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Posted By blotme 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News
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Like many others, Judy Fitzpatrick of Rockville, MD was enticed to try a free new diet supplement that would help her shed the weight she gained last winter. Judy didn’t know at the time that the free diet pill would cost her over $200. She had agreed to terms and conditions that authorized a $90 charge to her credit card each month for an acai refill. She claims these terms were purposefully hidden in the fine print that “Nobody ever reads,” and we at Credit Chimp agree with her. She also maintains that she was unable to get through to the company by phone or email. “They just kept billing my card, and there was nothing I could do to stop it,” she remarked in frustration.

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    boberino7 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Hahaha! My next door neighbor fell for that scam. She didn't even get her $180 back. Those ads are everywhere.

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      Jason27 months, 2 weeks ago

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      My sister did. She canceled her credit card after one month of being billed and disputed the charge. It was a pain but she got her money back.

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        laylow7 months, 2 weeks ago

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        It seems like the gotcha capitalism is the most profitable business model in the days of the internet. It is unfortunate because it makes people less likely to purchase things from legitimate businesses online.

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          CajunChamp7 months, 2 weeks ago

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          And we scratch our collective noggins as to why we're in the financial doldrums .. (sigh)

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