Ok, so I checked my bank account today and found a $14.95 charge on my debit card.
Now, no this isn’t a lot of money to some people, but it is to me. I only had $0.66 in my bank account, this charge caused my account to overdraft and now I’m in the hole by $47.29.
I did a Google Search on the number that was recorded alongside the transaction, and came across this article on a site called ComplaintsBoard. Apparently the ComplaintsBoard website is a site dedicated to inform others about information such as this, as well as other information you should know. It’s like a user driven Better Business Bureau.
The company that made the charge are a magazine company, called Magazine Special Today, and apparently it’s been happening to a number of people throughout the US, not just me.
First it started with several small charges, ranging anywhere between $2.95 and $4.95, as expected I disputed those with my bank, and got them reversed (and got the overdraft fees issued because of those fraudulent charges reimbursed to me, which totalled to approximately $100, the worst part was I had just gotten paid by Audentio, so during this whole thing I had less than $90 vailable to me, even though I was paid $200).
Now, again, they have charged my bank account for something I did not purchase and I’m now in the negative by $47.29, and that amount will continue to grow until the dispute is completed and the fees get removed.
This is fucking ridiculous, and this “company” needs to be stopped. This is twice now I’ve been overdrafted because of their incompetence and persistence in making charges I did not do.
If you live in the USA and have a bank account with a debit card, watch out. It’s apparently happened to many people, and you can read several complaints at the website I linked to above.
I’m going to call this company now, and find out why I’m being charged for shit I did not fucking purchase.
