Ripoff Alert - WLI Reservations Reward

Centaur

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Has anyone here ever seen a seemingly unauthorized charge on your credit card labeled "WLI ReservationRewards?"

On Fandango, a window pops up after you've bought your tickets, that offers a $10 off coupon. If you click on the window, your billing information is transferred, and after 90 days, you start getting charged a monthly fee, between between $7-$10.

Of course, you're sent e-mails, which probably won't make it past your spam filter. The e-mails tell you that you can cancel the "membership" by calling a number.

Apparently, it's legal - because there's a disclosure in very fine print. I'd say its highly deceptive and unethical.

There are over 100 companies that use WLI, including Fandango, 1-800-Flowers, Classmates.com, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Bizrate.com, Buy.com, just to name a few.

I got hit by the about 2 years ago. I was charged two months "dues" before I noticed it. I called them, and they cancelled my membership, but would not issue a credit. I filed a report on Ripoffreport.com.

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a local newsman who wants to interview me for a story about this apparently legal ripoff.

Any other members (victims) here?
 
Do a chargeback. Your credit card company will recover your money plus a chargeback fee for themselves (~$25). If enough people do that it will put them out of business as effectively as legal action.
 
Cougar Allen said:
Do a chargeback. Your credit card company will recover your money plus a chargeback fee for themselves (~$25). If enough people do that it will put them out of business as effectively as legal action.
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Yeppers!

Another reason I like AMEX - the fight like pitbulls... :) :thumbup:
 
Cougar Allen said:
Do a chargeback. Your credit card company will recover your money plus a chargeback fee for themselves (~$25). If enough people do that it will put them out of business as effectively as legal action.
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Of course I know that NOW. Didn't then

You should be able to receive a credit refund if the charge was made within 60 days.

The problem with these guys is that you may not be aware if you've been made a "Member." It's easy to overlook a $9 charge on your statement. Definitely made my eyesight sharper.

This is a company that claims 2 million "satisfied members." and a revenue of $100 million.

I would be inclined to ask how many of those members actually know they're a member, and how many members will cancel within the first month.
 
I don't click on any pop-ups. Even though you are presented a yes and no button to click on, sometimes there really is no "no" button... you click anywhere on it, and you just got signed up or added to a list.
 
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