I’ve been charged $79 for something I don’t remember that I asked for!!!
Is it internet fraud? I panicked! It turns out I have signed up for the free trial to Amazon Prime and after the trial period has lapsed, Amazon automatically enrolled me to an annual paid membership to Amazon prime. And oh yes, if you look back at the free trial and the fine prints that follow, they did say they would charge me. Grrr…
I GOOGLED for people who had the same problem. Alas. I’m not alone. I saw plans to sue Amazon and discussions on how unfair it was that Amazon was doing this. A lot of people even said that they will never transact with Amazon again.
The bottom line is that I don’t want to have Amazon Prime. I don’t want the yearly $79 charge…
SO WHAT CAN BE DONE? Amazon Prime Membership can be cancelled easily… and as quite clearly stated in Amazon Prime’s FAQ, the $79 bill can be refunded. HOW?
1 SIMPLY, go to
https://www.amazon.com/gp/subs/primeclub/account/homepage.html
and click cancel account. DONE! You will get your refund in 2-3 days if you didn’t make any Amazon prime purchase in the period you have been automatically enrolled to the Amazon Prime.
2. You can CALL the number:
+1(866)5572820
(I called the number using Skype)
Press
7
And you just give them your email address and request that the Amazon Prime membership be cancelled and your $79 be refunded.
No questions asked. You’ll have your money back.
AND NEXT TIME, read the fine prints
AMZ Prime Club,
I had the same problem. They must be desperate at Amazon.com for stealing a little bit more money from they customers. Thanks a lot for your tips
Greetings,
Alvaro
By: Alvaro on May 26, 2008
at 11:43 am
CANCEL MY AMZ PRIME CLUB MEMBERSHIP WHICH I DID NOT ORDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND CREDIT MY ACCOUNT!!!!!
BECAUSE OF THIS I WILL NOT BE ORDERING ANY MORE ITEMS THROUGH AMAZON.
By: LORRAINE MIESCKE on June 13, 2008
at 7:27 pm
thnx for the help dude…u saved my hard earned money
By: naveen on June 14, 2008
at 6:12 pm
Thanks man, you saved my hide, I really need the money nowadays with gas prices so expensive.
By: Takriminos on June 21, 2008
at 5:06 pm
Very glad to help folks
By: silverfork on June 22, 2008
at 2:11 am
I had exactly the same problem!
Thank a lot for your help!
By: Tatiana Prutskij on June 24, 2008
at 12:04 am
I received same, at this motnh credit card bill.
I followed your instruction and cancelled membership. How will I get refunded my amount? Since I am not residing at the same address given to Amazon earlier. Please help me.
By: Thanuja on June 24, 2008
at 4:39 am
I have the same problem!!
Should I sign in the account then cancel it ?
Thank you very much!!
By: Aaron on June 28, 2008
at 3:36 am
Yes. Login to you amazon account. Then do the above outlined steps.
You will have to wait about 2-3 working days though to have it the refund reflected in your account
By: silverfork on June 28, 2008
at 8:35 am
Thanks for your help!! You are a life saver, I got my bank to look into the subject for me, but luckly, I can call them Monday to stop the invst. You are awesome! I am going to use your link now to cancel.
By: rgminnie on June 28, 2008
at 9:02 am
Thank you!!!
Waiting for my money back~~
By: Aaron on June 29, 2008
at 11:55 pm
I have exactly the same problem. I wrote amazon service by email just now, and they replied in minutes, it must be prepared, and they charge on purpose. I’m just wondering if there is any way to reach everyone who have ordered things at amazon to remind them this cheat?
By: alva on July 15, 2008
at 7:13 pm
Thanks Man
It had happened same to me also. I had canceled it now. I am yet to receive many.
Thanks it helped a lot.
Its shame to Amazon. I think, we should SUE Amazon for this ugly things
By: Ragavendra on July 17, 2008
at 7:53 am
There’s no CANCEL MEMBERSHIP BUTTON!
