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lal

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WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« on: April 30, 2013, 10:27:38 am »
TO all members on ciu, i recieved a call out of the blue yesterday to my mobile from a company called
theonlinesupermarket, offering to design a website for me optimized for page 1 on google for 31 days with no
contract at a cost of 150 euros [ i'm in ireland]  they would then allegedly contact you three days before the 31
day period has lapsed to see if you would liked to carry on doing business with them, i told the guy i would need
sometime to think about it, he said fair enough he would ring me the following morning. Anyway i did some research
on this company, found a forum where loads of people had been ripped off by this company, once they have your
credit card details, they dont contact you at the end of the month but keep taking money out of your account
without authorisation,  when people challenged them they were told they should have read the small print and that they could only cancel via email, even when these people told their credit card providers to cancel payments
to this company payments were still going out, until they eventualy cancelled their cards in desperation.

This company originally traded as  NETSEARCHMEDIA.


Regards lal

bobplum

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Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2013, 08:45:32 pm »
cheers lal
to be fore warned is to be forearmed


bob

lal

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Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2013, 07:52:37 am »
cheers lal
to be fore warned is to be forearmed


bob


Thanks Bob

lal

Nathanael Jones

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Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2013, 08:02:07 am »
I'm sure I got a call from this company (or a very similar one) last week - - did the sales guy have a bit of an Indian accent?

I find it hard to believe that the scam actually works though - I don't know anyone who would give their CC details to a cold caller!

lal

  • Posts: 1117
Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2013, 09:55:36 am »
I'm sure I got a call from this company (or a very similar one) last week - - did the sales guy have a bit of an Indian accent?

I find it hard to believe that the scam actually works though - I don't know anyone who would give their CC details to a cold caller!


Hi Nathanael, the guy who phoned had a slight manchester accent, he said theonlinesupermarket was based in manchester, the guy was quite convincing, but i thought it sounded to good, i told him i needed time to think about it.
Nathanael if you google  netsearchmedia.co.uk review and tap on the first link at the top of the page you will see comments from 22 people who got conned by these numptys.   netsearchmedia  and theonlinesupermarket are the same outfit.

Regards lal

Johnny B

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Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2013, 06:53:29 pm »
Thanks for the warning lal.

I've not had a call (yet) but as said, forewarned is forearmed.

Regards,
John
Being diplomatic is being able to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.

paul13

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Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2013, 08:04:47 pm »


I find it hard to believe that the scam actually works though - I don't know anyone who would give their CC details to a cold caller!
[/quote]

You do now nathanael  ::)roll ;D
To be honest still don't know if I was scammed :P but it was net search media
and I paid them 180 for some top ranking fantastic marketing bla bla
I did contact them after a few month to ask what exactly I had paid for and did speak
To some guy who assured me it was all going well ;D
To be fair to me I did have a lot on and at that point was giving money to
Anyone who mentioned advertising wiser now though ;D

lal

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Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2013, 10:19:56 pm »
Thanks for the warning lal.

I've not had a call (yet) but as said, forewarned is forearmed.

Regards,
John

Thanks John your welcome, how are you keeping anyway i enjoyed the chat with you last week, that woman
who owed you for three cleans, did she pay you yet.

Regards lal

lal

  • Posts: 1117
Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2013, 10:34:34 pm »


I find it hard to believe that the scam actually works though - I don't know anyone who would give their CC details to a cold caller!

You do now nathanael  ::)roll ;D
To be honest still don't know if I was scammed :P but it was net search media
and I paid them 180 for some top ranking fantastic marketing bla bla
I did contact them after a few month to ask what exactly I had paid for and did speak
To some guy who assured me it was all going well ;D
To be fair to me I did have a lot on and at that point was giving money to
Anyone who mentioned advertising wiser now though ;D


Hi Paul,  i've just read  your post have you checked your credit or debit card statements since you paid this crowd

180 pound, because if they are the same crowd i'm talking about, they will keep taking money from your account

without your consent and do f all for it.

Regards lal

Cliff perkins

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Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2013, 10:41:51 pm »
Hi
It seems that there are so many companys out there at the moment ripping people off.
I just turn them all down now unless somebody refers me that knows a good company.
Cant trust any1 nowdays.
Sad really

Regards
Www.1stglasswindowcleaning.co.uk

lal

  • Posts: 1117
Re: WARNING KEEP AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2013, 12:19:21 am »
Hi
It seems that there are so many companys out there at the moment ripping people off.
I just turn them all down now unless somebody refers me that knows a good company.
Cant trust any1 nowdays.
Sad really

Regards


Hi Cliff,  you hit the nail on the head, you have to be careful these days and keep your guard up, and check
things out thoroughly before giving credit card details out or parting with your cash, like you said sad really.



Regards lal