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Audible Being charged for a service I never ordered nor used!

I was charged $16.00 on July 13, 2018 by a company called Audible ADBL.CO/BILL NJ
PESTJ4DDNPX. I never ordered nor used this service. Upon checking these charges I found that this company uses pop up blocks on Amazon to generate these fraudulent charges! This charge was placed on my Discover Crédit Card. I will be filing a claim with Discover as well!

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Audible $16.37 every freaking month since october 2016

$16.37 every freaking month since october 2016 and when I cancelled it says they owe no refund to me?!?!?

It appears it was connected to amazon but nope
Shows me for being loyal to amazon I guess.

Free shipping wasn't free after paying $16 per month since late 2016..

Not even a year not even one freaking' month?

I wouldn't use their service if they had books for a penny per dozen!

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Audible Membership

I once got an email regarding a FREE audible book that sounded interesting. i register to downlod it without signinh up for any membership and without receiving any notification that i was getting into a Trial. NEVER ever gave my card details... somehow the got my card details from my company and started charging monthly 14.95 USD without my consent!
Such a FRAUD.

I am so upset and dissapounted of Amazon that is letting companies under his wing to do this.

Of course i already asked fot a refund and cancellation of the "membership". Haven't got a response back

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Audible Audible

I received a bill on my debit card for $14.95. I did not authorize this charge and would like to cancel this account with a full refund of my $14.95. I have looked online and found many complaints filed with this company. I expect your prompt attention to this matter.. The billing number on my card is #[protected]
April Jackson
[protected]@outlook.com

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Audible Unauthorized monthly visa debits since march 29th

I have unauthorized monthly debits since 29th March $14.95, which is $21.32 in New Zealand.
If I wanted audible I would have gone through Australia, which is cheaper and I would have actually ordered some audiobooks.
I have been charged for 5 months which is $106.60.
How do i get rid of this AP? How do i get my money back?
Please help.
Regards
Suzi Price
My email is [protected]@gmail.com

+[protected]

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5:04 am EDT

Audible I have no idea...

This was charged to my account unbenounced to me...

That's all I get from the bank.

Again the date was [protected],

I have no idea the client number but my phone number is
[protected].

My name is Brad Cochran.

The charge is to my debit card that I'm not comfortable giving you. Also, this caused my account to go into arrears. This has NEVER happened to me in the past. It's very embarrasssing. Please fix this!

Sincerely,
Brad Cochran

Maybe it's tied here because my ex wife's a veracious reader.
I can give you all her info if you need it. Thanks again!

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Audible Audible stole intellectual property from music mogul, sean diddy combs

Hip hop series, a damsel in distress episodes 1-16 were narrated, and produced by these actresses, vanessa reyes, adrienne roberson and the fabulous felicia farraday in 2017. These episodes were produced with amazon kdp and audible and once finished, were to be put on sale with itunes and audible. What happened? Where are they? Why won't customer service with amazon and audible return sean diddy combs and my phone calls to address this matter? Why? Because they outright stole our hip hop pilot television series. That's why! See, this is kinda what diddy was tawkin' bout. When he said, that these music industries wanna make money off the black and hip hop culture, yet leave us out as if we had nuthin' to do wid it. Ya feel me? I feel amazon and audible stole our hip hop series ideas. I really do. A damsel in distress was a pilot television series for future television entertainment platforms with netflix and revolt television. The only episode greedy amazon and audible put on sale was a damsel in distress episode two by sean diddy combs and myself. That's it. The other episodes are fire baby, fire. Hella fire! Audible is located one washington park 16th floor newark, nj 07102

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Update by Sean Combs The Paper Boy
Jul 22, 2018 9:59 am EDT

Hip hop be A Damsel In Distress audiobook episodes 1 thru 16 were produced by actresses Vanessa Reyes Felicia Farraday and Adrienne Roberson. These hip hop series audiobooks were produced by these actresses in 2017. Amazon and Audible never put the audiobooks on sale to be sold on iTunes and Audible. The companies won't respond to Sean Diddy Combs and me. These companies stole our ideas and intellectual property. Amazon KDP is located 410 Terry Ave Seattle WA 98109 and Audible is located One Washington Park 16th Floor Newark, NJ 07102

