Has anyone heard of a scam called WLI*SHOPPERSDISCOUNT

rick-l · 12-31-2005, 10:22 PM

I didn't notice a charge of $9 showing up on my credit card each month. I swear I didn't sign up for it anywhere. They provide some bogus shopping service.

A google search shows I am not alone in this or various other similar scams by them. How can a charge show up on your credit card without receiving an invoice or other statement?

My credit card company wanted me to resolve this with WLI first but their customer service never answers and the automated service only gives the option of canceling the service not getting a refund.

One web site I read associated this rip off with JC Whitney who I coincidentally had a transaction with before this started.

Be Careful and check your credit card.

Z-man · Z-man's Garage

Dispute the charges. If you've got a good CC company (like Citibank) they will pursue it, espeically if you haven't authorized the charges.

Good luck!
-Zoltan.

rick-l · 01-04-2006, 01:09 PM

I got it refunded.

I asked how I got signed up and was told it was with a $10 coupon on the JC Whitney website that was clicked and I filled out the email address twice to confirm to join the shopper discount.

What Bu!! 5hit !!!

I don't remember doing this and definitely didn't use a $10 coupon on the two exhaust flanges and mandrel bent tubing I purchased from them. It was < $10 not counting the outrageous shipping and handling (only place to get the stuff).

Even if I did when does entering your e-mail authorize a charge to your credit card?

JC Whitney lost a customer, I'll never buy anything from them again.

rammstein · 12-03-2007, 07:07 AM

Where is there a list of companies who are associated with them? I will seriously avoid them all like the plague.

john70t · 12-03-2007, 08:08 PM

From Wayne's link(thanks btw) but probably incomplete:
"1-800-flowers.com
americangreetings.com
classmates.com
coolsavings.com
half.com (part of eBay)
hotels.com
joann.com
kingsizedirect.com
lillianvernon.com
movietickets.com
myfamily.com
onetravel.com
orbitz.com
priceline.com
riverdeep.com
smartbargains.com
webstakes.com
Brylane Home
Chadwick’s
Lane Bryant
MapBlast
MyLotto
MyPoints
SandBox
Time-Life
Walter Drake
ZDNet
and, perhaps, amazon.com and expedia.com

Webloyalty sites are: travelvaluesplus.com, buyerassurance.com, reservationrewards.com, and pcprotectionplus.com"

Joeaksa · 12-04-2007, 03:39 AM

Got caught on one of these years ago. Bastards need to be nailed to the wall...

NICKG · 12-04-2007, 05:46 AM

partsbin has one too...

john70t · 12-12-2007, 09:54 AM

Not sure why WLI has been able to commit interstate banking fraud for years, but at least they've nailed a copycat:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140509-page,1/article.html
FTC Charges Payment Processing Firm with Fraud
A service is accused of $200 million in false charges for dishonest online sellers and telemarketers.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/12/yma.shtm
"FTC And Seven States Sue Payment Processor that Allegedly Took Millions from Consumers’ Bank Accounts on Behalf of Fraudulent Telemarketers and Internet-based Merchants"

rick-l · 03-09-2009, 09:48 PM

http://www.webmarketingsettlement.com/

Quote:

In Re Webloyalty.com, Inc. Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation,
MDL Case No. 07-01820-JLT, Lead Case No. 06-11620-JLT (USDC, District of Massachusetts)

A FEDERAL COURT ORDERED THIS NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FROM A LAWYER OR FROM WEBLOYALTY.COM, INC. ("WLI") TO PURCHASE ANYTHING.

YOU MAY BENEFIT FROM A PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. PLEASE READ.

Quote:

The Settlement will resolve a lawsuit in which claims are made that WLI, et al. (the "Defendants"), among other claims, failed to disclose Program enrollment details regarding monthly billing and transfer of billing information causing consumers to enroll in Programs without full consent in violation of state and federal law

Took them 9 years to figure this out huh?

rammstein · 03-10-2009, 05:44 AM

EXCELLENT. I hope they throw the book at them. Bastards.