If you’ve rented from Budget and get a $10, check in the mail, don’t sign it, reports Upgrade Travel Better. The fine print says doing so gives “Trilegiant” permission to sign you up in a monthly “discount” club with a monthly fee. Worse, it allows them to use the credit card you rented the car with to start charging the fees. Pretty sleazy.
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Tiny Checks, Big Scam
By 10.6.06
Banks are sharing their member lists — and account information — with unscrupulous third party marketers like the Trilegiant corporation.