Update by Sean Combs The Paper Boy
Jul 22, 2018 6:27 pm EDT

April 2017, these actresses produced and narrated Diddy's hip hop series A Damsel In Distress episodes 1 thru 16. Adrienne Roberson, Vanessa Reyes and The Fabulous Felicia Farraday. We have the contracts for all episodes. In the contract, it says if Amazon and Audible don't put the audiobooks on sale within six months of them being produced, Amazon and Audible pay the owners of the series damages up to 20 Million Dollars. The only episodes they put on sale on iTunes and Audible was A Damsel In Distress episode two under Sean Diddy Combs. Audible is located One Washington Park 16th floor Newark, NJ 07102

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Jul 22, 2018 11:43 am EDT

What relationship are you to Mr. COMBS? Shouldn't HE be the one posting this, if in fact, his copyright was violated in some way?

The reason why I ask, is because I've gotten notifications on my computer, that, in order to play Audible books, I have to approve the usage on my itunes. It makes me wonder if Audible is owned by itunes... And, if it is, your original contract should have stipulated that iTunes may ONLY use the copyrighted material on ONE of it's platforms: Itunes.

If you just say that Itunes can use the material, then they are going to allow it on all of their platforms. Does that make sense?

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Audible Book downloads

I have discovered monthly charges on my bank account by Audible.com. When contacting my bank, they investigated and stated it was for book downloads. I have never downloaded a book. I called Audible.com on 7/16/18 at 3:53 pm and when I was connected to a live person, she hung up on me as soon as I said there were charges to my bank account that I did not authorize. I demand a refund of the May, June and July monthly charges that have been fraudulently charged to my bank account.

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11:27 am EDT

Audible Unauthorized credit card charges

Please refund the unauthorized $14.95 charge to my "account" on June 28, 2018. If you could provide an explanation as to how this charge came to appear on my credit card I would be very grateful. The transaction doesn't include a client number. I look forward to hearing from you as to the date the charge will be reversed so that I can watch my statement.

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Audible Unauthorised payment

I run a business and have many transactions going through a credit card, and i recently discovered a charge of between $19 - $20 a month coming from my card to audible, now i have no business with you guys, how did you get my details? ive never subscirbed to your servies. My bank NAB have discovered the charges go back to 2012, I require a full refund or ill be reporting you to the business board and taking further action.

I look forward to your response.

Regards

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3:34 pm EDT
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Audible audible charges not authorized.

On April and May 7, 2018, I´ve charge of $14.95 from audible Adbl.com/bill NJ and a 12.95 by Audible Limited Melbourne VIC charge to my account. I neither looked at nor ordered any service for audio books or any other book at any time from any provider. Worse yet, this would have been an ongoing monthly fee for a service I did not order during April and May.

If they read this note, please proceed to cancel and reimburse those amount mentioned above.
Juan Carlos Pocaterra Amengual

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Bonnie Duran
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Jun 29, 2018 12:39 am EDT

6/28/18--I also just noticed an Audible Charge that I did not authorize: PURCHASE Audible adbl.co/bill NJ CARD $16.46

How can I get it reversed?

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Audible $60 unauthorized taken out of my account!

I had $60 taken out of my account without my permission! I thought someone had my card info or something. I went to buy food and you guys had TAKEN MY FOOD MONEY.

NOT COOL.
I WANT MY MONEY BACK.
I WANT TO FORMALLY SAY THAT YOU ARE NOT AND WILL NEVER BE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE ANY MONEY FROM ME.

THIS IS THEFT.
LIKE I GOT MUGGED.

I DO NOT AND WILL NOT EVER USE ANYTHING THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH AUDIBLE, I may even cancel EVERYTHING with any affiliates I am that offended and angry. Not to mention HUNGRY.

Give my money back.
Please.

