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2:21 pm EDT

MyHeritage Billing

Hi

Unfortunately, on the 2.9.2022 you took 223 pound out of my bank account without my permission without consenting me without reminding or asking me if I wanted to renew my prescription with you. Also, my annual prescription does not run out till 16th September 2022

This is basically robbery i be contacting authorities like trading standards if this is not sorted A.S.A.P and be contacting other authorities this is blind day light robbery. When people in the U.K are struggling to pay heating bills and buy food i have two small children to feed and mortage to pay. I am so unhappy with your service which I thought was brilliant until this event i can no longer recommend your service to anyone. I wish for this to be sorted asap and the money return into my bank ASAP. Otherwise, I be taking this matter further. Also, your contact number for English services to file a complaint is invalid how convenient for you guys.

My contact details are as followed

Samantha Lydia Foster

9 Casey court

Ashington

Northumberland

England

Ne63 9nn

[protected]@hotmail.com

[protected]

My heritage account number [protected]

Desired outcome: Money return to my bank account asap. So, you can hold onto the good reputation I did have for you

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7:37 am EDT

MyHeritage Ik kan met geen mogelijkheid telefonisch of mailcontact opnemen met de klantenservicee

Uw service is de aller slechtste die ik ben tegengekomen op het. Zonder uw hulp ben ik mijn stamboom en veel werk kwijt. Gaarne antwoord via rob.[protected]@hotmail.com.

Your service is the very worst I have come across on it. Without your help I would have lost my family tree and a lot of work. Please reply to rob.[protected]@hotmail.com.

I have a big problem. My PC is broken and now I have a new one. I have tried everything and uploaded the latest treebuilder. I was unable to download the family tree Family Thoomes-Prummel. Syncing doesn't work. my name is R J G Thoomes Soest NL pedigree number is [protected]. The pictures are almost all gone. I've been less experienced with computers lately. Can you help me. I would be very sorry if all the work was done for nothing. email r.[protected]@hotmail.com

Your service is the very worst I have come across on it. Without your help I would have lost my family tree and a lot of work. Please reply via r.[protected]@hotmail.com

Desired outcome: Ik wil mijn stamboom terug met verontschuldigingen. Geef mij een bruikbaar telefoonnummer en emailadres.

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6:18 am EDT

MyHeritage DNA test

Me and my friend ordered 2 tests and mine worked fine but my friend's didn't.

His account was non existent and when we tried to enter his test code (MH24L24B)

It siad something along the line of "we don't have this in our database" but we sent in the test at the same time. So One test/account just got lost or something.

He's new account ip is [protected] name: Csorba Tibor

Desired outcome: Well a refund would be nice but if you could just get the data on my friends new account that's cool too. (my email if you want to get back at me: [protected]@gmail.com)

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9:59 am EDT

MyHeritage Fraud - no product provided

My Myheritage account has been charged for an upgraded account, however no upgrade has been provided. Myheritage (#[protected]) have verified that:

- I have been charged R1,699.99 (Proof of payment - bank statement sent)

- I have not been provided with any upgrade - they have checked my account on their side.

If this is an issue between My Heritage and Apple, the consumer should not be the victim.

Myheritage have been helpful until the point of a refund, at which point they tell me to go back to Apple. Apple provide the APP, Myheritage provide the service and the 'upgrade' which i have not received. Apple will not refund.

My Heritage provides an app/service to Apple which I have purchased. As the consumer, I have not received this service and therefore am entitled to a refund.

Desired outcome: Full refund - R1,699.99

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3:18 pm EDT

MyHeritage MyHeritage, premium membership automatic renewal

I created a free account to try the MyHeritage service during 14 days knowing (as it was explicitly written) that I would receive an email before the free trial is over and decide wether or not I wanted to continue with it. It decided not to, except they NEVER SENT THE EMAIL and now I have to pay over 200€ for a full year subscription which I absolutely don't want.