By: nsh on July 17, 2008
at 3:30 pm
Phew! Thank you very much for the tip! You’re a lifesaver!
By: Sam Hockey on July 18, 2008
at 11:03 am
I didn’t even notice it is being charged for enrollment. Otherwise, I rather paid delivery fee straight away. Now it turns out 1 CD cost me 89USD .. What a fool am I ? It just happened on me like what Alva mentioned above…..
By: Mei on July 21, 2008
at 7:24 am
thanks man!
I will never by from them, bastards. thank u a lot for the informations.
They grabed from my account the money and I went in negative so I have been charged again fro that. It costed me over 100$. I wish them to go bacrupted!
By: ion on July 23, 2008
at 10:31 pm
CANCEL MY AMZ PRIME CLUB MEMBERSHIP WHICH I DID NOT ORDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND CREDIT MY ACCOUNT!!!!!
By: luis paulo araujo on July 27, 2008
at 3:34 pm
So glad you did this post… did a search on “amz primeclub” after seeing it on my online bank register, and your post was right there. I’ve cancelled and hopefully I will get the refund (did not order from Amazon since I got whacked so I should be ok).
Thanks so much!
By: Mike Sutyak on July 29, 2008
at 11:45 pm
Thanks a lot for the tip ! just read my statement and saw the AMZ PRIME and got into panic mode :p
Just cancelled my Prime Membership so i hope i´ll get the refund.
Tnx
By: Berdy on August 2, 2008
at 3:52 pm
They did it to me too, and I live in WA, where Amazon is based, and we are a state where you have to be NOTIFIED IN WRITING before they can charge you for stuff like this. Hello? Anybody at Amazon actually pay attention to the laws in the state they are founded in? Guess not. I used the cancel membership button and I am also writing a strongly worded letter to Amazon about this shady practice. Sheesh. They’re getting to be as bad as AOL (and I don’t even want to talk about how I’m still trying to get my money back from those shysters!).
By: Paula N. on August 4, 2008
at 9:49 am
Same here! I did NOT sign up for a free trial….when I called to get this cancelled, they informed me that a recent transaction made me ELIGIBLE for a free trial. If I had not had issues with my bank account that created a need to closely review my account, i would have never noticed this $79 charge!!!! Unbelievable SCAM–think of all the people they will get this $79 from (without their permission!!!!) simply because they will not see it on their account. Seems illegal to me?!?!?!
By: Carol on August 6, 2008
at 6:52 pm
türkçe bilen varsa lütfen yardım etsin amazon 79 dolarımı almış nasıl geri alacagımı bilmiyorum
By: selçuk on August 10, 2008
at 1:49 pm
sadece siteden iptal ettirmek yeterlimi acaba ??
By: selçuk on August 10, 2008
at 1:50 pm
Hi Guys, I’ve been conned like you all too. Got to know only when I managed to view my online statement. Being charged US$79 = S$120 even if I’ve not made any transaction. This is DAYLIGHT ROBBERY man. Have cancelled my membership and now wondering if Amazon could refund my money.
Thanks GUYS.
Hope WE ALL will get our refund
By: Mel Hash on August 11, 2008
at 4:01 am
I had same problem, I’m following your steps now
Thank you
By: Arun on August 14, 2008
at 6:28 am
Wow, I had followed your instructions, and hope the money back soon. Thank you for your help!!!good luck!
By: Jenny on August 14, 2008
at 6:43 pm
Thanks. Same thing happened to me today. Called and cancelled and told him that a lot of people are not using Amazon now because of these shenanigans. I don’t think he cared.
By: Joanna on August 14, 2008
at 7:59 pm
THANK you very much for this information. Using your instructions, I accessed my account, located the prime membership information, and cancelled it.
By: C. J. Owens on August 15, 2008
at 11:50 am
I just checked my checking account and seen I was charged $79 and didnt make in purchase recently…
By: Barb on August 16, 2008
at 11:47 am
thanks for this very helpful post… i just called up the number which silverfork posted, they were very polite obcourse and said they will cancel my account and refund my money.
thanks again silverfork.
