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Re: Maybe OT but of interest to some
de Jeff Needle 05/26/2006 10:55
"Helen" <@abuse.roman.gov> wrote in message
news:aXrdg.59339$MM6.14642@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> Jeff Needle wrote:
>> About a year ago, I had my identity stolen and my bank account
>> emptied. Since then, I've checked my bank regularly to make sure
>> there's no more trouble. This morning I found an unexplained $49.90
>> debit against my account.
>>
>> When I called the bank, I asked them who called for the money. It
>> was a place called Think All. By pure providence, the lady at the
>> bank knew who they are. "Did you order free software over the
>> internet from them?" I scratched my brain, and sure enough, I did
>> order four CD's for just the cost of shipping (about five bucks).
>>
>> In very small print, Think All tells you that you get to keep two of
>> the CD's, but either you return two of the four within 30 days, or
>> they'll bill you for $49.90! And, to boot, the stuff they send out
>> is all FREEWARE!!!!
>> The lady at the bank told me the same thing happened to her, and they
>> were very quick in resolving the issue. I'm glad for that. In the
>> meantime, BEWARE THINK ALL!!!
>
> Thanks. Good info of use to all readers here and elsewhere.
> Helen
>
An update since. yesterday -- I got an e-mail from them. It said, in so
many words, tough shit. You kept it, you paid for it. And then they had
the balls to say, "The good news is that you don't have to return the CDs!"
I could have screamed!!!