Don't Get Scammed

This evening, El Hero noticed two strange $12.00 charges on our debit card for supposed memberships in "shoppersdiscount.com" and "reservation reward.com."

After I assured him that I had nothing whatsoever to do with these memberships, he called their 1-800 number. Meanwhile, I was in FULL GOOGLE MODE!

Didn't take long to see that this was a deceptive scam and the two are from the same bogus company.

Here's how it works. Have you ever ordered anything online and after the transaction you see something like "Would you like to save $10 on your next purchase?" or "Receive a $10 coupon, now!"? Apparently, the company you just ordered from allows your credit card information to be given to the scammers. They then take the info and "enroll" you in their "discount club" and start charging $12.00 monthly fees. How is that even legal, pray tell?

We found out ours happened through Fandango.com where we buy movie tickets. Actually, we don't remember buying movie tickets there recently...I did log on recently to check movie times. Apparently you can just barely glance their way and they'll get your info. I never click on those "extra" things, so I don't know how it happened.

Bottom line is...ordering online be VERY CAREFUL what you click on and agree to. AND, watch your credit and debit card bills. We were fortunate that Hero noticed right away. Some people online didn't notice for months and even years.

Our money is being refunded....so they said. We shall see.