have i been ripped off?

Question

i received a bill pop up saying i owe 19.99 for sexxxpassport membership although i never went on this site! i am new to computers and didn't no how to get shut off it constantly popping up so i paid through my visa/debit card! can i reclaim this charge?

Answer 1

Never pay for something you've not ordered,,,,

Answer 2

If you paid for it, they got you, but you need to visit the site at least once and cancel your membership. They already have your debit card number and unless you cancer the membership they are going to continue to charge you that $19.99 every month from now on. Go to the site and scroll to the bottom and look at the terms and policies. There will be somewhere in there to give you the option to cancel it. Do it asap, so they don't charge you next month. You might as well take a look around while your in there. You've already paid for the first month. From now on, unless you want it, don't click on it. You can go into your yahoo and mark these types of email as spam and have the yahoo filter it out of your regular email. Good luck.

Answer 3

Hopefully it was a legit site. Now they have your credit card info. You don't just give that info to anyone and certainly don't respond to any pop ups. I doubt if you can reclaim your money considering you paid it they didn't take it from your account without your permission. Just take it as a lesson learned and watch your credit card statements for purchases that you may not have made. Keep an eye on it for a while just to make sure. Good Luck in the future.

Answer 4

If you had paid with your Visa CREDIT card, you could have got the money back straight away, but as you used a DEBIT card it's going to be a little harder to get the money back.

Answer 5

It's a scam. It's an attempt to phish credit card info.

Get some good internet security software like Norton/Symantic types of products.

Those services are very important to your personal security while on line. I've had them on my computers and I've never had weird stuff pop up.

Answer 6

sorry no. You paid for it so you agreed to it. If it's a direct debit, ring your bank and get it cancelled before they take any more payments. Let this be a lesson to you. NEVER give your credit card details unless you're absolutely sure it's safe and it's something you want.

Answer 7

Cancel your card now if possible. Just say you lost it. Just in-case its a real dodgy site.I`m assuming so after what you say. as other people have said, get some decent protection for on-line.McAfee or Norton are good, though there are more. just dont reply to those pop ups and don`t pay for anything you haven`t asked for.

Answer 8

Never ever put your details into a PC that you don't initiate chances are you will have future fraud put to your credit card. I would close the account and destrpy card tute sweet if i were you!! Get yourself a good pop up blocker package.

Answer 9

No you were not ripped off.By the way you still havent paid me the £600 you owe me.Reply to me and i will send you the payment details.

Answer 10

You were ripped off, but most likely cannot reclaim the fee. You need to get yourself a firewall.

Answer 11

FIRST, YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER GAVE YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER TO STOP A POP UP!!! NEXT TIME SAFELY SHUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER AND TRY TO SURF THE INTERNET AGAIN!!! SECOND CALL YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY AND EXPLAIN TO THEM YOUR DELLEMMA I AM ALMOST POSITIVE THEY WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY!!!