By: canus on August 17, 2008
at 2:59 pm
Thank you so much for your tips. I just cancelled my account as well and I hope I get the money back. As a poor, panicky college student, I don’t need Amazon pulling this crap on me.
By: Miss Kitty Fantastico on August 18, 2008
at 6:52 pm
Hi All! Glad to help you.
Just to reassure you, I did get my refund smoothly when I did the above steps
By: silverfork on August 18, 2008
at 7:11 pm
Hi, All I had the same problem.
I was cheking my account and notice $79 AMZ*PRIME CLUB 866-557-2820 NV.. i just call them and he apologize and he said 2 or 3 days my money is back… we need to be more careful!!!
By: ritalfred on August 25, 2008
at 3:52 am
Dude! Your the best!
By: Engel on August 26, 2008
at 12:54 am
OMG! I have never know until I clicked the link you mentioned. I have been changed twice, one is for 2007 & one is for 2008!! I didn’t recognize the charge for 2007 I have paid for it until today! Lucky that I have cancelled the one for 2008 just now. Thanks a lot
By: Cali on August 29, 2008
at 10:28 pm
I just solved the “AMZ prime club” problem through this website, thank you for your help and I really appriciate it.
By: MingJin on September 2, 2008
at 10:23 pm
AMAZON IS BULLLSHIT! i should SUE THEM!!!! assssholesss
By: Pynki on September 5, 2008
at 12:56 am
oh yeah.. THANK YOU FOR THE HELP because i was like WTF?????? but yeaahhh.. =) Thanks a lot.
By: Pynki on September 5, 2008
at 12:57 am
Thanks!!!
they were taking my money for three years!!
By: Riky on September 5, 2008
at 2:06 am
THANK YOU!!! FOR THE INFORMATION ABOUT AMZ PRIME CLUB…
By: MINERVA on September 5, 2008
at 2:59 pm
Silverfork, You are a lifesaver. Thank you.
By: KT on September 7, 2008
at 3:44 pm
I am going crazy about this.
I did intent to sign up for free trial, but I didn’t have any license that Amazon required.
But I was still enrolled…what a crazy~
Now I was charged $79, and no refund, because I buy a nose clip for free shipping~~
and on the next day after I was enrolled( I didn’t know I was already on the board), I still paid nearly $8.00 shipping fee for other items, therefore, I certainly didn’t think that I was a prime membership already, because I still paid the shipping fee and didn’t receive my items in one week. So….How could I know that I was a Prime Membership at that time?
I have no idea about the whole damned thing. All I know that I lost $79, and I have to work for 10 hours on campus to get them back( I am an international student)…..I won’t buy any books and other items from Amazon anymore ……
By: Julianna on September 8, 2008
at 5:43 pm
Good News~ I had my money back~~
But watch out~~Don’t be traped again~
By: Julianna on September 10, 2008
at 11:04 pm
YEAH THEY JACKED ME TOO. LETS ALL GET TOGETHER AND SUE THE HELL OUT OF THEM. I CANT EVEN GET A PERSON ON THE PHONE TO TALK MY 79.00 BACK. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW AMZ YOU SUCK. YOUR AN ANTI AMERICAN COMPONAY AND I HOPE YOU GO OUT OF BUSINESS
By: BRAD on September 13, 2008
at 6:23 pm
CANCEL MY AMZ PRIME CLUB MEMBERSHIP WHICH I DID NOT ORDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND CREDIT MY ACCOUNT!!!!!
BECAUSE OF THIS I WILL NOT BE ORDERING ANY MORE ITEMS THROUGH AMAZON.
By: roberto mendonca on September 15, 2008
at 8:46 pm
Silverfork you rock!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot, you’ve been really helpful!!!!
Hope to get my money back, I cancelled my “membership” according to your instructions..
