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Enigma Software / SpyHunter Complaints - Unauthorized recurring charges!

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Enigma Software / SpyHunter

Posted: 2007-12-28 by Andy Schmidt  [send email]
Unauthorized recurring charges!
Complaint Rating:  100 % with 14 votes
Company information:
Enigma Software Group, Inc.
150 Southfield Avenue Suite 1432
Stamford, Connecticut
United States
http://www.enigmasoftware.com

On 12 November 2007 our credit card was charged $35.69 for "SPYHUNTER 952-646-5288 022". LAST year, in 2006, one of our staff DID purchase the product, order number 1758675. Their product catalog does NOT disclose any time limitation before someone presses the "Buy Now" button:
http://www.enigmasoftware.com/spyhunter_more_info.php

Their purchase form does NOT disclose any time limitation before some enters the credit card information:
https://www.enigmasoftware.com/purchase_spyhunter.php

Since the time-limited subscription as well as the recurring charge are an ESSENTIAL aspect of the purchase (and clearly effects a consumer's purchase decision), it smells like a deceptive business practice to HIDE that information in the fine print that appears ONLY when someone actually clicks on the End User License Agreement link AFTER having already entered their credit card information. If it was disclosed that the purchase last year did also require subsequent payments, then we may or may NOT have opted for competitive products.
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 480 days ago by Lilith Cohen  [send email] 0 Votes
I've had exactly the same problem with Spyhunter. Ironic, given that the product is supposed to detect fraudulent internet activities.
 452 days ago by Al  [send email] 0 Votes
i had the exact same problem, plus the program is totally useless !!!
buyer be aware, DO NOT BUY FROM ENIGMA SOFTWARE (ironic name of business too LOL) !
Al.
 402 days ago by Geo  [send email] 0 Votes
Enigma Software is a Scam, they renew and charge without consent and don't give you cancellation policy.

I raised a fraud investigation on my credit card. Please do the same thing if you are victim of Enigma Software scam in order for he credit card companies to take legal action against them
 389 days ago by John  [send email] 0 Votes
I have the same problem with Enigma, very deceptive business practice. not only that, the program didn't work and i had to buy
another one to fix the problem. I urge everyone to file a complaint thru your credit card company.Notice how they have no phone # listed anywhere. There is a company in canada with the same name that i called by mistake, and their customer service rep
said they recieve about 10 calls per week complaining about this issue.
John H.
 341 days ago by Sam  [send email] 0 Votes
Dri Spyhunter software is faulty and contravenes the Sale of Goods Act (UK), because they are a net company they have managed to deceive innumerable consumers. There is no contact information and any emails you send are replied with a standard automated response. They charged my credit card twice for goods they never supplied and was faulty too. WARNING !! DO NOT BUY ENIGMA SOFTWARE
 336 days ago by Enrico  [send email] 0 Votes
total scam. damn
 326 days ago by Lyn  [send email] 0 Votes
I specifically purchased SpyHunter because it purported to get rid of the virus "Antivirus XP 2008". However, it did not do that, and I now suspect that tactics used by "Antivirus XP" are also used by SpyHunter, in that the scans bring up the same problem cookies, etc., even during periods when the internet has not been accessed. I tried emailing Enigma, but of course the emails got kicked back. Thanks for the tips about improper charges, I will keep checking the credit card billings. Now I not only have to get rid of "Antivirus XP", but also have to get SpyHunter off of my computer. Makes one not likely to trust anything on the net.
 319 days ago by L Marems  [send email] 0 Votes
They did the same to me. I have to check my credit card. They said they would refund the money. We'll see. Their offered a cancellation which I clicked on and it was a purchase instead.
THEY ARE SCAMMERS!!!
 313 days ago by Charles Severs  [send email] 0 Votes
The program DID NOT WORK. The Customer contact page did not work and gave instructions that were impossible to follow. I purchased as it was especially for UAV 2008.
Incidentally some of the UAV claims to be a Microsoft Program. as some pages call it Ultimate Antivirus XP2008 and are labeled MICROSOFT.
I am complaining to Visa..
This is a SCAM noone could be that dumb if not SCAM
 286 days ago by Seth Walker  [send email] 0 Votes
I had the same problem, they have stated they issue full refunds, but good luck contacting them. All of the links are broken circles with no real way of contacting the company. I am going to fine a claim with my credit card company.
 279 days ago by Cheekibegger  [send email] 0 Votes
I heard about this 'scam' through one of my customers, I sent Enigma a 'ticket', as section 3 of their terms and conditions state:

3. Renewals When you purchase Spyhunter, your account will configured for automatic billing. If you choose not to utilize our automatic billing option, you can change this option only by opening a ticket with technical support and requesting to remove the automatic billing option.

You may do this from the webpage http://www.enigmasoftware.com/support/.

If you cancel automatic billing, we will not bill you for continued service when your account expires and it will be your responsibility to renew your account if you desire continued service. If you remain on automatic billing, your account will automatically renew at the end of your subscription and your credit card will be billed accordingly.

The response to the 'ticket' I sent was:

... cancel your auto-renewal, or print your receipt at anytime by clicking on the link below.

https://secure.reg.net/Customers/OrderStatus.asp?Validate=1&EMailAddress=xxxxxxxxxxxxx@tiscali.co.uk&OrderID=1234567

So basically, they are saying, go to their website, enter your info, and cancel the billing, make sure you cancel everything! Hopefully this means I won't get another charge against my business credit card.
 252 days ago by Joe Williamson  [send email] 0 Votes
Ironically, my computer was not infected until after I purchased Spyhunter 3.0. After no less than the creation of 6 support logs requesting the removal of "Burritos Winreanimator", absolutely NO support was given. Not even "impossible to follow" directions as a recent poster was given. I would certainly NOT recommend this product to anyone and would absolutely define Spyhunter as a SCAM!
 247 days ago by Michael Brown  [send email] 0 Votes
I like many others purchased the software to make my laptop secure, unfortunately it was a futile purchase. the program detected a Trojan but was unable to remove it, so I created a ticket and sent it to customer support who sent back a custom fix for the problem that did not work. On the third attempt at a custom fix the entire laptop shutdown and I was unable to restart it. I had to take the laptop to get a reformat and this cost me.
I complained to Enigma and asked for a refund of the purchase price, as the software was unable to do what it was supposed to do, and compensation for the cost of the repair, they basically said tough luck, no refunds after 30 days and no reimburstment of the repair cost and then at the bottom of the email they had the hide to thank me for the purchase of the software.
I agree with the other respondents this company has little or no interest in their product once payment has been received, not at all satisfactory for a company that is supposed to know what hey are doing.
I would recommend to anyone thinking of buying from this company NOT to do it, research all software of this type and buy only from a reputable dealer with a proper office and contact details and good customer service.

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