There is no such thing as a free sample!!!
By approving the receipt of a free sample, I was signed up for two expensive subscriptions.
Thankfully, my credit card company issued the fraud alert.
I cannot believe I fell for that, knowing better. A weak and curious moment. Feeling overwhelmed.
Just a PSA for my fellow caregivers, be careful during these stressful times!
So, I just heard about the latest scam. People calling to get your bank account number to deposit the government stimulus check into your account! Beware.
I was pretty livid when I found out the gift subscriptions were renewed by myself and 3 of my loved ones. No one paid for a subscription for 5 years when I finished with them.
I did not need or want the product, was going to give it away! My bad.
If you have to pay any money to get it, then it’s NOT free.
There is a special place in hell for those who scam and take advantage of others, especially senior citizens.
"Clicking like a monkey" is what my husband says to me whenever I am using the computer in an unwise manner, clicking here and there, curious what this and that does.
Ending up in trouble, he rescues me.
We all know that a monkey cannot use a computer, and would just "click" anywhere on the keys, indiscriminately.
There is even a comic monkey called "Curious George".
Curious George was 1 of my favorite books growing up. I love that you shared your story. Maybe it will save another clicking monkey! Love, Boots
Everyone has been so nice, after my ignorant "mistake".
Self-admonishment, self-criticism, runs rampant.
I once fell for a similar scam. When I first began to order online, and found how “easy” it seemed to be. Got an AD for some beauty treatment that said free, but wanted my credit card #. Long story short, in extremely fine print it also signed me up to get refills ( a subscription) every month for over $200. each !
It was stressful, took some time to straighten out. I did report it as well. Learned that this is common. They’ll simply change the name of the product and move on to another scam. Be very careful. If something says “free”, beware !
No need to be embarrassed. It happens a lot, and feeling embarrassed only further fuels these crooked companies. Share the story with others in whatever way you can.
By the way, the product that came was an empty container !
The promotion said "free sample", so I was blindsided there when they did not use "Free trial".
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