Using such a sneaky way to get people to pay for your service should be illegal especially when it was explicitly written that I would be warned before the free trial expires.

Now I want to contact the customer service but it is impossible as the website says it is closed.

Desired outcome: Please refund or cancel the payment.

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1:20 pm EDT

MyHeritage cancellation if free trial my heritage

I am trying to cancel this free trial for my father robert humphrey who is very unwell this is my dad and we do thhis together unfortunately i also have taken ill . You have my credit card Sandra Johnston and i do not wish any money to be taken as i do not have the funds , I have repeatedly tried to cancel even getting emails and changing passwords but to no avail .

We would both need and want you to cancel and acknoweledge and CANCEL FOR US IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU the email on the account is is [protected]@yahoo.co,uk as that is email my dad used previously on joining and with this u now also have my email .please help us by cancelling free trial and any subscription and deleting my credit card details .

it is sooo difficult to cancel that is my only complaint and i pray it can be fixed

Desired outcome: Cancellation of free trial and no subscription

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12:22 pm EDT
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MyHeritage DNA services results

We have received our DNA information back but they all mixed up. The information has both our families in them.Â

Each Kit is saying - Moira this is you - how can I have two kits with different numbers and names on them when sent and they are on the home page for DNA with my name on. This does NOT make sense.

Kit MH22HB82 should have ALL my - MOIRA's family information but half of it contains Jeff's family

Kit MHU4Rv38 should have ALL the information for JEFFREY but that is mixed with mine

I am very disappointed with this result as it is not a true reflection of what it should read.

How can you resolve this for me as it is NO good as it is

The family tree is - Jones

regards MJ

Desired outcome: I want new DNA kits provided to me at no charge to me to be done correctly

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7:26 am EDT
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MyHeritage Discoveries !

for some time now I have matches by people which I have dealt with and they are still there !

also I have matches with sources and I have also dealt with it an d now it shows up as error !

I have enclosed screenshots of both problems !

I had this problem before and had to contact you to get them removed , why do they not remove automatically when I have dealt with them ?

Desired outcome: get them removed as I have dealt with them !

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5:11 am EDT
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MyHeritage DNA kit

I sent my kit back five weeks- still not showing as received. Poor customer service as it takes you around an automated loop. Very concerned my data is out there and no opportunity to speak to anyone. The app has no contact numbers for the company very poor.

Keep sending me updates on my family- same three people over and again. Not satisfied at all

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8:15 pm EDT

MyHeritage Unauthorized Charges

Thank you for you acknowledgment and feedback. I look forward to quick resolve FYI not sure if I made it clear but I got another $149 unauthorised amount taken from my account yesterday in addition to the:

Date Amount

11 July 2022 $407.00

23 July 2021 $102.00

11 June 2021 $139.59

11 July 2021 $191.40



Total: $839.90

Making it now, $988 that myHeritage has removed without my authorisation or knowingly agreed too.

I only requested a once off DNA test and once Off Health Report, and somehow without my knowledge MyHeritage has been regularly charged as i if applied for membership. This was not done my and i want this money refunded ASAP please

Kind regards

Desired outcome: I want to be refunded for the above amount that has been taken unknowingly and unauthorised from my account

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6:20 am EDT

MyHeritage Unauthorised auto renewal

MyHeritage debited £226.80 from my PayPal account on auto renewal on 30 July 2022 without giving me the opportunity to review, amend or cancel this transaction. Although I have cancelled auto renew on my account, I do not have the option to claim my money back for this year.

I have contacted PayPal about the transaction but they think it is legitimate. MyHeritage have not responded to phone calls or emails.

Desired outcome: I would like my money back please and my account closed.

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9:26 pm EDT
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MyHeritage £56 was taken out of my account without my knowledge

On the 25/7/2022 I received an email thanking me for paying £56 to their company for a subscription that allegedly paid for.

I was shocked as I know that I didn't sign on with them. I automatically went to their website finding a way to query the purchase.

