I need a Pelican sleuth

[gassy]

Yo. You guys can solve anything. Noticed a charge on my bank statement for $9.99/month for the past 6 months. The only info it gives is 1-800-388-4254 AZ.

I called the number and all it says is "That number can't be reached from your calling area"

I searched Google with no results as to the owner, and I don't want to pay to have to see who it belongs to. I will if you guys don't find anything. It could very well be some sort of monthly internet subscription that my wife signed up for but she doesn't remember.

So, if you're bored and would like a virtual kiss on the cheek from me, have at it.

Christian

[herr_oberst]

It's me. I'm saving up for hookers and blow.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

: Free Caller Name ID for 8003884254

Marked Not Safe by IP address 172.58.2#1##3: Taking $9.99 from my credit card for "computer software services" since Nov. 2015. I am stopping my card and getting a new one. They do not answer the phone when I call. FRAUD. Beware.

[Tobra]

Call the damn FBI man. That is a federal beef

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by gassy

It could very well be some sort of monthly internet subscription that my wife signed up for but she doesn't remember.

Doubt it.

Have your card killed with a discussion that requires ALL charges to the old card number be bounced. I don't know how this is done but your bank does.

[Mark Howard]

I would bet it's Spodify. Lots of Internet chatter about people getting ripped off for $9.99 a month without ever signing up. Same symptoms as you experienced. Check with your family just in case.

[RANDY P]

call up and challenge the debt. Tell the bank it's unauthorized, if it's legit they will find you. It's probably from some BS overseas software download that you bought online thinking it was one-time, but it's a subscription.

BTDT.

[speeder]

It's a scam and they're getting more ambitious, if not more sophisticated.

In the last week or two, I've gotten:

- A text message supposedly from craigslist telling me that my posting was flagged and I needed to click on the link provided to "renew my account", or some schit, (by providing my email and other info).

-An actual phone call from a Nigerian scammer, (at least that where he sounded like he was from), wanting to send a bogus check for something I'm selling online. This was a first.

-An email telling me that my Chase account was experiencing fraud and I needed to click a link to verify it. I do not have a Chase account.

-All the usual email phishing scams on CL when you're trying to sell something.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

have you asked your dog about it?

[Baz]

Hey Gassy....have you asked your bank to help you stop the charges? Or at least find out where they are coming from. I think that's part of their job, isn't it?

[wdfifteen]

Interestingly, when I Google this number the #4 response I get is this thread!
If you don't know who is charging you $9.99 a month, just tell your bank to stop paying it. It can be a scam. I paid $9.99 to watch a seminar a couple of years ago. Little did I know the online "contract" was a subscription. I paid $9.99 a month for six months until my bookkeeper asked me what it was for. It happens all the time. Check every statement. Also, check your credit card statements for recurring charges. There are sharks in the water.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by speeder

It's a scam and they're getting more ambitious, if not more sophisticated.

- A text message supposedly from craigslist telling me that my posting was flagged and I needed to click on the link provided to "renew my account", or some schit, (by providing my email and other info).

They are relentless. I got an email from American Express telling me their records were incomplete and they needed my social security number. They were nice enough to provide a one word hot link to the site where I could enter my number.

[gassy]

Originally Posted by Baz

Hey Gassy....have you asked your bank to help you stop the charges? Or at least find out where they are coming from. I think that's part of their job, isn't it?

Just saw the charge this evening. Checking with the bank tomorrow.

[gassy]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

have you asked your dog about it?

I did-- she just rolled her eyes, made the jerk-off motion with her paw, and barfed on the carpet.

[gassy]

Thanks for your help-- looks like a scam. I will look in to Spotify though--

[Bill Douglas]

I'm not saying this is what has happened to you.

No, no, no, not for a moment. But there is a scam where a porn site gives you full access to everything for $1 charged to your bank account or CC.

Then they start billing regularly and the customer is too embarrassed to go to the bank to stop the charges.

Source of info is a buddy who works for a bank.

[Evans, Marv]

My wife bought some shoes from an online place. After that, I kept noticing a monthly charge of $39.99 on our CC. I asked her about it & she confessed she didn't know what it was. Turns out when she made the purchase, they enrolled her in a club thing that charged $39.99/mo. put into an account for her to buy more shoes. When you purchased, you had to "opt out" of it, if not you were automatically enrolled. It took a decent amount of effort on her part to get them to drop her.

[john70t]

Your bank should have the capability to contact the submitting bank.
They should then be able to reverse those charges downstream.

It's probably at FCC/etc level.

(all I want in life is to gaffle a single buck from every 320 million American citizen).

[winders]

It appears to be some kind of medical alert system. Did you sign up for one of those recently?

[LeeH]

As a money guy, my advice is to check every charge on every credit card statement every month.