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raspberry ketone beware

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I have just been on a site advertised by aol promoting raspberry ketones and cleanse extreme as a free trial ( paying p+p)
I was stupid and didn't click on the terms and conditions (in very small print at the bottom) and by applying to the free trial I was signed up to a £95 a month subscription.
I have just managed to cancel it as I was within the 14 days but beware - the company will not inform you of the subscription and will just take the money from your account on a monthly basis.


Serves me right for trying to lose weight without the hard work but its very misleading.

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  • Its a well known scam its even been on BBC watchdog

    Have i been scammed?? Raspberry Ketone Fresh (multipage.gif1 2 3 ... Last Page)
  • Duh I really am gullible. Luckily I have managed to cancel the order over the phone and by email but should I contact my bank and inform them that it has been cancelled or should I rely on the guys word over the phone.
    At 52 I should be old enough to know better but you live and learn!
  • Duh I really am gullible. Luckily I have managed to cancel the order over the phone and by email but should I contact my bank and inform them that it has been cancelled or should I rely on the guys word over the phone.
    At 52 I should be old enough to know better but you live and learn!

    I would ring the bank just to be on the safe side x
  • Loonytoons
    Loonytoons Posts: 866 Forumite
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    Hope you get it sorted hun, I know people who have been scammed too, you're not alone x
  • Pun
    Pun Posts: 740 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Pointless and useless - but as OP has found out, not (sadly) scam-less!
  • oscarward
    oscarward Posts: 904 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    edited 31 August 2014 at 3:34PM
    Duh I really am gullible. Luckily I have managed to cancel the order over the phone and by email but should I contact my bank and inform them that it has been cancelled or should I rely on the guys word over the phone.
    At 52 I should be old enough to know better but you live and learn!

    Beware, I was scammed as well (?) when I rang to cancel the girl insisted I accept a free gift as a form of apology for my inconvenience. Just had to pay the p&p, the girl was most insistent I accept.

    What they are sending is another subscription to various magazines/ web sites (gardens monthly or something like that) which are chargeable, the first thing you notice is an item on your credit card bill. They have passed your details to Rocket Marketing in Brighton.

    Be very careful.
  • keyser666
    keyser666 Posts: 2,140 Forumite
    Do AOL still exist
  • RichardD1970
    RichardD1970 Posts: 3,796 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Isn't the whole Raspberry Ketone weight loss thing a big con in it's own right?
  • Very probably

    My wife fell for the Mizulean sales pitch without realising the sting in the tail. In our case it had a recommendation from the Channel 4 TV web site.

    Same people, same modus operandi, same worthless overpriced products.

    As they are US based I don't think they can be touched in the UK but they do have a distribution centre here.
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