Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Spamming - Adware
If you are asked to complete the "Sams Club Survey" below, please do not participate in it, because it is a trick to get online users to purchase products, services, complete questionnaires or surveys, by pretending to offer them free rewards which are actual advertisements. The fake survey or invitation is not associated with Sam's Club and the website that displays the survey will receive compensation for the products or services that they have tricked online users into purchasing. Therefore, online users are asked to delete emails that they have received asking them to take the same Sam's Club survey below, because they will not receive the free products or services they have been promised.
The main purpose of the fake survey is to make online users think they will get a reward for taking it, but the rewards shown at the end of the survey are advertisements that the people who have created the survey will get paid for, once the online users purchase the products or services that are being advertised.
From: 4hF146gojpq0@members.spearmodel.com On Behalf Of SAMS CLUB InvitationSent: Friday, November 03, 2017 3:02 PMSubject: Re : OPEN IMMEDIATELY ! Strayhorne .Congrats! You've Been Selected For SamsClub RewardCongrats! You've been selected to participate in a $50 Promotion about Sam's Club!Take this 30 second survey about Sam's Club andwe'll offer you exclusive rewards over $50Click here to get started
From: 4hF146gojpq0@members.spearmodel.com On Behalf Of SAMS CLUB Invitation
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2017 3:02 PM
Subject: Re : OPEN IMMEDIATELY ! Strayhorne .
Congrats! You've Been Selected For SamsClub Reward
Congrats! You've been selected to participate in a $50 Promotion about Sam's Club!
Take this 30 second survey about Sam's Club and
we'll offer you exclusive rewards over $50
Click here to get started
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Scam they got me for $89.95 when it was supposed to be a $5 shipping cost for a sams survey
I got a recurring monthly subscription after I chose my free item with paying for shipping only.Who did/do I contact to cancel this?
Does the survey take your information and use it? Do they steal your information
I didnt even open it but luckily I reasearched it, because I thought it was a little suspicous that they randomly picked someone
I also did the "Sam's Club" survey and selected the "free" flashlight for only a $5.95 shipping fee. When I printed the order confirmation and read what was on the second page which was that in 15 days they would charge my card $54.95 for the flashlight, I called the customer service number - was hung up on after giving my zip code - called back and got a different service rep and asked to cancel the order. At that time he offered me the flashlight for half price ($27) but told him that was a bit steep for a flashlight so he went to the trouble to cancel the order. As they say "Let the buyer beware!" I am going to carefully watch all my credit card charges to confirm they don't charge my card in the future since they have shown they are doing business legitimately using a bogus Sam's Club survey.
I bit on the earbuds as well. It was for a total less than $10, plus free CBD oil. I realized it after the fact and contacted my bank and USPS. The company sent shipping confirmation and all but when I opened the notification further, the tracking label number given had been canceled. Sam’s was never referenced again. It was a company called ESSENTIALPOWERBOOST. The charge is still showing pending on my checking account. After the fact, I noticed satisfaction survey was misspelled. I hope I caught this soon enough to avoid any further complications from my experience. IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT’S NOT TRUE! Don’t fall for it!
Same thing here! I contacted Sam’s and sent everything I had to them. Now today, I have another pending charge on my account. The bank and credit card company both notified.
OK so I bit on the earbuds. They were offered at six dollars and some odd cents and then of course it added a couple of other charges for a tether and the ear pod charger. So two weeks later I got a notice from my credit card that there was a $79.95 charge and they declined it because it was sketchy. The service is supposedly those for a subscription. A subscription to what I have no clue. Anyway I did just get a new credit card number.
I took the bait. But the transaction said that it was not completed. Yet there were two charges on my Credit card account. I only use one credit card when buying things online. There the charges were anyway. During the quarantine it takes a while to get in touch with your Credit Card company... it is worth the wait to rid your self of these crooks. I still have not seen the great product they claim to have sent. God save us from these evil people.
Yes, I answered the survery. I have answered a few of them but never found anything offered that I wanted until June 12th. I saw a flashlight that stated it retailed for $49.95 but it cost me $0.00, $4.95 shipping and handling. I thought I could use another flashlight and at $4.95 I would get me one. So I clicked on the Flashlight and GadgetsandFlashlights which also showed the flashlight for $0.00, $4.95 shipping and handling.I clicked, gave them my address and credit card information an was charged $4.95. A few days later I received my flashlight. It checked out ok, no paper work with it. So I got me flashlight that is ok but not $49.95 ok but for $4.95 ok.Then I was checking my credit card June 27 and gee I have been charged $49.95? After much looking I found a way to contact GadgetsandFlashlights. I was told that that was a 14 day trail and I had not returned the flashlight so they charged my credit card the $49.95.I talked to someone from their return center and was told I needed to return the Flashlight in the original box and they would charge me a $5.00 restocking charge. Gee
Received this: "From: marine-embassy-guard-association.googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Thank You (Sam's Club) Sent: Friday, April 5, 2019 11:45 PM Subject: You Have Received a Sam's Club Gift Card"