I’ll just have to wait and see
thanks again pal….
By: KonstantinosV on September 17, 2008
at 7:01 am
Please cancel – and return – my quite undesired
AMZ Prime Club membership.
I cannot recall making any such application.
Your cooperation would be much appreciated.
By: B.McStay on September 17, 2008
at 3:02 pm
I look forward to hearing from you.
By: B.McStay on September 17, 2008
at 3:04 pm
They continue doing it until now!! I am a Brazilian resident, who could never use this Prime Club for an international shopping, and even so, they charged my Credit Card. Now, I cancelled my account there and don´t intend to buy anything from them again!! And, of course, I needed to have my Credit Card cancelled to avoid future problems!
By: Celia Tunes on September 17, 2008
at 8:22 pm
I just got my credit card bill and wondering when did i bought sometime. thanks for your assistance
By: Cherice on September 19, 2008
at 12:57 am
Thank you. It was very usefull. I was desperate because of the charge and reading this made me fell a little bit calm. I already called Amazon and canceled everything. I imagine how much money they earn from people than do not control their account.
By: Mary on September 19, 2008
at 1:35 pm
I never bought anything from Amazon with my credit card. I would like to know how they got my number to charge me…. They are doing an inquiry to be able to give me my money back…They said just the inquiry will take at least 48 hours..Wonder how many more people are going through this as well…
By: Mouse on September 21, 2008
at 10:11 pm
Alright everyone! i checked my bank account this morning and the naughty little blighters have charged me £50.!!!
Followed the instructions and await the refund…
Thanks a million for posting.
Rob, UK
By: humbini9 on September 23, 2008
at 7:30 am
WICKED! Thanks for you help!. Maybe we should all actually read the small print – our own faults really
By: katanaabbott on September 24, 2008
at 2:35 am
gosh.. i was so upset/suprised when i found that i had been charged..i brought something whilst i was on the membership tho..so does that mean i wont get refunded?
Im so upset by this- i cant afford to pay for something I havnt intended to get!
By: :) on September 24, 2008
at 5:52 pm
I had the same problem. I was tripping outtt… i didnt even know what AMZ was so i googled it also and i found your blog. Thank you very much. It made me so relief
By: susan on September 25, 2008
at 1:29 am
Thank you–I was so surprised to see the charge and I did not know what it was. I googled this co. and got your site–I called right away and just as you instructed I called and they took the charge off.
Thanks for taking the time to give us these easy instructions.
By: Anne Seidel on September 25, 2008
at 12:15 pm
Thanks man !
God dams AMZ !!
If AMZ wants to continue its business, don’t try to do this stupid thing with the customers.
Anyway thank you very much, I hope I can get back my money (~_~)
By: T on September 26, 2008
at 4:29 am
I just want to say big thank you for letting discover where the problem was from.
I just called Amazon and they are going to give me back my refund.
Thanks again,
By: donnay on September 26, 2008
at 3:39 pm
Thank you!!! I had no idea where this charge came from and I just googled the charge and this link came up. Such a scheme on AMZ’s part, really disappointed in them, at least they’ll refund it.
By: KC on September 28, 2008
at 4:47 pm
Thanks so so much silverfork, I will ever never shop there again.
I think they should be sued collectively so we can donate the money to a good cause!!!
By: ellron on September 30, 2008
at 1:42 am
After a long 12-hour shift of nursing I came home to my husband asking, “What did you charge for $79.00 today?” THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
By: aimee on October 1, 2008
at 1:37 am
Thank you so much!!!!!!!
no more amazon for me too…
hope we will all get our refunds back
By: monica on October 2, 2008
at 3:17 am
THANK YOU SOO MUCH!! U SAVED ME SOOO MUCH SLACK!!!
By: SImon on October 2, 2008
at 6:53 am
I’m so glad to see i wasnt the only one stung like this. Thanks for creating this forum, saved me £50. Cant believe a supposedly reputeable site like Amazon would try and do something like this. Oh well I’ll be buying my future books from a small independant book store, if there are any left out there!!
