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Re: Maybe OT but of interest to some
de Lou 05/27/2006 03:17
Jeff Needle wrote:
> "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!!!
Complain to your state's bureau of consumer affairs (or similar name) which is
usually part of the state attorny general's office.
Post (repeatedly) a warning notice in this and similar groups / forums with
heading "Think All" Scam? Use Q mark in case they try to sue.
Post your story / warning and "ask" if others think it is a scam.
Lou
Like the old saying goes, "when a guy with experience meets a guy with
money, the guy with the experience gets the money and the guy with the
money gets experience.".