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kissafrog · 13/05/2011 14:33

I am livid. With a young child and toddler in tow, one night I decided to order a chinese takeaway online. We were charged for £14.15 but the order never came so we rung the takeaway to complain and we were refunded on our card for £14.15 a few days later. However when we placed the online order it redirected us from a Nochex site for the payment to a rewards first page which we thought was linked to the takeaway order. Lo and behold we found out from our April statment a month later we are debited £14.95 in April and in may again for a rewards first membership which I have no idea I joined. Never used the service not even aware of what it is. I googled it and saw numerous complaints on various complaints board and also the mirror website about the scam. I rung the customer service they refused to refund and said they email us but I never receive the email nor read the email and therefore there is no way they would have a email read record. In any case why would you not refund a consumer when you know they did not use it or was misled into filling out the form as many victims have complained on various consumer complaints board. I am so cross with companies like this as they are tricking people and I want to know how they manage to get our credit card details via this chinese takeaway or Nochex exchange which was refunded! Please please mums out there beware when you fill out any forms or small print. You never know what you get yourself into and also as a young mum you have no time to keep track all your expenses and so we must not allow this type of underhand marketing to take our money. If this is a trustworthy company they would not need to do it this way to take money off you and offer an obscure product. be warned. anyone has the same experience out there please advise.

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izzywhizzyletsgetbusy · 13/05/2011 14:49

From what you've said, this is an outrageous scam.

Call the Consumer Direct Helpline: www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CEcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2%2Fwww.direct.gov.uk%2Fen%2FGovernmentcitizensandrights%2FConsumerrights%2Findex.htm&rct=j&q=consumer%20advice&ei=WTTNTdneMISChQfUyICFDQ&usg=AFQjCNF3EXKtADUZXaQ98k1iuPNUkl8xdQ&cad=rja

Also call your credit card company, explain what has happened, and ask them to apply a chargeback to the payments.

izzywhizzyletsgetbusy · 13/05/2011 14:56

The curse of Frday 13 strikes.

You'll find Consumer Direct's helpline number here: www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/

ToniMorrison · 16/05/2011 14:39

Hi kissafrog

I work with Adaptive Affinity Ltd which operates the Rewards First programme. Firstly I would like to apologise for your experiences to date.

I?ve read your post and just want to take this chance to help if I can. I would just like confirm that
? We do not get passed any information from 3rd parties
? You physically have to enter all your details onto our sign up page (a copy of which I?m happy to send you) and to the right of this, in bold lettering, we alter all users to the fact that its a membership programme and you will be charged after your trial
? We always send a welcome email with information about the programme AND how you can cancel by phone (on 0870 143 2343), email (contact@ RewardsFirst.co.uk )

Unfortunately I can?t track from this feed your email address to confirm or cancel your membership with us. May I recommend that you call/ email against the above details to cancel - and you can always call in and ask for me.

Thank you for your time

Toni Morrison
Relationship Manager

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