tried to get them to refund the charge; i had only used the service on the first day, and then never even opened it up again. The rep flatout refused so i asked to speak with his supervisor, and he refused as well, claiming that i had agreed to the terms, and if i didn't udnerstand something i shouldnt have accepted them. I threatned to file a chrageback, and he basically said go ahead.

I filled out the Affifavit for a chargeback with my CC Company today and will send it in on Monday.

Just warning, don't deal with CCBILL, the are very shady characters.


Did i do the right thing?


~new
 
jadinolf

jadinolf

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Originally posted by: mryellow2
Take responsibility for your ignorance.
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True. I did the same ignorant thing a while back and it was $49.95.

Got the charge reversed but never again.
 
LordNoob

LordNoob

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You have to read the fine print. It looks like they can legally charge you that amount. I imagine how they got you was an automatic renewal setup. You have to manually cancel the service in order not to be charged.
 
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bockchow

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hmmm, sounds like PORN to me. can't trust those PORN sites. hope your mommy doesn't find out

"certain electronic service" i love that line for some reason.
 
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FrustratedUser

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CCBill handles lots of pr0n payments. I must admit to paying once :eek:, cancelling was never a problem.
Yoy need to go to their website and cancel manually.
 
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SkunkApe

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Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
CCBill handles lots of pr0n payments. I must admit to paying once :eek:, cancelling was never a problem.
Yoy need to go to their website and cancel manually.
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so true, frustated one, cancel immediately after signing up. and the pr0n site will still allow access until the next payment date.

mondoporno.com

teheee
 
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arcas

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Yet another place where a single-use CC number would have saved a lot of trouble...

 
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Reel

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
newParadime,

You may want to consider applying for a CitiBank Credit Card which offers Virtual Account Numbers.

1 time use cc's :)
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They have that Platinum Select Dividends card too. Have you seen that? 5% cash back on gas, groceries, drug stores, 1% on all other purchases. I had a plain Platinum Select and they switched me over no problem. I think that is the best cash back plan I have seen so far. Click for free ipods! God, I feel like an advertisement.
 
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CTrain

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
newParadime,

You may want to consider applying for a CitiBank Credit Card which offers Virtual Account Numbers.

1 time use cc's :)
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Actually I use my Citibank Virtual Numbers all the time but they made a mistake one time.
I made one for $30 limit.
Was charged for $29.95 from CCbill.
The month ended and 5 days passed...no problem.
Then I see a $29.95 charge again on the same virtual account numbers...but this time its from paycom(the other major service).
Anyway, I got my $29.92 taken off but I never investigated why there was a malfunction with the virtual number.
 
Koing

Koing

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Originally posted by: LordNoob
You have to read the fine print. It looks like they can legally charge you that amount. I imagine how they got you was an automatic renewal setup. You have to manually cancel the service in order not to be charged.
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Ditto.

DID you 'cancel' it yourself?

They always work out like the way you did. You sign up for a trial and they WILL charge a month IF YOU DO NOT CANCEL. Some people unfortunately forget and they get stung :(.

If you cancel you can still use it until your time runs out but after you won't be charged.

Koing
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: ReelC00L
Originally posted by: RossMAN
newParadime,

You may want to consider applying for a CitiBank Credit Card which offers Virtual Account Numbers.

1 time use cc's :)
Click to expand...

They have that Platinum Select Dividends card too. Have you seen that? 5% cash back on gas, groceries, drug stores, 1% on all other purchases. I had a plain Platinum Select and they switched me over no problem. I think that is the best cash back plan I have seen so far. Click for free ipods! God, I feel like an advertisement.
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Yep.

5% on groceries and gas rocks, we use it everywhere we go.
 
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CTrain

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One plus for using CC is that most gives you protection.
There was this $9.95 recurring charge.
Basically, at the beginning of the cycle when I was charged the $9.95, I called right away and said I liked to cancel and if I can get a refund.
They basically told me NO. I said fine, I'll have my CC take it off for me.

I called the CC and filed a chargeback and told them this:
"I'm paying for a service and I canceled it right at the beginning of the cycle so I shouldn't be charge or be entitled to the refund. As a long-time customer, when I'm using my CC, I should have that type of protection."

You know most CC gives you the protection of being able to return something in the case the place of business won't let you.
Paying for a service is no difference. If I haven't use that service at all and its at the beginning of that cycle, why shouldn't I be entitled to a refund.

Of course that $9.95 was taken off.
 
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chasem

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Dec 17, 2001
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Your cc was used, whaddya they gonna do, check your fingerprints?

if they do check the IP or such, does that prove you typed it?

If they do prove you use that computer becuase there are fingerprints on the keyboard, does that mean they are from that purchese?

is all this trouble worth 40 bux for them?
 
newParadigm

newParadigm

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Jul 30, 2003
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I think it would not be worth teh $0 dollars.

Next time i will DEF use a virtual card from PayPal (lol this was on my PayPal debit card anyway, shoulda just done the damn virtual #)

Anyway, as i said, im sending in the Affidavit on Monday Dec 27.

I bassically wrote on it that i signed up for a trial service for $1, and that was then, against my consnet charged an additional $40 recuring charge. I stated that i called CCBILL.com, even spoke with a manager, and they refused to do anything about it. They did ironically "explain" the maening of the gay @ss fineprint. So i stated that because of the misleading nature of the fienprint, i was caused to be chraged the extra money.


My chances are pretty good i will get the refund right?

The card is issued through bankone.


Thanks all,

~new
 
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silent tone

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: CTrain
Originally posted by: RossMAN
newParadime,

You may want to consider applying for a CitiBank Credit Card which offers Virtual Account Numbers.

1 time use cc's :)
Click to expand...

Actually I use my Citibank Virtual Numbers all the time but they made a mistake one time.
I made one for $30 limit.
Was charged for $29.95 from CCbill.
The month ended and 5 days passed...no problem.
Then I see a $29.95 charge again on the same virtual account numbers...but this time its from paycom(the other major service).
Anyway, I got my $29.92 taken off but I never investigated why there was a malfunction with the virtual number.
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The same thing happened to me with Discover card. My "single use" number was charged again a week later.
 
MidasKnight

MidasKnight

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Originally posted by: newParadime
I think it would not be worth teh $0 dollars.

Next time i will DEF use a virtual card from PayPal (lol this was on my PayPal debit card anyway, shoulda just done the damn virtual #)

Anyway, as i said, im sending in the Affidavit on Monday Dec 27.

I bassically wrote on it that i signed up for a trial service for $1, and that was then, against my consnet charged an additional $40 recuring charge. I stated that i called CCBILL.com, even spoke with a manager, and they refused to do anything about it. They did ironically "explain" the maening of the gay @ss fineprint. So i stated that because of the misleading nature of the fienprint, i was caused to be chraged the extra money.


My chances are pretty good i will get the refund right? < ----- Nope.

The card is issued through bankone.


Thanks all,

~new
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newParadigm

newParadigm

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It doesn't matter one way or the other, i never signed a legal document, i pressed an "accept" button.

There are no grounds to force me to pay this paytmetn

~new
 
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