I wasn't able to put a complaint in because the website asked me for my email and password to access the account, of course I couldn't because I didn't register with them so I don't have a password to log in

I then sent them an email explaining that I am an African woman and I wasn't born in England and knows my heritage. I told that I am a mother and carer to two boys with autism and one with severe needs. I depend on the good nature of the tax payer for benefits every month so why would I be paying £56 to anyone to search for my ancestors.

They then sent me a complaint number and someone will call me. I didn't receive any call so I called them using another method to get through. I explained what had happened and I told them that few weeks ago I had to ask the council for help with voucher to get food, charge my gas and electric key for my family.

Again I was told someone will call me back. Of course they didn't call me back instead sent me information for Ibrahim Sesay.

Now I realized that they have got my information through a search I did on Croydon council marriage birth and death website to get information on my children father.

I have sent them three emails now explaining to them that I think they have illegally got my information fraudulently.

I am struggling as it is to feed my children and charging electric for my home.

They can see that I have never used their services and I have never logged into their account.

I received a fraudulent call from Amazon the same day that they took the £56

Off my account thanking me for paying £500 for an iPhone that I never applied for. I had to call Amazon checking with them about the call I had received from them.

They checked their system and told me it was a fraudulent call that came in. They sent me an email from the fraud team that I had to fill out to complain about fraud. As you can see this makes me suspicious about the Heritage dna website and I am certain someone is trying to commit fraud using my information. I have a proof of the Amazon incident and I can prove it.

This early in the morning is when my children are finally in bed and I get to read emails and send emails.

Please I have already gone £300 into my overdraft and so getting my money back will help me buy some food for my children etc.

Please help me and my children get our money back.

Thank you

Desired outcome: I will like to get back my £56 refund and an apology for the stress I'm going through.

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11:18 am EDT

MyHeritage DNA Test

The DNAtest was completely inaccurate. Additionally the broad spectrum it seemd to capture was all maternal DNA potential areas. There was no paternal DNA.

It claims to be both, but since I actually know my famiy's actual tree not one piece of information came up on my paternal side.

"The DNA test offered by MyHeritage is an autosomal DNA test, which analyses the DNA you inherited from your mother and father. Both men and women can take this test, unlike other types of DNA tests."

I really feel sorry for anyone who doesn't know their family history and turst these results. They are completely inacturate.

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11:16 pm EDT
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MyHeritage Acct billed after acct. cancelled.

7/19/22 called vendor (mt heritage [protected]) spoke to a young lady, informed her of situation. Informed her I had cancelled acct. About 3 week in january. Iwas still getting billed by the company. She informed me acct. Was still active, told her I have email stating acct cancelled. She informed me not the case. I told her I have a copy of email. Hung up, got email then called back. Explained situation to a gentleman. He assured me no email sent to me, also informed me only email, was the one, the young lady sent about being cancelled to day. Informed him e-mail states "fred, automatic renewal of your subscription has been cancelled. You may continue to use your subscription through february 12,2022. After this date your subscription will not be renew." then the gentleman preceeded to tell me only email shown on my acct. Was cancellation for today 7/19/22. Which the young lady entered. I fail to see why she entered an cancellation for today, as it was still a dispute. Also the months after i've received many solicitations, from them to come back and use thier product.

Desired outcome: refund as I was assured no charges were to be after 2/12/2022. I have been charged, 3/7/2022 (27.99) 4/6/2022 (27.99) 5/6/2022 (27.99) 6/5/2022 (27.99) 7/5/2022 (27.99)

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1:20 pm EDT

MyHeritage Didn't get my kit

I have been waiting for my kit for 3 weeks now, still haven't had any news, therefore I am asking for the kit's refund! Furthermore, there have been 4 attempts of 4 different sums on two different credit cards of mine to renew my subscription without any prior information. Please issue the refund as soon as possible because I want nothing to do with this app/website again!