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3:25 pm EDT

Audible cargos de tarjeta de credito no autorizados

cargos mensuales a mi tarjeta de credito Visa, por 14, 95$ desde enero 2018 que no han sido autorizados. En el estado de cuenta de la tarjeta, dicho cargo aparece con la referencia Audible adbl.co/bill NJ por una supuesta suscripcion de mercado oferta KS 3280559 Ref 6201. No he realizado tal suscripcion por lo que pido paren los cargos mensuales a mi tarjeta y ademas pido reembolso del dinero pues hasta ahora, de enero a mayo me han sido descontados 74, 75$.
Espero respuesta
Elizabeth Quintanales

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Jun 25, 2018 3:30 pm EDT
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On April and May 7, 2018, I´ve charge of $14.95 from audible Adbl.com/bill NJ and a 12.95 by Audible Limited Melbourne VIC charge to my account. I neither looked at nor ordered any service for audio books or any other book at any time from any provider. Worse yet, this would have been an ongoing monthly fee for a service I did not order during April and May.

If they read this note, please proceed to cancel and reimburse those amount mentioned above.
Juan Carlos Pocaterra Amengual

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Audible audible something!

I am ordering you to demand the return of the unapproved charge that was placed to my debit card for the amount of $16.00 on 6/21/2018. I have ordered nothing from your company and I have already notified the police, as well as the better business bureau and the attorney general's office for my state, as well as that of new jersey! The site noted on the bank statement is adbl.co/bill. There is no other information available!

I am requesting a refund to my debit card immediately!

Jeri franks
Cell [protected]

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3:24 pm EDT

Audible very bad software downgrade

I've been a member of Audible for over 14 years and have loved it. HOWEVER, Audible recently "dumbed down" their software, replacing useful information in my Library - especially the column that provided information about whether or not I own the companion Kindle books, and whether a Kindle book is available for that book - with completely unnecessary big pictures of the books' covers.
As if we don't know how to read a list of books and need a picture. What? Does Audible think its listeners are children? I am incredibly annoyed by the change as it affects one important way in which I decide where and when to listen to a particular book.
I have contacted both Audible and Amazon in every way possible, and only receive vague responses about "passing the information along" or something. Amazon and Audible are supposed to be linked, but eliminating the Kindle Whispersync column in my personal Library is stupidest move ever.

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7:01 pm EDT

Audible online reading books

They keep charging my account and I have no way to STOP THEM yet, I'm not reading any books nor can I down load any, and neither do I want to. Please Help!
Just need my account to stop being charged. Each much Audible at 307.442.940.0505 according to my bank statement charges my account $14.95
I have not read one book. I need help. Charged account is not my agreement.

Thanks.

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5:31 pm EDT

Audible podcast advertisements

I listen to many, many podcasts. Many of these podcasts are supported by audible. When the podcast plays an advertisement for Audible, Audible claims to have thousands upon thousands of titles, yet the examples given are always the same: "The Book Theif" and the "The Power of Introverts". Why do you guys only promote those two titles? Why do these authors get endless free advertisement and promotion? Not only is it incredibly unfair to countless other authors, I am absolutely sick and tired of hearing these author names and titles. Honestly, at this point I would go out of my way to avoid products from either author, and it makes Audible seem like a company with problems.

Anyway..my two cents.

Peter.

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Audible re: withdrawal of 14.95 dollars

Dear,

We are concerned and ending with 7256 of Pettersson Törbjörn.

Its so so suddening that on 12th / 05/ 2018, this Money was withdrawn with out our consent and we are further concerned how this happened and how the access to this card was availed to your adminstartion.

With this, we are kindly requesting for this refund and no further withdraw from this card.

We also understand that your intergrity can be maintained without forcefull like defrauding peoples financíes without their concent.

Happy we Corporate,

Eve Pettersoon

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Update by Eve Nsubuga
May 15, 2018 1:48 pm EDT

Dear,

We are concerned about the miss management and witdraw of 14:95 dollars on a master card ending with 7256 of Pettersson Törbjörn.

Its so so suddening that on 12th / 05/ 2018, this Money was withdrawn with out our consent and we are further concerned how this happened and how the access to this card was availed to your adminstartion.

With this, we are kindly requesting for this refund and no further withdraw from this card.

We also understand that your intergrity can be maintained without forcefull like defrauding peoples financíes without their concent.

Happy we Corporate,

Eve Pettersoon

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9:24 pm EDT

Audible Continuing charge

I canceled my service months ago and still continue to be charged. Therefore I've canceled each month continuously and I'm still being charged. I've gotten 1 book and it was in the very beginning and didn't even get to finish it so please take my card off of the list to be charged and return my money. I also did not give consent for my card information to be saved on the temporary account.

