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GoogAd Ripped off by GooGad!

I awaken to $200 in charges from this company who said I signed up for some information that was to cost me 49.95 monthly, when the original form said $3.87. When I called them to day they said they had sent me some sort of kit that I have never received. I called them today and they They had sent me a CD, no such item has arrived at my house.

When I demanded to speak with a supervisor, the CSR returned after some time on hold and said they would refund 2 of the 4 49.95 payment s they had taken from my account.

I have no clue who these people are but I googled their name and this page came up. So beware. I was able to cancel my account, but I am going to file another complaint with the BBB.

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Steve B
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Dec 02, 2008 9:48 am EST

They took $49.95 a month with out my permission and used a sigh up for a free product that all you had to pay was the shipping. Then after I paid the shipping they signed up my card for the monthly rip off from my bank! No one will do anything so I'm going to Las vegas to file in their home state. Wish me luck!

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sachie ohia
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Jul 02, 2008 9:38 am EDT

I need to have them stop taking 49.95 from my account... I don't remember authorizing this...

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John
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May 08, 2008 6:27 am EDT

I was scammed to! Got my money back but someone is playing with my money. And how they got my info, im still trying to find that out!

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Ariost
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Mar 18, 2008 8:31 pm EDT

While I, personally, haven't been a victim of this scam, a close friend has.

When she noticed the unauthorized charge made to her account, she contacted her bank, and then held a conference call with the 800 number provided in the statement. The customer service rep that answered was determined to be as rude as possible to both my friend and the bank rep. When the bank rep demanded the name and established location of the "business, she was merely told "Las Vegas"

Apparently, the 800 number is linked to a place in Utah, whereas the actual company is in Vegas. Whether or not this is true, is anyone's guess, as a physical address has yet to be obtained (not even a PO Box).

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chris
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Mar 12, 2008 1:34 pm EDT

This is a complete scam!...do not i repeat do not sign up for any online surveys advertising free stuff

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Theresa Karnecki
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Mar 03, 2008 11:00 am EST

I never received my money back either. I am going to report them to the BBB, and the Internet Fraud Division.

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Leonard LaFrenier
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Feb 11, 2008 3:22 pm EST

Same thing happened to me, only I did not catch the credit card billing for quite some time. I called my CC and had them reverse charges. Could only get 4 back, but it is better than nothing. These people should by in jail.

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Heather Cowans
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Nov 02, 2007 7:25 am EDT

I was scammed the same way with this googad. I was charged 2x's 49.95 and I never received anything from them I called then I e-mailed and they told me to write a letter to get my money back I did that but nothing came of it. I would love to get my money back so if anyone knows how to go about it please e-mail me. I'm sorry this has happened to all of us.

Thank you,
Heather Cowans.

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Carolina Stewart
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Oct 17, 2007 5:08 pm EDT

Indeed, GoogAd does Internet fraud. I never contacted these people for any computer online training as they claimed when called them half an hour ago. A customer service by the name of "Tina" was trying in a rude tone of voice to convince me that I signed up for a $3.85 membership. Not true! For the last three months they have been billing me without my KNOWLEDGE, therefore, without my permition, $49.95 per month. This FRAUD company owes me $149.85 + that factious membership fee. I asked for an immediate reimbursement and let them know that I intend taking them to court and the customer service hung up on me.

Another thing I have noticed, when you call them the phone rings a few times and an answering machine puts you on hold right away, without telling you the name of this company.
The only way to stop them stealing from you is to replace your credit card. How they they get my credit card number?

