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Check Bill Waus Kirkland US Complaints - Unauthorized debit charges!
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Posted: 2008-03-06 by Elizabeth McQ [send email]
Unauthorized debit charges! Complaint Rating: Company information: Check Bill Waus Kirkland US Ohio United States I just checked my bank statement on line and you guessed it I had a charge for $1.05 from Check Bill Waus Kirkland US. When I alerted my bank they said that it had already been authorized and would be debited from my account tomorrow. I too purchased the Grant Master CD but I canceled everything because it turned out to be a rip off. If anyone knows what can be done about this I would appreciate the info. I am going to have to go to my bank and cancel my debit card AGAIN! Last time this happen was a few years back. Someone got my information from Paypal and got me for $600.oo it took nearly a month to get the money back. The charges that time were from Tranzelvainia, Romania. I would be glad to participate in a Class Action Law Suit. This kind of thing cannot go unpunished!
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161 days ago by Benjamin Nowak [send email]
the payment to my account never cleared, anyone else? I still changed my debit card numbers, whoever has my account number should not, I think thats worth getting upset about

160 days ago by Patricia [send email]

My bank account at BofA was hit with a debit for $1.41 yesterday. The debit is still pending, and the bank is being less than helpful. Maybe they figure the amount is so small that they can't be bothered! I've never heard of Grant Master/Grand Master. I have no idea how they got my info, and am very worried that there will be more/larger charges in the future. I've been a victim of identity theft before, and it's a terrible thing to go through.

160 days ago by Patricia [send email]
For Joe T...even if it's just an Äuthorization", it's a big problem! It's an excellent way for whoever is doing this to confirm that the account is an active one. What they do from there with the info can be devestating to your account.

160 days ago by Kaleena [send email]
I just discovered in my account the same Check Bill fee for 1.37 and called my bank, WAMU, they told me I have to wait for it to clear and then I can dispute the amount w/ the company. I canceled my debit card immediately b/c if they have that bank card info they can check it all they want its now a dead end.

160 days ago by Patricia [send email]
In case anyone is intersted in more info on Grant Master and Bill Waus, check out this link... http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/316/ripoff0316040.htm

159 days ago by James [send email]

I was charged 1.17 from my bank of america account by check bill kirkland wa, and i have not ordered anything from grantmaster or anything. i suspect it might have something to do with bank of america. i recently switched from symantec to mcaffee too. so maybe it has to do w/ mcaffee's phishing software being bunk. eitherway i'm upset. it's the first time this kind of thing has happend to me. and bank of america doesn't have any customer service past five so i'm screwed untill monday.
i suspect it could also have something to do with the irs and direct deposit.
what do you guys think?

157 days ago by Sethu [send email]
Happened to me as well, just got $1.39 on my debit card today.

157 days ago by Pete [send email]
This just happened to me also- $1.03 from my Bank of America Account. Maybe it does have something to do with this bank? I'm going to get a new card and number- better safe than sorry.

156 days ago by Joanne [send email]

I have just found out that Mr. Bill has been attacking my account for the past 2 months. The Credit Card Company has credited back last months amount but I have to wait until this one clears before anything can be done. Mr bill got me for $2.24 today. I have cancelled my credit card and had them re-issue a new card to me.

Hopefully, someone will catch them. I have not purchased anything from Grant Masters, however, I have updated a Webroot product back in march. That is when the charges started on my credit card.

Maybe this will help.

155 days ago by Rachel [send email]

Today I was charged $1.44 from CHECKCARD CHECK BILL KIRKLAND WA from my account. Yes, it's with Bank of America, but if anyone accusing BofA took the time to read all the postings, people with accounts from OTHER banks are getting the same charges as well.

I COULD agree with Joe T that this sounded like an 'authorization' - for anyone who has signed up for PayPal may remember them having to make 'small deposits' into your account to verify it, then having the transactions disappear. There's no 'Bill Kirkland', guys. 'CHECKCARD CHECK BILL' is, to me, what makes it sound like one of those authorizations - someone from Kirkland, WA billed you for $1.44 when they checked your checkcard. HOWEVER, I agree with Patricia - this was an 'unauthorized authorization'.

Then again, I remembered seeing KIRKLAND WA pop up in my account before. I looked through all my previous (but relatively recent) transactions and found nothing. The charge never cleared. I guess I'll find out if the same thing happens to this one.

For the record, I did purchase the Grant Master program, so I believe that's most likely the culprit. Then again I also signed up for AlertPay today, but I don't believe they verify my bank account in the same way as PayPal - especially since I haven't provided them with my bank account information yet.