Thanks again
By: Tommy on October 3, 2008
at 9:14 am
cheers mate,
this is so helpful, I was so shocked by £49 quid suddenly being taken out of my account, and i didn’t expect it so much that I actually cancelled my card because I thought that someone had my account details and was randomly spending my money!
thanks so much, between all of the people here ^^ you have saved us all a bomb, I know it don’t seem like that much to some people, but I’m only 15 and that £49 I had saved up for aaaages!
thanks alot
Em
xx
By: Emily Oliver on October 8, 2008
at 6:11 pm
Thank you!!! Just got the refund myself. I’ve loved Amazon ever since I started buying from them, many years ago. But this….???
By: Miriam on October 9, 2008
at 8:14 pm
thank you \(*_*)/ i freaked out when i saw the $79 charge on my credit card statement. thank god i found this webpage
By: nicky on October 11, 2008
at 9:36 pm
This is becoming a common theme with online sites, Amazon got my Dad just today. Watch out especially if you use things that also offer “services” like credit watches or reports, my Dad also got signed up to some schlock service to monitor his credit, I was standing right behind him and the opt out was designed to actually opt in!! He had to actually cancel his bank account and start a new one just to stop the charges and the bank cautioned him that they may actually attempt to attach it to his new account!!.
By: JohnnyGTO on October 15, 2008
at 6:41 pm
Thanks a lot!! I now found out that I Amazon charged me in 2007 and 2008 already although I haven’t ordered anything!!
By: Frany on October 18, 2008
at 9:51 am
A month had passed and I just noticed “$79.00 from merchant AMZ*Prime Club AMZ*Prime” charged to my card…I kinda freaked out a bit, and at the same time wondering what was going on. Made a quick google and stumbled upon this wonderful information….THANK YOU!
By: Charlie on October 18, 2008
at 10:11 am
thanks again^^” i now got my $79 back
By: nicky on October 20, 2008
at 12:35 am
Yeah thanks a lot! We got charged too… but we may have made purchases in that time; can’t remember. But thanks anyway for the REALLY helpful information!
By: Kashi on October 20, 2008
at 1:55 am
Phew, I had the same thing, I thought someone had stolen my credit card and brought something xD your post really helped me
Thanks a bunch! ^-^
By: Angela on October 22, 2008
at 5:44 am
I too was facing the same problem. Seriously thought that somebody else was misusing my card. Thanks a ton for the info. I have got my money back
By: Binesh on October 22, 2008
at 2:01 pm
thanks for the help, was freaked out
By: mike on October 27, 2008
at 12:43 am
I face the same problem. I noticed a 79$ transaction on my account i googled it and find your post. just canceled my registration hoping to get the refund soon… thanks for your post
By: Ali on November 5, 2008
at 3:10 am
Thanks pal. The same thing happened to me. I’m glad I have Internet banking so I could see the transaction long before the monthly statement arrived. I just Googled the phone number that was on the transaction and found this blog entry.
Canceling was easy. I just hope they automatically credit my account.
What annoys me about this is that I went looking in my Amazon account for the transaction and it didn’t list it. So the only other way I could have figured this out would have been to contest it to my bank.
Thanks again!
By: Stew Stryker on November 8, 2008
at 3:30 pm
Thanks for your good info which helped me.
By: Hamid on November 8, 2008
at 4:06 pm
I looked up that account on Amazon.com and it looks like they charged me in 2007 and 2008. Is that possible? I don’t remember signing up for a free trial. Once in a while I order scripts from Amazon.com.
I don’t know how to get back my $ from 2007. I can’t find the charge in my checking account.
By: Oritte on November 14, 2008
at 2:07 pm
Thanks for the info!
By: MaTT on November 15, 2008
at 4:41 am
Thank you very much. I had the same problem. It is useful tip for me.
By: Hsin-Yu Liu on November 17, 2008
at 11:38 pm
THANKS!