Desired outcome: Please Refund

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6:47 pm EDT
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MyHeritage DNA lost in transit

My sample MH-DK83V4 was sent out April 28th. I grew concerned as it hadn't been marked as received so contacted MyHeritage by message on the 30th of June and received a ticket number #[protected]. Support member Maria replied to me the evening of July 1st and informed me the lab did not receive my DNA sample and that it was somehow lost in transit. I was subsequently offered a replacement testing kit.

I emailed Maria back on July 2nd, just hours later, and explained that I was no longer confident in doing this as not only my dna sample was lost, but that of my now late aunt whose dna was sent to this company a couple of weeks prior. I requested that my father be reimbursed the costs he paid for the test for me as I now have no desire to take it. I had been reluctant in the first place, but now knowing that my dna sample is out there potentially in someone else's hands is quite troubling for me.

On the morning of July 5th, having not heard back from Customer Support, I messaged Maria once again and requested a status update. That same evening Maria responded that she understand that I would like a refund to my father for the DNA kit he purchased for me. She stated that she was forwarding my request to your specialized Billing team and a member of this team would be in touch with me soon. She also stated that my aunt would have to contact them or my father to request a refund for her kit. My father had received a replacement for her kit and since he had also sent a sample to ancestrycom website at the same time, is content that he managed to successfully acquire her dna profile through them as she is no longer with us.

Since this last correspondence, I have checked emails daily and received no further response from MyHeritage's specialized Billing team as of July 14th. I would like to resolve this frustrating experience with a refund for my father's gift to me. Thank you,

Cassandra R. D'Aloisio

Desired outcome: Refund for DNA kit

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Jul 15, 2022 7:10 pm EDT

Thank you to Brenda from the MyHeritage billing team for resolving my situation promptly.

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10:41 am EDT

MyHeritage Customer Service is terrible

A while ago I logged in to my heritage. I don't remember beginning a paid subscription but a few days ago I received an email telling me that I have been charged 110,36 euros for an annual subscription. I wanted to contact them but on their website they only offer calling them as an option. I called them even though I am charged 2 euros per minute and left a message. They never called me back so I found the email of their support centre on another website and sent an email. They replied sending me a link claiming that it was a guide to arrange a refund by myself. The link was to their help centre. When asking how to get a refund there, they tell you to contact their support team. I sent another email explaining the situation and was sent the same exact email as previously with the link. Now no-one is responding to my emails.

Desired outcome: Refund

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10:30 am EDT
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MyHeritage Complete plan

I have today been charged £114 for a subscription to the above which I neither want or asked for.

Account ID is [protected].

I only wanted the DNA kit which I have paid for and which, incidentally, I have heard nothing about despite posting it off 3 weeks ago.

Please refund me for the £114.00 and also update me on the status of my DNA kit.

Many thanks

Ed Reid

Desired outcome: Refund

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6:11 am EDT
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MyHeritage Refund/cancellation required for auto renewal charged today

ID: [protected]

Billed: Today - July 8th 2022

I do not want this paid renewal, and to to the best of my knowledge I never knowingly signed up for any auto-renewal

Please cancel the renewal and refund me if you have already charged the amount.

Desired outcome: Full refund.

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3:41 pm EDT
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MyHeritage DNA kit delivery

Really disappointed with how inefficient the delivery is. All the blame goes to GLS delivery services coordinating this. We have been waiting for DNA kits for more than a month with no attempts. Tracker says they have tried to deliver multiple times whilst this is actually not true. Tracker says the parcel has been delivered to a parcel box which is also not true. The only possible explanation to this situation that our parcel has been delivered to the wrong address.

Desired outcome: Fast and efficient delivery.

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MyHeritage is a genealogy platform offering users the ability to create family trees, search through historical records, and take DNA tests to explore their ancestry. The service provides tools for discovering, preserving, and sharing family history. Users can also access photo enhancement and colorization features.
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