154 days ago by Laura [send email]
Today I looked in my account and saw a charge for $1.43 from Check Bill Kirkland Wa. I have no clue who these people are. And by the way my bank is Compass. I didn't order anything from anybody. It is very scary!

148 days ago by C.w [send email]

Hello folks,

Just about an hour ago, Citibank fraud department called me and said there was an 'unauthorized' debit transaction for $1.05. It is the same Check Bill Waus Kirkland W.. thing.
So Citibank stopped my card and I will get a new one in a day.

I remember that Grant Master CD. I ordered it about a year 1/2 ago and had problems cancelling them. I ended up with two Cd's. I also opened up a complaint with the BBB back then.

hmmm.
c.w

148 days ago by Lydia Selwood [send email]

I just found this same charge, $1.05 -- on my Bank of America account. I have had to cancel my BoA Check Card, which I use to pay bills!! This is a major inconvenience, since I have to wait 7-10 business days. Furthermore, although I made the purchase on my BoA bank card, it somehow showed up as a PayPal purchase, because the merchant is a PayPal merchant.

When I contacted PayPal, they gave me the runaround, saying that since I DIDN'T USE my PAYPAL DEBIT CARD, I would not be reimbursed, and didn't have "buyer protection". I couldn't get through to the woman, (Somewhere halfway around the world!) that the problem was PAYPAL. THE PAYPAL MERCHANT SCAMMED ME -- I still haven't received the item which has already been paid for through my BoA account. AND -- he sold my information to the creeps at Bill Waus Kirkland, WA.

I think I will have to investigate further, and turn this over to the Attorney General of both my state, and Washington state, AND file a complaint against PayPal -- since their lack of security makes it possible for these CROOKs to steal/sell my info.

I did not use my PayPal card; it shouldn't be showing up as a PayPal transaction! The additional theft of $1.05 showing up, LINKED to PayPal, indicates that the problem IS PayPal!

Anyway, I will post additional info, if I can dig deeper. THIS NEEDS TO STOP! I am furious!

147 days ago by Ya'lita Thompson [send email]

Hello. I discovered a charge of $1.05 for "Check Bill WAUS KIRKLAND" this morning in my debit account online. I have not ordered anything and the really scary thing about this is that this account is for my CHILD SUPPORT!!! I do have a PayPal account and I have used this card for PayPal purchases before. I have never purchased nor heard of Grant Master. I believe the Child Support debit card is backed by Comerica Bank.

146 days ago by Sue [send email]

I was online this morning checking my account and noticed a debit from Check Bill Waus. I called my husband to see if he knew anything about it and he didn't. I have no idea who or what this is. I called my bank and am currently waiting for them to call me back. I am not very well off financially and can't afford to be having money taken that I did not authorize. I am married and have a double income, but we don't make that much money. If anyone knows what we can do, please let me know how I can help or what I need to do.

146 days ago by Rebecca [send email]
I just got off the phone with my bank, inquiring about $1.05 charge that was not authorized by check Bill Kirkland WAUS. The bank canceled my debt card and ordered me a new one. I will be contacting the attry gen in the state of WA and MN. I will be contacting an attry to start a class action lawsuit to STOP internet fraud. Once I speak with an attry, I will update this website. Thank you Rebecca

143 days ago by Shaunte' [send email]
I looke d at bank staement and there was a 1.05 charge pending on my account and I immediately cancelled when I looked this up i don't like taking chances so i cancelled my card. this is crazy!!!

141 days ago by Melisa [send email]

I too had a fraudulent charge of $1.05 on my B of A card from a check Bill WAUS. I immediately had our card number changed. That was a week ago. Now mysteriously, a representative from Grant Master has been repeatedly calling...we have told them to take us off their list, but I have a feeling we will be going to the Attorney General very soon. We ordered from Grant Master nearly 2 years ago, and that's all, so it's very suspicious as to why the account is now being looked at again by this "company" and we are getting these unsolicited phonecalls.

141 days ago by Nikki [send email]

my charge came from calling about the kevin tredeau book about debt, and getting the grants from the government. He said everything you need to know about getting the grant is in the book (29.95), but when u call the rep. tells u that u have to buy the deluxe edition for $ioo to get the information for getting the grant information, so i told her don't bother i don't want it any more because that was false advertising. I'm looking at my bank account today and there it is a charge for $1.05, and when I called my bank they told me it was from BILL WAUS KIRKLAND US. Please let me know if anyone is bringing a class action suit against these people because I definitely want to prosecute there a@#.

140 days ago by Judy [send email]
I too had $ 1.05 taken out of our checking last night, we did not buy any CD's or anything, bank will start an investigation and yea, sign me up too for the complaint, this has got to stop, lets get together and put this worm where he belongs.