I fell for the scam like everyone else. I was offered a $1000 shopping spree and this trial internet things and diet pills, and today I just found out that $149.50 was taken from my account. I'm 23 and a College Student, and my rent is due in a couple weeks, and what little money i had in my account-United Services wiped it free. I never said that they could take $149 from my account, and I don't appreciate them doing that. Not only that, my bank has now charged me an overdraft charge.
If there is any way of getting a refund from this company, please let me know. I want to warn people of companies and phone calls like this.
Hey, I'm Ashley, and a 23 year old college student. I have the letter that Unified Services sent me with my "free trial offers', which is stated in this letter that I received from them, along with the $1000 online shopping spree-which I did not use. Like you guys, I too was a victim to them. I naively (naive-ly) gave them my account number, and other personal information, and they made a fraudulent check of $149.80 against my OLD account. Yup, I CLOSED that account. MY MOM and I informed the bank immediately of what happened. I wrote to the FTC, federal trade commission, inspector general, put a fraud alert with Equifax and Experian. I contacted the sheriff here in my area.
Today, I found the letter that Unified Services sent to me, and I highlighted the parts about "free trial offers" and that the only thing I would have to pay for is a small shipping and handling fee. I also kept the gift certificate, which I NEVER USED. It's right beside the letter sent to me by them. I'M going to inform my mom and dad on this documentation, and my mom's friend has a position above the bank tellers in our area at our bank, my mom and I are at the same bank AND WHEN UNIFIED SERVICES STOLE THAT MONEY FROM ME---THEY ALSO STOLE FROM MY MOM AS WELL. My mom happens to work for a Law firm. My boyfriend's mom is a paralegal. I plan to show her this documentation, the letter sent to me by Unified Services and the gift certificate, tomorrow.
I know better now, and I've learned my lesson. NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, to people THAT YOU DON'T KNOW. BE WISE.
