FastBlogincome.com Aegir Atlantic Media Ltd I did not agree to the "terms and conditions"; they charged me anyway Leadgate, County Durham, Consett, United Kingdom

Fast Blog Income would like to take an opportunity to clarify our program offering.   Interest in this program is large and it has come to our attention that some people were not able to contact our office due to the high call volume Fast Blost Income was experiencing. We have taken steps to alleviate this issue by adding additional staff and increasing our telephone bandwidth, which is cutting telephone hold times considerably. We are confident that in the future all customers will not experience a delay attempting to contact our offices.  Any unsatisfied customer can contact our office at 877-204-7404 to speak with a  Customer Support Representative, during the hours of 7am 7pm (PT) or an email can be sent directly to customersupport@fastblogincome.com

The Fast Blog Income Program is designed to educate and train the customer on how to understand and develop an internet blog site. With the blog site the customer can create their own personal blogging site to promote products and services and learn how to generate traffic to their blog site, all by working with Google to generate income.

Upon signing up for the program the Terms of the program are noted several times. On the initial signup page the cost of getting involved with the program are noted on the page.   Also noted is the fact that this program is provided to everyone with a standard (3) three Day FREE trial. This 3 Day Free Trial is noted on the signup page and in the terms and conditions at the bottom of the page, along with an Earnings Disclaimer for the program.

To signup for the program, customers are charged a $2.97 processing fee. For the processing fee, the participants receive The Money Making Kit, access to online tutorials, and Unlimited Customer Support.   After the 3 day free trial ends, the customer is subject to a monthly charge of $74.97 in order to continue the service.  All these costs are clearly noted in the  Terms and Disclosures on the page. The terms on the page are as follows: By submitting this form, I am ordering this product's trial membership for $2.97 for the processing fee. Unless cancelled, I will be charged $74.97 upon completion of the 3 day trial period. The charge will reoccur monthly at a total of $74.97 until cancelled. I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions / Privacy Policy. To cancel call (877) 453 5682 or email customersupport@fastblogincome.com.

In addition, at the bottom of the initial signup page there is a link to the full program Terms.

Then on the second page in the signup process, the initial cost of $2.97 is again clearly noted on the page, with the terms below it. Once the customer enters their personal information to signup they MUST click to agree to the Terms before their account can be established. There is a check box that must be toggled to YES which reads,  Yes, I want the Google Startup Kit and agree to the terms.  In fact, EVERY customer that signs up for the program, MUST click in the required box to Agree with the terms. There can be no question as to what the program costs are.

Immediately after the signup process is completed, the customer receives confirmation emails for their various purchases. These Confirmation Emails again contain the initial program costs and the monthly charge requirement, the descriptor for the billing charge and the terms for the account maintenance.

During the sign up process, there are completely separate and additional services that can be added to the program. These programs are elective and are not require to participate in the Fast Blog Income program.  The additional program costs of $19.97 per month is also clearly noted on the page and the customer again MUST opt in to the additional program. The additional program is The Expense Tracker. The Expense Tracker is a powerful money finding and budgeting tool that helps you minimize your expenses and increase your profitability each month.

We apologize for any inconvenience experienced by any customer and take every opportunity to clearly display the terms of the program during the signup process. In addition, we have satisfied customers and continually work too gain more satisfied customers. To help accomplish this we have an open, relaxed, no hassle cancellation procedure.  Any unsatisfied customer can contact our office at 877-204-7404 to speak with a  Customer Support Representative, during the hours of 7am 7pm (PT) or an email can be sent directly to customersupport@fastblogincome.com

Thank you, Fast Blog Income Staff

You can't do much about this company on this side of the pond, but you can get folks in the UK to take some action.  Since the company is incorporated in Leadgate, County Durham, UK, you can send an email to the Durham County Council marked for the attention of the Fair Trading Team.  They are similar to our Better Business Bureau and will look into shady practices like this company employs.

In the UK, the company is, in fact, registered with Companies House which retains a listing of all companies that have registered there.  As such, these companies are required to conduct themselves reputably and to employ ethical "trading standards."
It is these trading standards that should be called to question.

Send your email to the following address: tradingstandards@durham.gov.uk

Ask them to register your complaint against this company and ask them to take whatever steps they can to prevent this company from continuing their obvious scam.

You can't do much on this side of the pond but you can get some folks in the UK to look into this company.  Since the company is registered in the town of Leadgate in Durham County, UK, they fall under the jurisdiction of the Durham County Council and their "fair trading" team.  It is similar to our Better Business Bureau.  Since this company is actually listed as a registered company in the UK under the United Kingdom Companies House registery, they are required to follow good business practices.  In the UK, it is known as "trading standards."

Send an email to the Durham County Council Fair Trading Team at the following address:
tradingstandards@durham.gov.uk

File your complaint with them about the "trading standards" that this company fails to follow.  Ask them to register your complaint against this company and to take whatever action they can to stop their obvious scam activities.