By: JK on November 18, 2008
at 10:09 pm
Well, then they have made 150$ out of my account during the past two years, with me not knowing what I was payin for. I wish I had activated the online notifications earlier.
Welcome to America Mohammad!
Thanks for the tips!
By: Mohammad on November 21, 2008
at 5:23 pm
Thanks so much! I googled the phone number and this site was the first thing that popped up!
I had no trouble canceling the membership then I called to make sure I was getting my refund AND she told me to make sure that it doesn’t autorenew on your account every year. You could be charged $79 EVERY YEAR. How infuriating! I’m glad I called to double check.
By: Deana on November 26, 2008
at 8:15 pm
thank you many times, I am one of several people like you from whom $79 is usurped. I canceled my membership today and have to wait and see if they are going to refund the money
By: vishwanath on November 28, 2008
at 5:29 am
thank u again!!!!
I got my $79 back after the calling cancel next day!
But i talk with AMZ for long time on the phone!
Coz I’m not aware of that i”ll be charged over use 2 months.
Hello from Amazon.com.
You can cancel your Amazon Prime membership and receive a refund of
the membership fee if you or your registered guests have not made any
eligible purchases.
Your order history indicates that you have used your Amazon Prime
benefits prior to requesting cancellation.
Because of the circumstances, I made an exception to our policy. I’ve
canceled your subscription and requested a full refund of $79 for your
Amazon Prime membership fee.
By: JJM on November 30, 2008
at 8:40 am
sue them, I support you!
By: DP on December 10, 2008
at 3:16 am
Thanks so much for this post! I was like what the hell…I didn’t spend 80 bucks at amazon. I searched the number and found this post.
What a great help! Thank you
By: Matthew McManus on December 19, 2008
at 4:31 pm
Thanks alot man I just so this transaction today and I was wondering when did I asked for something like that…
By: AJ on December 26, 2008
at 3:23 pm
When I saw that I have been charged $79, I had no idea what are they charging that for.
Thank god I will get my money back.
By: sushma on January 12, 2009
at 3:37 pm
Great bro, thanks for all the helped i almost cancel my credit card and tell them to use the fraud insurance that im paying to get that money back .. this is fu*** incredible i wish i could sue them but im too far away “_”
By: gustavo PTY on January 13, 2009
at 7:15 pm
Thanks a lot for the help and for taking the time to share your advice
By: Mark on January 22, 2009
at 7:27 pm
thanks!
By: x on January 26, 2009
at 8:02 am
thank you so much!
SHAME ON AMAZON!!!!!!!!!!!
By: Roberto Chellet on February 4, 2009
at 10:50 pm
Just noticed this charge on my card last night and thought someone had got ahold of my card info, was ready to cancel my card. Thanks for the info, have canceled this bogus membership. I don’t order that often from amazon (maybe once every year, or two or three) to be charged $79 for a year. Amazon should be ashamed of themselves!
By: LaVerne on February 16, 2009
at 2:14 pm
I have ordered from amazon regularly for many years and have never had this problem.
By: DDS on February 20, 2009
at 7:14 pm
THANKS!!!!
By: Paola on March 3, 2009
at 2:53 pm
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~~~MUCH! I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!! AT FIRST, I THINK MY CARD INFORMATION WAS STOLEN!!! THANK YOU!
By: LI on March 4, 2009
at 7:38 am
thank you for your post. i just noticed it this morning on my cc – thank goodness i checked my account today or i probably wouldn’t have caught it in time. i did a search and found your post. you saved me a lot of time and phone calls.
By: tiffany on March 6, 2009
at 5:07 pm
THANKS! That was great info. I just can’t believe how they can get away with these kind of business ethics – but I guess it’s a little like book clubs and the like. I didn’t think amazon would fall so low.
By: jakjak on March 9, 2009
at 5:40 pm
thanks a lot, now waiting 4 my money !
By: matthieu on March 14, 2009
at 5:25 pm
Thank you so much!
