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We've devoted a fair amount of time to trying to find ways to beat companies like
Webloyalty, which market themselves via post-transaction popups on legit Web sites like Fandango and Orbitz, and suck you in with promises of savings, savings, savings, but really just deliver hard-to-cancel recurring monthly charges. The best solution we've found: Block pop-ups, boycott merchants that work with these losers, and immediately close any window that starts talking to us about all the great deals we're about to get. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV has another idea, and it's one that we like: Investigate the companies and make them hand over the goods on their business practices.
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scams
Reader Jared reports that another online business that has hooked up with the bogus
Reservation Rewards membership club is eCost.com. Watch out for a popup at checkout that asks you if you want to save $10 off your next purchase. If you select it, the small print signs you up for Reservation Rewards crappy deal club and starts deducting $12 from your card every month. The good news is that if you call up, they will remove the charges very quickly, because they know it's shady and what they don't want you doing is actually complaining to your credit card company, bank, or someone else that might get them in trouble.
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scams
You know when you buy tickets at Movietickets.com or Fandango and at that end that annoying popup window makes a noise and asks you if you want to save $10 on your next purchase? Yeah, don't enter your email address. In the fine print it tells you that doing so...
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check your statements
Coupon merchant "Reservation Rewards" has infected GameStop, according to reader Mike. For those of you who are not familiar with "Reservation Rewards," here's how it works:
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