Value Plus review: Do not let this company scam you! 375

I, too, am having a problem getting out of this scam. Have tried phone number - NOTHING. Planning on contacting the State attorney general for my state as well as MN to file a complaint. I also notified the bank not to accept charges from this firm. Any other suggestions please let me know

I too was scammed when I ordered a cd collection, but I didn't want it. I guess they don't see the wrong in taking somebody's credit card # and signing them up for a life long membership for as long as it takes them to notice. Called today to cancel this "service" it was done within 30 seconds almost seems routeen. I will check my bank statement next month, and take my losses for the 2 previous. Good luck to all the rest of you.

This company took my credit card # and signed me up for magazines. i never wanted. now i cant get them to stop taking out money , even after canceling. They also refuse to give me my money back my credit card # was stolen by this co. they did not have my permission to use it.

They came across on my caller i.d as "Quality Resources" and called almost every day for at least 2 or 3 months until I could stands it no more and answered the damn thing. Turns out they already had my c.c # unbeknownst to me as I never give it out over the phone, which made me think my c.u. had something to do with it somehow. I would be very interested to know how they obtained my c.c# without my authorization and find this very disturbing. After they said they'd send me some saving coupons including the $40 (bogus) gas coupons and bill my account $9.95 up front and $19.95 every month thereafter for membership in the aformentioned health discount plan by Value Plus and could cancel anytime, I canceled a week after the phone call and they credited my account the $9.95 after calling their billing inq.# @ [protected]. I sincerely hope that everyone else who was taken by this fraud gets all their money back as soon as possible.

I signed up for prepaid legal services and they signed me up for promotions like a $100 card to Walmart, $100 grocery card, and coupons off of items used every day. I just had to pay $1 for a 13 day trial and after that time I could just pass up the membership by calling member services and cancelling. I called back in October to cancel and thought I had canceled it out. But it seems that it wasn't and now i was charged 2 times for $16.95 for 2 different memberships. It sent my account into overdraft and my bank charged me twice for overdraft. I talked to the supervisor and she refused to refund the overdraft fee saying it wasn't their responsibility and that I had no proof that I even called in October to cancel my services. I am taking it to the CEO/Mr. Michael Murphy and if that doesn't solve it I will file a complaint with the BBB and also with the bank...

I haven't got to try it out yet. I received the letter day before I would be charge I haven't got to try it for the 14 days yet.

This is ridiculous! What a scam. There should be legal action taken on this matter!
$25.00 Gift scam is what it is!

This is Bull! I was recently pressured into getting this Value Plus and Explore USA and was told I would receive a $25 gift card. The website given www.iexploreusa.com/gcform wont even pull up for me. I called [protected] and cancelled this so called membership savings I was supposed to be receiving. Now I just have to wait and make sure it actually went through. The last thing I need is for my CC to be charged with some ridiculous amounts for something I'm not using or even worse, don't know what it is. Is there some one we can go, some one we can talk to to seriously complain? Perhaps the BBB? Any suggestions.

Thanks,
Jen

I, too am getting charged 16.95 a month from WC Value Plus, as well as 10.95 from "My Auto" AND 15.50 from a "Shoppers Direct!

when you approach us to join in the scheme,you have malayali staff.now i need a malayali staff to clear my doubts in my account.i am trying from yesterday to contact a malayali staff to clear my doubts.
i want to discontinue sbi life suraksha premium.please cancell my credit card also.i want to close my flexi pay amount INR06 .please inform me my balance amount.

yours faithfully,

SREE LATHA.C.A
ASST.EDITOR

I ordered something off a tv ad. they then sold me value plus with a 25 dollar gift card to walmart absolutely free just to try their service. when you log on to get your gift card you get this website posting all these complaints and still no way to get your gift card.
This is ridiculous. How can these scams continue?

I'm an international student and for me 14.95$ is a lot money and I didn't even know what WC *Plus was since I had a transaction on my check card.

Is there any way that I can cancel this payment? I'm scared to call them because several things happened to me because of my bad English...they will probably just confuse me!

Does it mean that my bank account number is not safe? And anyone can charge money? Somebody help me.

Thank you

Everyone,

WC Value plus is the biggest scam I've ever seen. To date, I've been charged over $2000 from these people. I'm trying right now to cancel my credit card and get back the money. Be warned!

