MKS Simple Escape2 We just checked our bank statement and see that 169.95 has been taken out of our debit/checking This has not been authorized ripoff ripoff business Connecticut

I called AOL once again and talk to a billing operator as we closed the debit card number we used to open our AOL account over 4 years ago. We got a pop up and even though our bill is paid up for the next 60 days we could not get to our email till we gave them a credit card number. Thus I spoke to a AOL employee and told them I did NOT want to give them any account numbers and I explained the reason why as I just do not trust them as they gave our our number to an authorized agency which took out $169.95. The billiling officer looked up our acount and sure enough it said that I sent to a Kmart site and signed up fro a $25 gift certificate on May 15 at 4:38 AM EST. I assured him I never went to such a site and what product did I supposenly sign up for that cost $169.95? He could not answer. I told him I did not want to give AOL an any account numbers till I heard from the coporate office and he said that I could go into perferences and set under marketing "NO" to the vearious settings that our assure AOL would never give out our account. The only way to get to my email was to give them a credit card number and I felt hostage to them as I needed to get to my AOL account.

Well, I still need to hear from the coporate office and see how they can justfy giving our my account number. Even though we got our money back I am upset and would like to sue them as I think what they did is unethical.

I will update this as soon as I hear from the coporate office. I wonder what the chances are they are even going to answer.

We went to the bank and had them check the debit number used and it was the one my husband gave to aol and we now know it is aol. I called their billing and they admit they give Simple Escapes out our account number upon reqest. Simple escapes lies to them and tells them that we have contacted them for services. I was told that I needed to write to the coporated office of aol at: POBox 10810, Herndon, Va 20170. It is interesting that they do not have an email address so I had to do the snail mail letter. I sent them a letter saying I cancelled the debit number and will not make arrangements for them to withdraw any funds from this account of a credit card account till I hear from them. I will update you as soona s I hear from them.

It seems that this Simple Escape has people working for them not only in aol but possible other places of business as the bank where they took out our money said that my debit card number was used not hubby's and aol has only hubby's account. I do believe that one of two businesses I used the card that Simple Escapes2 took the money an employee there must have gotten some type of kickback to give them our debit card number as I do not use that card online and I have not used in in weeks at any other business establishment.

Fortunately for us we had enough funds in our account to cover this cost without having any checks bounce. We are also fortunately that the bank will replace the money in 24 hours. We are fortuniate as my husband took time to read his bank statement online often and caught this. Good thing, eh?

Udate: Fortuantely we had enough in our account to not have anything bounce and caught it in time and the bank will return our money within 24 hours.

I first thought it may have been aol but the bank said it was on my debit card and not hubby's and he has his aol account on this card and not mine.

I think that somehow these jerks got my debit number by a transaction I made the day they took out the money from one of two places of busness, either at Target or Great clips. I used the card that MKS used that very day they made the trasaction at these places. I have not used that card in ages and we never use it on the internet. The bank will do the investigation and I do hope not only do they go after Simpe Escape Artist 2 but they find out which of these places that I used that card that day gave someone my card number. I cancelled that card so no one can use it again from Simple Escape Artist 2. It seems from what I read that they may bill your account each month till you stop it. I just do not undertand why anyone would do something so dishonest. It blows my mind.