26, Report:
#618784
Posted Date:
Sep 01 2010
swipebids.com Took $150 from my bank account without my authorization , Internet
As all others who reported SwipeBids (this site is scamming people out of $150), I was charged $150, and it was immediately taken from my bank account WITHOUT first letting me know the cost. I went through the usual web chat and received nothing more than excuses. I requ...
Entity
Categories: Auctions
27, Report:
#620897
Posted Date:
Sep 01 2010
swipebids.com Swipebids will literaly STEAL $150 from your checking account or credit cards and then tell you that it is perfectly legal ! They operate out of Utah on the internet, please don't let them steal Internet & Utah
Hello my name is Jeff, I'm an manager working for a multi-billion dollar corporation that is considered by Forbes to be one of the most successful electronics firms in the country. One night I happened to look over to the right side of my screen and there was an adver...
Entity
Categories: ORGANIZED CRIME
28, Report:
#625051
Posted Date:
Sep 01 2010
swipebids.com Swipebids. Com, Refund Centre Charge your Bank Account for membership fee when you think that you are singup Aurora, Colorado
Swipebids.com credited my account upon the inital singup. They call it a membership fee of a $150.00 charge to my bank account.
When i was signup with my account information, i though it was for when ever i winn a bid on the site, that they would alreadly have my information.
It i...
Entity
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
29, Report:
#627872
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2010
swipebids.com FRAUD, FRAUD, FRAUD, Internet
Do Not Register for this web site. They DO NOT tell you, but when you enter your credit card....assuming it's used to pay for your winning bids, they charge you $159 to JOIN their site. Asked for an immediate refund - they say 10-14 days! SCAM!
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
30, Report:
#632398
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2010
swipebids.com Circle Media Bids limited RIP OFF SCAM! RIP OFF SCAM $159.00. SWIPEBID.COM IS A HUGE RIP-OFF SCAM. BEWARE! Internet
I was on the internet looking at auction sites and remembered seeing a particular one on a commercial on television, swipebid.com. I looked it up and decided to check farther into what they had to offer for products. Swipebid.com requires you to registe...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
31, Report:
#632688
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2010
swipebids.com Deceptive Orem, Utah
Within 60 seconds of realizing I was billed I requested that the transaction be cancelled. It appears I can apply for a refund only after I spend hours bidding
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
32, Report:
#626555
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2010
swipebids.com Swipe Bids Auction Refusal of 30 Guarantee refund Aurora, Colorado
I paid $150 to join Swipe Bids,which is an online auction. All bids are a penny at a time until an item is won.My membership included 60 free bids per day.They have a 30 day money back guarantee if you didn't win at least 1 auction during this time.About 3 weeks in, they pulled a fu...
Entity
Categories: Auctions
33, Report:
#635715
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2010
Swipebids the company misled me into thinking that I was bidding on piece of merchandise and telling me that each bid would cost .53 and when nothing else was showed when I entered my credit card information I Internet
I was ripped off $159.00 by Swipebids.com. This company lures you in by letting you think that you are bidding on an item telling you that each bid is .53 and not telling you that you will be charged a membership fee of $159.00. I contacted the company and spke to one of thier rep's...
Entity
Categories: Questionable Activities
34, Report:
#614835
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2010
swipebids.com Swipe Bids tHEY TOOK $150 from my credit card upon signing up--they say it is listed on the signup page and is the default amount to deduct. - I called them and then they say I have to PARTICIPATE in bidding f , Internet
I followed an add in Facebook to an internet company that offers cheap 1 cent bidding for prizes. Gave my credit card number as security to be able to bid.
(The assumption is that I'll bid pennies..like the ad says.
Well they immediately (without warning) without any pre-cha...
Entity
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
35, Report:
#614050
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2010
swipebids.com/index.php Scammers Orem, Utah
Jun 14, 2010 Debit Card Signature Purchase-SWIPEBIDSCS.COM, OREM, UT Pending Details -$150.00 USD
These people are scaming us on this site they do not tell you the membership amount till you have given your credit card info and they do not want to give you a refund .
No...
Entity
Categories: Auctions
36, Report:
#608445
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2010
swipebids.com Auction, Guarantees, Gambling, Internet
Please
wait for a site operator to respond.You are
now chatting with 'Jessica'Jessica: Thank you for visiting SwipeBids. We are here to help you win
auctions, save money and have a great time. Who am I speaking with?you: help = I just signed up and did not realize I used all my b...