I just got "the call" yesterday, after making an online purchase from what I thought was a reputable company! After I hung up (sure $40 in gas is worth $1!), I googled the 800 number (which, luckily, I wrote down), and it led me here. I called to cancel my bank card this morning and report this scam to my bank. What a major inconvenience to have to have a new card reissued (7-10 days) right before Christmas, but it's better than getting charges.

I called the 800 number to cancel...you guessed it...I'm not in their system, and call back next week. I was told it takes 4 days to get into "their system", and I'll still have 14 days of trial before I'm billed (I was told 30 yesterday). My bank assures me that they can't bill anything to me since I cancelled my card, unless they have my bank account number, which will be a whole different story.

I am LIVID right now, and have emailed the company that passed along my information. I won't be doing business with them again! They're the only online purchase I've made in eons, so it's pretty certain they're the ones.

Thanks to everyone for their stories...that saved me money, and I hope and pray that those of you who lost money will get refunds. Who is supposed to be out there protecting us from this crap?

Add me to this long list. It is a shame, and of course it is re-enforcement of the adage "let the buyer beware." They got me on some program for consumer discounts. Told me I would be sent vouchers for various discounts. I never received anything except a $19.95 charge to my c.c. Called the 800 number and cancelled the representative was more than happy to cancel. When I asked her about not receiving vouchers as promised she said I had to respond to a letter sent to me and sign up for service via e-mail. I believe this to have been deceptive at the least, she did not agree. I believe there is in this case a connection with my cc company First National Bank Omaha. AS EVERYONE ELSE HERE I WAS ROBBED. $20 WAS TAKEN FROM ME THAT I WORKED HARD FOR AND RECEIVED NOTHING IN RETURN.

I too was promised 40 in free gas. But found no such web site. I am so sick of these sales people taking advantage of me and others, something needs to be done to these jerks so it stops!

We as consumers should hire a legal representive to recover all our money from this company. I should have the "right" and the" free" process thru my bank to" stop payment" on items such as this or wrong-full charges on my credit card. The "system"encourages the use of these bank cards. And charge us to stop payment on our own money. It is all part of a system designed to releave a hard working citizen of thier earned pay. It is my sincere guess that is one of thousands of electronic scams in action across this country. Imagine the figures involved ,and whose pockets are they lining?

Hell yea, oh ### ### scam lol, i just called and cancelled too lmao

There is no website www.valuplusonline.com/gcform. I will be calling to cancel this as I feel they will be taking $16.95 a month for nothing. Someone needs to look into this matter!

I got a letter fro Value Plus. I have no idea where it came from and they said that I have a 25 dollar gift card and I can claim it on www.valueplusonline.com/gcform and I can see the form there and when I download it per instruction, I cannot print it out to be filled out and send it. That is a good trick. I have Arobat too and can see it being downloaded but just cannot print it.

I will call them immediately and cancel this scam. Is there any government agency doing anything about this?

Michael

I, too, have been charged since March 2006, beginning with $1.00 for WC*Value Plus and WC*Explore USA, each. Then I was charged $14.95 each monthly to the month of November. I'm usually very carefully checking the charge accounts monthly, but somehow this one slipped through. A total of $239.10 in all. I'm glad I checked online to find out about the scam. They'll be getting an earful very soon.

I am appauled at the manner in which this so called company (Value Plus) has taken advantage of all of us and no legal action has been brought against them. These human impersonators have been billing my account as far back as June 2006 for $14.95, supposedly membership dues. I too was told about the $40.oo gas card that subsequently does not exist after being told to go to that website. I work with attorneys and I am definitely going to inquire about the legal options that I may have gainst
these folk.

For whatever reason I haven't been paying close attention to my VISA bill. I did today, saw this $14.95 charge from WC* VALUE PLUS and called them. Told them I had no idea what this was and to cancel the charge. I was told it would be cancelled and confirmed with a follow-up e-mail. I then went back into my statements and found this started in February. I called them back and told them I wanted a refund from February through this month. I was told I'd need to complete form that they would send to me, return it, and I would be refunded. We'll see.

My story ,i purchase cardigen and operator pressured me to get this great deals for 1 dollar each both 25$ gift cards and was charged on my credit card, also there is no website to log to at www.iexploreusa.com/gcform or www.valueplusonline.com/gcform.

Alot of these scams have been showing up, luckily i have canceled in time before i am charged. the latest for value plus, i have a [protected] to cancel and monthly charges will be discontinued. out of all the "free" cards and trial offers, I have only recieved one by mail. be careful out there folks!