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Franc Montalvo
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Sep 27, 2007 8:51 am EDT

I too fell for this scam. However, I think I was able to catch the 1st charge, it was suppose to take effect tonight... I like mot sent off for information at $3.87 from GOOAD. Still have not received anything in the mail. Last night my wife was balancing our accounts and noticed a charge for $3.87 from "MONSTERKEYWORDMORE". I told her that I had no idea who that was, however that I had purchased some information from GOOGAD. She hates it when I use my debit card for these type transactions. Well a little further down the statement there was another charge from 'MONSTERKEYWORDMORE" for $49.95 (Pending debit card purchase) . So this AM I started to surf the net re: scams and led me to this web site. I immediately called my financial institution and placed a dispute on the payment. Which they took for action immediately. They credited my account and will be charging the company. Then I called the Customer Service: [protected] and spoke to a young lady. 1st I told her that I had not received any information in the mail for the $3.87 that I had authorized, and 2nd I had not authorized any recurring charge. She told me that when I signed on 15 Sept, an email was sent indicating that I had 10 days free trail before they started charging the account. I told her that this was never mentioned on the order form. She referred me to the "terms and conditions".

I told her regardless of the fact, I want this account closed and my monies refunded. She responded favorably in getting this corrected. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I can just hear my wife say "I told you so"!

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GoogAd Bait and switch, nonperformance, unauthorized charges

Googad is the current name of an ongoing Internet fraud scam. The methodology is to mooch off the good name of a successful company (ebay, Wal-Mart, and Google so far), use that company's logo on an authentic-looking Web site (and some favorable quotes about the company they are exploiting). They want a small charge ($3.87 in my case, the OLD price for Priority Mail) to send an information packet, and of course we authorize such a small charge to an account that they can then tap at will until you stop them. The packet (or cd or dvd or whatever else they claim will tell you the whole wonderful story) is never mailed. Call the offshore boiler room and try to translate what the poor operators are scripted to tell you. Request that the packet be sent. They'll promise to do so, but won't.

Meanwhile, you are waiting for something in the mail before you make any decisions about their program of making money while you sleep so you can party and vacation instead of working. They e-mail a password and tell you down in the body that you have a seven-day free trial, after which they will start billing. I do not trust an outfit that offers to mail information but then switches to an e-mail deal that requires a login. Who knows what they do or claim once they get you to appear to have signed up for the service by logging in?

I responded to their ad because a friend of mine had told me that he was starting to make a nice little income from using the keyword searching pay-per-click potential of the Internet. He didn't explain how it worked very clearly, so I thought I'd spend the four bucks for some information on the point. Bad decision.

Their "terms and conditions" agreement is a fraud. It's a classic "adhesion" contract with "illusory" promises. I'm a lawyer, and this stuff is beyond belief. They retain the right to change the terms and conditions at will at any time by simply changing the wording of their "agreement" on the Web site; no notice to you of the changes, and no effort to gain your consent to modifying the "contract". This means that whatever they promise to do for you is illusory, because they can get out of anything they don't like unilaterally without even telling you that they've changed the deal behind your back. That's not a contract because it's not an enforceable agreement. They also assert that you waive any claim for damages arising from anything having to do with them, including (take a deep breath here) A BREACH OF THE AGREEMENT. Any contract that requires one party to waive action on a breach of the agreement by the other party is not a contract at all.
This criminal enterprise has, according to what I've found so far, pulled this same scam under the following names:

e-pro auctions
googad
keywordsuccess
pmseoguide
pmclickbuilder
fastauction
and something under godaddy.

The boiler room toadies say the company is a Utah corporation named MSERV. The Utah Attorney General's office has an open investigation going into e-pro auctions and welcomes any information anyone has about this scam. Find the AG's office at www.consumerpro.utah.gov.

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Linda Barber
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Dec 19, 2007 5:52 am EST

I don't ever remember ordering anything from these people at the number; I KNOW I never ordered any "kit" from anybody including this google ad place, but evidently they have been charging my AMEX for $49 bucks a month since FEB. My husband and I just noticed the charge in NOV! So, I contacted my charge card company and they are removing the charges and investigating the matter. So, this must be a total scam and beyond that, a fradulent company stealing money from people so beware!