Entity
Categories: Questionable Activities
37, Report:
#602521
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2010
swipebids.com Read The Fine Print Internet
Wait before you click and read the fine print> I was charged a 150.00 package deal i had no idea i was being charged. when i called it said a message that it is non refundable plus saying it is a penny bid well that is crap you buy 40 bids for $125.00 well that comes out to $3.13...
Entity
Categories: Auctions
38, Report:
#598870
Posted Date:
Aug 26 2010
swipebids.com/index.php Swipebids only swipes your money Penny Auction Site Deceptive costly registration process Totally deceptive bidding process involving false bidders to inflate the bidding process Internet
This online penny auction site deceptive and expensive sign up to be member with bidding rights. Pricing of auction items are normally exagerated but the real reason for my complait is to report the apparent fraud in their bidding process which i can only believe to be phony bidders...
Entity
Categories: Websites
39, Report:
#594135
Posted Date:
Aug 26 2010
swipebids.com Hidden upfront costs! Internet
This website purports to save you loads of money by charging you $12.50/month to bid on their auctions. They gladly tell you it used to cost $21.00/month. They also tell you they are only accepting a limited number of newcomers today and to sign up in the next 4 minutes ...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
40, Report:
#622413
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2010
Swipebids swipebids.com is a LEGAL RIPOFF WEB SITE STAY AWAY. Internet
The website they show you when you register is different
than the one they show the media. Then they charge you $150 just so that you
can be a member which by the way was not stated in the registration process I
found out about the $150 later in my bank statement. Then they say y...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
41, Report:
#622859
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2010
swipebids.com Jesse Willms, Owner Deceptive, Misleading, Theft of $150, Fraudulent business practices, Internet
After signing out my e-mail account on Yahoo (6/29/10), I encountered an advertisement for an auction page on the internet. So I signed in to my e-mail and then went on to check out this website called 'SwipeBids.com'. It seemed like a fun website and advertised it was full of dea...
Entity
Categories: Auctions
42, Report:
#618987
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2010
swipebids.com Beware, Don't be Duped by this company Internet
swipebids.com allures you on their homepage with fancy statements and carefully placed logos.When you enter page 2 of their registration they fail to make it clear to you that you are about to be charged $150.00 membership fee. They give you no warning at all.They do not give you an...
Entity
Categories: Auctions
43, Report:
#633270
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2010
swipebids.com False advertisement to join company, will not refund money unless you participate in with company , Internet
I requested a refund for erroneous advertising. I was under the impresseion that I would be billed .53 cents everytime I bidded, not that I would be charged $159 upfront.
The terms and conditions were no where on the order form explaining their services, refer to their...
Entity
Categories: Auctions
44, Report:
#622303
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2010
swipebids.com ,stole $150 from my bank account, Internet, Utah
My name is Warren and I am retired. I have used eBay for almost 10 years and have found it very useful, easy and satisfying. When I heard about Swipebids.com on my local CBS television station (KCBS-DT2) I decided to look into it.I saw that I needed to enter a cred...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
45, Report:
#622445
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2010
swipebids.com Swipebids This company is a big fraud and stay away from them - DO NOT GIVE YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER TO THEM Internet, Utah
The website they show you when you register is different than the one they show the media. Theymade me believe it is an auction site and when registering they took info and poped another screen asking for CC for verification and for onfile for auction. Never ever warned about member...
Entity
Categories: Questionable Activities
46, Report:
#630727
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2010
swipebids.com took 159 for fee then charged me 995.00 for bids Internet
Scammed for 159.00 then any extra you can not get back .. a total internet scam for bids
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
47, Report:
#580849
Posted Date:
Aug 12 2010
swipebids.com This company is a scam! , Internet
I'm not going to rewrite the entire story. I tried pasting it on here but since I can't, let's just say this:I never signed up for this companies services. They just took $150 from me.
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
48, Report:
#579741
Posted Date:
Aug 12 2010
swipebids.com sphere media llc predatory company victimized me by charging my debit card without my permission Internet
I was browsing the internet looking for computers on sale when I came across swipebids.com. I registered at the site so they would send me e-mails about products they might have for sale.I have my computer set for auto-fill and because of that they were able to access my account for...
Entity
Categories: Auctions
49, Report:
#630083
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2010
swipebids.com Fraud, Will take a dollar from you to see if your account is active then keep going til they exhaust your funds Internet
Swipebids.com is a gimmick. I was on Ebay.com and I thought I was adding a new debit card account to my paypal. Swipebids.com appeared as a pop up on my screen. I entered my card information. I caught this and never sent the information thru. Somehow the company got my informat...
Entity
Categories: Questionable Activities