Hi, just wondering if anyone has any experience with "hpcgold.com", and if so then what has been your experience? they charged 49.95 to a co-workers debit card. They are in Hamra, Lebannon. Thanks guys.

I received the letter in the mail. I called the number as soon as I received the letter. I called the number [protected] and ask them to cancel this lie. After I cancelled then I went on line to try to get the free 40 dollar cash for gas. After I read all the complaints I called them back to make sure they cancelled this lie. I told the person what I thought about this lie and told him if he charges my card I will sue them.We live in a world full of deception.Please be careful.I will look on my bank statement and will call the bank in the morning to make sure they stop any transaction by these terrible people.

I received a voucher with information that I would receive $40.00 in free gas. I did not enroll in this and do not know how they got my account information other than my Visa Check Card. Immediatley after reading these comments, realized what a scam this was. I called the number that was provided and cancelled. They said I would receive my confirmation via e-mail of the discontinued membership. This is not right, something needs to be done to stop this.

I was scamed also. I was promised $40 in gas rebates at www.valueplusonline.com/40form and there is no such adress. I can only watch and make sure they don't keep charging my credit card. We all need to go to the Better Business Bureu. I called [protected] to cancel but they did not credit me for what they already charged. Keep Watch on cc for this.

I got caught in this scam too, never heard of value plus and shopping essentials untill they appear on my bank statement. I can't seem to get in touch with them by email and I am in jamaica so phoning them would be very expensive.

Look out for charges from "hpcgold.com" they're another set that take your money then try to convince you that you agreed. One person told me I agreed by email and another told my wife she agreed on my behalf

they are scaming everybody. there should be a law

I just looked at my bank card statement and noticed a charge of 19.95 + 1.00 from WC VALUE PLUS. Who are these people? They are associated with Shopping Essentials there # is [protected]. They also charged to my account in the amount of 1.00 + 14.95. I remember getting a call also and they had my card #. But when i canceled the shooping essentials I spoke of another company they had sign me up for and the guy acted like he did't see another company I was signed up for. Watch out I wonder if we should call the bank to see if our information has been given out.

Hi my hubby called for a trial sample of a item from an infomercial on TV--to help with diabetes. He was billed $6.95 for the sample. Tried it --and cancelled it. Then the credit card comes in with 3 charges for a total of 18.95 in addition. Called the credit card company and they advised to call the number on the statement. Did so-and demanded that the charges be removed and no further billing take place. I told them I felt it was fraud because the only purchase made on the phone from an infomercial on TV was for a natural herb to reduce blood sugar. They said they were only the billing agent and these charges are trigged by buying on line or on TV. They agreed to credit the amounts and stop charging. Called the credit card company back and they advised they will block further charges--if any--from this WC-VacationPassport. This is the only purchase made off of TV/internet that we can see on the bill. If it wasn't the trial of the natural herb that triggered these billings then I don't know how someone billed these amounts to us! Be careful what you order on the phone. Period.

I thought this was a rip off when I was first called but I thought I would check it out an now I see from the complaints that I was right. The company does not belong to the Better Business Bureau so calling them will do no good. If it was a ligimate company they would have a email that you could contact them on. As soon as thy answer their phone I am going to cancel my account.

Hi Everyone,

I ques that i've joined the list of being ripped off by this company and a few more along with this proccess. I joined what was called myster shopper's and i ended up paying with my visa card to do this. I never found anywhere on the so called shopper sevices to sign on to my account. Now this is making sense to me. I called them to recieve help and they never retuned my call. I called 3 times and asked them to cancle my account. this week I recieve 2 letters to sign on to valueplusonline.com and iexploreusa.com to recieve my free gas card and a free shopping card each for $25.00. Now there is no such site for ether to claim my gift card's. I hope some one has reported these so called businesses to the better business burro?

Jerks... Me to I was taken. tried to stop payment but have to wait until tomorrow. I was happy to see of your complaints. I was told they worked for my credit card com. Even had my card # on hand. Has anyone reported them to the better business burro yet?

Same thing happend to me except i coudnt find a number to call or anything about this company till i read these complaints. thnx!

I called and canceled within two weeks - did not trust them. I felt that I was pressured on the phone to purchase this "great" discount program. I tried to clain my free gas savings card and I also got a message that there is no such site listed.

Be careful of what you agree to purchase from sales people...

Those ### cancelled my subscription but they did not want to give me a refund... I guess it is because it was too late when I found out. They have been charging my account for the last 3 months.

if you call [protected] they will cancel your subscription for you