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Jun 22, 2018 3:16 pm EDT

Con sorpresa veo que desde enero 2018 me estan haciendo un cargo a mi tarjeta por 14, 95$ que al cabo de 5 meses suma 74, 75$. Esto lo considero una estafa puesto que ni he comprado libro de lectura por Amazon ni por ningun otro servidor y tampoco he autorizado ni metido datos de mi tarjeta para que descuenten esa suma.
No se a donde poner el reclamo

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3:26 am EDT

Audible unauthorized debit card charge

I realized today that my debit card was charged 16.15$ for Audiobooks in which I did not authorize. This is a huge inconvenience for me seeing as how the money that was taken from my card was money I needed for my childrens school event. I expect to be fully refunded said money's and hope that your company is honest enough to compensate me for being so inconvenienced.

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Audible Customer Reviews Overview

Audible is an online platform that offers a vast collection of audiobooks, podcasts, and other audio content. The platform has received numerous positive reviews from its users, highlighting its user-friendly interface, extensive library, and high-quality audio.

One of the most significant advantages of Audible is its vast collection of audiobooks, which includes over 200,000 titles across various genres. Users can easily browse through the library and find their favorite books, including bestsellers, classics, and new releases.

Audible's user-friendly interface has also received praise from users. The platform is easy to navigate, and users can quickly find the content they are looking for. Additionally, Audible offers various features that enhance the listening experience, such as adjustable playback speed, sleep timer, and bookmarking.

Another positive aspect of Audible is the high-quality audio it provides. The platform uses advanced technology to ensure that the audio is clear and crisp, making it easy for users to follow along with the narration.

Overall, Audible has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from its users, making it a top choice for anyone looking for high-quality audiobooks and other audio content.

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Website Design and User Experience: The Audible website has a clean and intuitive design, making it easy for users to navigate and find what they are looking for. The search function is efficient and the overall user experience is smooth and enjoyable.

Product Selection and Variety: Audible offers a vast selection of audiobooks, with a wide variety of genres and titles to choose from. Whether you're into fiction, non-fiction, self-help, or any other genre, you'll find plenty of options to suit your taste.

Pricing and Membership Options: Audible offers flexible pricing options, including monthly and annual memberships. The pricing is reasonable considering the value you get from the service. Members also enjoy discounts on additional audiobook purchases.

Audio Quality and Performance: The audio quality of Audible's audiobooks is excellent. The sound is clear and crisp, allowing for an immersive listening experience. The performance of the audiobooks is flawless, with no glitches or interruptions.

Customer Service and Support: Audible provides excellent customer service and support. Their representatives are knowledgeable, friendly, and responsive. They are quick to address any issues or concerns that users may have.

Mobile App Functionality: The Audible mobile app is user-friendly and packed with features. It allows users to easily browse and download audiobooks, create playlists, and adjust playback settings. The app also syncs seamlessly across devices.

Membership Benefits and Features: Audible offers a range of membership benefits and features. Members have access to exclusive sales, free monthly audiobooks, and the ability to exchange audiobooks they didn't enjoy. The membership also includes access to podcasts and original audio content.

Ease of Account Management: Managing your Audible account is a breeze. The website and mobile app provide easy access to account settings, payment options, and membership details. Cancelling or pausing your membership can be done with just a few clicks.

Return and Refund Policy: Audible has a generous return and refund policy. If you're not satisfied with an audiobook, you can easily return it within a certain timeframe and receive a full refund or credit. This ensures that users can confidently explore new titles without the fear of wasting their money.

Overall User Satisfaction and Recommendations: Overall, Audible is highly recommended for audiobook enthusiasts. The website design and user experience are top-notch, the product selection is extensive, and the pricing and membership options are fair. The audio quality and performance are excellent, and the customer service and support are commendable. The mobile app functionality is impressive, and the membership benefits and features add great value. Managing your account is effortless, and the return and refund policy provides peace of mind. Audible truly delivers a satisfying experience for users, making it a must-try for anyone who enjoys audiobooks.

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