Karim
Philadelphia,#2Consumer Comment
Sun, August 08, 2004
Prime one benefits called my house pretending to be a credit card company and i was promissed a credit card with very low interest , at the moment i was pretty secure in terms of the speech that they give over the phone. Anyway after a week it turned out that there is no credit card but a large package that contain magazine and some coupons. After all that they took $187 from my checking because i gave them my checking routing number. This happen about a year ago and everytime i called them the response is ,we will get your refund in 15 weeks. Please help me out with this situations so that in the future it will be no other victims. thank you
Rogelio
Newburgh,#3Author of original report
Mon, July 26, 2004
The company was finally contacted this afternoon - Melissa, a customer service rep answered. When told that there was an unauthorized withdrawal, she without hesitation asked if a refund is requested and indicated the company that withdrew the money is named National Benefits - not their company. She must have been briefed what to say but she just put her foot in her mouth - What is the affiliation of National Benefits with Prime One? Why is she doing the refund of National Benefits? etc. Why is it that National Benefits have the same 800 number with Prime One Benefits? She asked if an affidavit has been signed and the reply was no but will be signed if the refund is not received. She indicated that the refund will be made within 24-48 hrs. Citibank was contacted about the above conversation but was encouraged to continue with the investigation, refund or no refund from the company as this situation begs more investigation and smells fishy from afar.
Rogelio
Newburgh,#4Author of original report
Mon, July 26, 2004
Calling the number 800 871 9984, you only get either an answering machine which asks for your name, telephone number and a short message (I would not even give them the benefit of the data knowing what they can do), a busy signal, or you are put on hold indefinitely.