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Milton Thrasher
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Oct 19, 2007 4:57 pm EDT

I had a similar experience with the GoogAd scam. I gave my credit card number for $3.87 for shipping a GoogAd "kit" that did not come within a reasonable amount of time. It was charged to my card followed by the $49.95 monthly charge before I woke up that there was a period of time to cancel.

I got an e-mail that reminded me about the fact that I had ordered a kit. Then, I got a phone call from a young sounding man who wanted to make sure I had the kit. He was not able to answer any questions that I asked about the GoogAD such as was it connected with Google.com. He kept saying that I should address my questions to some Customer Service number that I did not record.

I did not receive the GoogAD kit so I called the 800# that appeared with my charge on my credit card and they sent out a kit. It came after the period of time allowed to cancel and it was only for training on how to promote my existing website, not a new way to make money. I then sensed it was a fraud.

I contacted the 800# that appeared on my charge card : [protected] and demanded to talk to a supervisor. I eventually got a man on the line who said he would not refund the $49.95 and that he did not know who at the GoogAd headquarters I could call about it. He said he only serviced the GoogAd orders he received.

I complained to my Visa Card office and received a form from "FIA Card Services " to get the charges stopped which I filled out. I was able to get one of the month's charge of $49.95 credited but not the 2nd one.

While trying to resolve the GoogAd charges problem, I discovered that I was also being charged $24.95 for what was titled
"Reward Memory System" that I don't remember ever hearing about. When I called about the GoogAd problem, I was told by
the man who worked with me on that problem that I had agreed to accept it. Apparently it was some scheme to save money on purchases which I never heard about. To me this is even a bigger fraud than the GoogAD scam and he administers the charges for it as well.

I told him that he could learn about how people were upset about
the fraudulent actions by going to Google and searching for GoogAd complaints. He said he was unaware of any complaints!

On today, 10-19-7, my Visa Card office told me that they would credit me for the $24.95 and that there were no new charges from RewardMemorySystems. The only way I can definitely stop
future charges from coming in on my account is to cancel my existing card number and getting a new number.

I am interested in knowing if others had the same experience about the "Reward Memory System" that I had never heard of before I discovered the line on my credit card bill.

This experience has soured me on doing any more business with on-line firms where I must offer up my credit card unless they are companies like Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

Milton Thrasher
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Sarasota, FL

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jay connor
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Sep 26, 2007 3:18 pm EDT

This company uses deceptive advertising to get your credit card number then charges for goods it does not deliver. Additional charges showed up for more services that I never ordered or was even informed about. I was told I would be reimbursed, but that has never happened. I had to close my credit card acount to stop them from continuing to charge. BEWARE!

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delfin1
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Jul 25, 2007 8:43 pm EDT

GOOGAD's website is a joke, it's filled with google banners and mentions of google. My father almost fall for this scam, gladly he didn't give his credit card information. He was shocked when I told him that there would be monthly payments because he didn't know there would be any. Anyways your article helped me advise my dad. I just feel sorry for all the unfortunate people this company will take advantage off.

FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR GOOGLE ADDS it's called google adsense and it's free. :)

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Kevin Abalos
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Jul 19, 2007 2:22 am EDT

Googad company is a total scam on the internet but to which I believe is located somewhere in the heart of Las Vegas, NV. Right now I have a couple detectives with Las Vegas Metro forwarding information on GOOGAD company scam & credit card theft to FBI.

Googads site is total scam & lie not only that they say $3.87 then next thing they charge you is $40.00+. If you do need additional information on the whereabouts on whats going on your welcome to e-mail me @ KevinAbalos83@hotmail.com

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Cheryl Y. Clark
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Mar 05, 2007 3:08 am EST

Realized my free product was going to cost me 49.95 so I cancelled right away. Received cd in mail, returned it unopened immediately ,tried to call but can't ever get through. I was charged $35.00 late fee by my bank. Now there is going to be a fee for initiating a STOP for this account.

I am new to ordering on the internet but will now, never, ever, ever order anything again. Not from Google, E-bay or anyone else. I have no way of telling the good guys from the bad guys.

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