Can scammers chase/blacklist you?

Wob_2

Hello

Yes I know the topic title might seem like a naive question.

Can scammers chase you up or get you blacklisted if you stop your credit/debit card to prevent them taking money off you but you do not attempt to close your 'account'?

The reason I ask is I have seen many posts about a scam where people have had trouble being removed from the scammer's database etc. I wonder if it's even worth my trouble since I stopped my debit card 25 minutes after signing up and I will be refunded the 72p by my bank and no further 'subscription' charges will be possible.

Recently in a moment of madness I fell for the 'Google' scam whereby you supposedly pay a small shipping fee for info to post links on Twitter or wherever but in reality they just send you to GoogleAdsense (if you're lucky).
Meanwhile if the scammers are fortunate you won't have noticed you actually signed up for an account whereby they charge you monthly fees.

I can't find the original ad page I fell for, but here is the site it then takes you to:
searchyourprofitsDOT com/051809/orderspecial1DOTphp

Immediately AFTER signing up I realised my mistake and contacted my bank to stop my card. I really don't know if it is worth wasting any more time on the scammers themselves by asking them to delete my account.

Here is the confirmation email they sent me with some details removed:

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So thankfully I will not lose any money to this as some people have, but I am aware of their Terms Of Service which DO specify some of the charges in the small print so I wonder if just stopping my card is enough? Also during the registration process there was a pop up to a site called badcustomerDOT com which I think implies your details will be forwarded to there if you don't pay up. Should I care?

You see, judging by the complaints across the internet about these scams if I try to remove my 'account' I would just be wasting much time and precious phone credit on endless calls to shady people in the USA who do not remove you anyway much of the time.

Will there be repercussions for me now if I just ignore them? I am in the UK.

Thanks

maninthestreet

Do they have your address?

Wob_2

I don't think they do unless they can get it from my debit card info. They asked for a ZIP code so they have my Postal Code is all.

Here is the ad I found:
wwwDOT jobs-tribune DOTcom/jobs/index-m.php?&id=mgvpop-uk

It's embarrassing I fell for this since I never did before but I was overtired and not concentrating properly and someone was distracting me. O well they won't get any of my money anyway unless they persue all the thousands of people worldwide that might initially fall for it.

Wob_2

Ok so here is some more info on these kinds of situation...

I had originally called my telephone banking and they said they would stop my debit card, but they gave me another number for debit card specific related issues to sort out any issue of further transactions ie. those monthy fees people were getting.

What I was told here is that the original $1.14 (72p) cannot be disputed since it is a sign up fee that I agreed to and so I will lose this money. I now have to wait until it appears on my statement because the scam company have not yet taken the money.

Further to that, I will also have to pay at least the first monthly fee because it is only at this point that my bank can dispute any further money taken from my account by writing to the company and odering them to stop in future.

He also advised me I should contact the company myself and specifically tell them I want to cancel, but this of course brings me back to my original reason for posting: they will just send me on a wild goose chase and waste more of my time and money in phone calls.
So I'm thinking of telling my bank I want to close my account with them and switch to another... I mean these are scam sites and by definition I am unlikely to be able to cancel.

Also I forgot to ask the guy what is the point of cancelling my card if according to the above the company can still access my account so I'll have to get more info on that.

So now the question I wonder about is what about those people who simply cancelled their cards but never got anywhere with the company: either because they could not get a response from emails, get through over the phone or just because they didn't want anything more to do with it after getting a new credit/debit card?

DCFC79

Is it even worth the bother of chasing you for $1.14, i know i wouldnt bother,

Wob_2

Well I realise you are essentially answering my initial question but as I said in my later post my bank advised me I will be charged that fee and also the first monthly fee.