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Complaint Review: swipebids.com - Internet Internet

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  • Reported By: LeePix — petaluma California United States of America
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swipebids.com Swipe Bids tHEY TOOK $150 from my credit card upon signing up--they say it is "listed" on the signup page and is the default amount to deduct. - I called them and then they say I have to PARTICIPATE in bidding f , Internet

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I followed an add in Facebook to an internet company that offers cheap 1 cent bidding for prizes. Gave my credit card number as security to be able to bid. 

(The assumption is that I'll bid pennies..like the ad says.

Well they immediately (without warning) without any pre-charging notices, whacked my card for $150.00

I called the customer service bank of operators 5 times..and got the shove off, and its our policy speeches from each..very well trained to handle this.



I have to now file fraud charges with my bank. Cancel the credit card etc...

I can see if they charge 1 million people $150...and keep the money for 30 days or longer..this will generate a huge fortune in interest for these creeps.

I have to say this is very cleverly designed to take and keep peoples money.




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AUTHOR: SwipeBids - (USA)

POSTED: Friday, August 27, 2010

Good Afternoon LeePix,My name is Jennifer, Head of Customer Service for Swipebids. I assure you our website is not a scam and is entirely legit; please visit the information below for confirmation. I would be more than happy to assist you in any concerns you may have. You may contact me personally at jennifer@swipebids.com, please include your first/last name, user name, email linked to account as well as the link to this post. I will ensure you will have a positive resolution to your concern. I hope to hear from you.

The registration page where your credit card information is inputted into our system, has 4 locations where we notify customers of our $159 Membership fee. Provided in the link below, you will see 1 right above where your information is inputted, 2 are off to the left and the last is right above the "Start Bidding" button, which will finalize your registration.
https://www.swipebids.com/registration_pg2.php


We show on our website quite a few pages of past winners, included we show the price it was sold at, retail price and you can even confirm the tracking numbers by clicking on the number itself. We have also given away numerous cars to bidders within the United States and Australia which can be verified at the link below
http://www.swipebids.com/all_past_winning_auction.php

We also sponsor numerous children through World Vision, the link below will take you to the site where we describe how it all works and how we started by sponsoring 100 children and we continue to add 1 more each day in our effort to make a positive change.

http://www.swipebids.com/world_vision_charity.php

If you have any other questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me personally at jennifer@swipebids.com



Regards,

Jennifer
Head of Customer Service



Our Winners: http://www.swipebids.com/all_past_winning_auction.php
Our World Vision Charity: http://www.swipebids.com/world_vision_charity.php
Our Customer Service Page: http://www.swipebids.com/contact.php



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