I just found that $79 is added to my VISA bill.
I don’t know what to say, I used to trust Amazon and bought a lot of stuffs.
They are really made me down this time.
By: Terry on April 17, 2009
at 5:05 am
THANK YOU SOOO MUCHH!!!!!!!
By: molly on April 20, 2009
at 12:41 am
I too was taken in by this scheme. Saw the $79 charge on my VISA and had no idea what it was for. Googled the phone # and found this post. What an eye opener!!
Shame on Amazon, I always thought it was a legitimate online firm. Honest firms do not have to trick their customers with hidden fees buried in legalese.
Called and and the operator i reached said the membership would be cancelled.
By: Dave on April 20, 2009
at 6:29 pm
You are a life saver, I just got charged by Amazon as well. Thanks so much for this page, and by the number of responses its obvious Amazon is surprising ( in a bad way) lots of us.
By: Dalila on April 21, 2009
at 12:05 pm
Thanks so much!!!! You saved me 79 bucks. First time I’ve ever had a bad experience with Amazon.
By: Justin on May 3, 2009
at 10:39 pm
What a racket!! I did not sign up for this, nor have I even been logged into Amazon recently! Bad Amazon! Unfortunately for them, I may not use their services again.
By: H on May 7, 2009
at 3:34 pm
I just want to thank you for organizing this website and for helping all of us to get back this 79 dollars charge… i don’t understand why amazon should do this to us … i have to say that part of my trust to Amazon company has being severly damaged…
By: terry on May 17, 2009
at 6:13 pm
Thanks a lot for your help, I am brand new in these things. I really appreciate your help. Kind regards
By: alex on May 21, 2009
at 12:25 pm
Thanks for researcing and posting this info – just saved me a bunch of hassle!
Much obliged…
By: Mark on May 26, 2009
at 8:38 pm
That was pretty underhanded on Amazon’s part. I do not like businesses who deal underhandedly. I do not think that I will ever order from there again (unless I positively have to!)
By: Frank G. on May 27, 2009
at 12:25 am
Thanks for the information. I just googled the number and got your post.
By: Abhishek on May 31, 2009
at 10:19 pm
Wow, thanks for the info. Had the exact thing happen. Was freaking out about a $79 charge. Googled the number and found your post. Wacky stuff.
By: Dave on June 5, 2009
at 9:24 pm
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
Now I can spend $79 on something useful.
By: Kacey on June 5, 2009
at 11:20 pm
Bloody hell, I wondered what this was in my bank account and googled it to find this! What a lifesaver. Im based in the UK, is this how they do things over in the US?!
By: Tim Fox on June 17, 2009
at 5:35 pm
Thanks so much, silverfork!!!! You provided an incredibly useful public service. I googled the number, found this page, called AMZ and requested a refund of $79.
The lesson is well taken: uncheck all unwanted items and always read the fine print. It’s good advice. What a racket – amazon is pretty foul!
By: Naima on June 21, 2009
at 5:22 pm
We live in Denmark but use the UK site and have been caught by this scam !
When we got the email saying they were giving us free delivery in the UK for a month we thought that was good service, even though we would never be able to take advantage of it here in Denmark.
We just happened to check our bank account and noticed money had gone missing, we searched the net using the details on our statement and found it was Amazon – neither of us could remember buying anything for the amount and though someone had our credit card details!
The email fills a laptop screen just nicely, the small small print is about another half a screen depth below the advert – very clever.
Gonna follow the advice of all that have gone before us and try to get our money back.
Has anone not been sucessful ?
Thanks to you all for sharing.
By: Geoff DK on June 22, 2009
at 9:15 am
sorry for the typo…
I meant to write “has ANYONE not been successful”
Still ranting from last night and falling for the scam and the Amazon book of dirty tricks.
But its cost them two customers for sure….. and I’m gonna tell every email contact I have !
By: Geoff DK on June 22, 2009
at 9:29 am