Reservation Rewards is a total scam

I just noticed on my credit card statement a charge for 10.00 that I didn't recognize. After some research, it turns out that the charge has been recurring since January, shortly after I purchased some tickets on fandango.com

The whole scam is accomplished by displaying a seemingly good deal after you complete a legitimate purchase on sites like Fandango, Expedia, and hundreds of others. It says something to the effect of "Click here to receive 10 dollar gift certificate". That looks like a good deal right? Well, it's not, once you click on that link, your credit card information is sent directly to ReservationRewards or webloyalty.com which is the front company for this shady business.

I called the 800 number listed on the credit card charge and it was suspiciously easy to cancel membership. It was the same way on their website, in fact, they will give you an automatic refund if you click on the correct links. I'm going to call my credit card company shortly and have them dispute the other months charges.

This is a known scam but the proprietors argue that it's legitimate business (nope). They netted something like 108 Million in 2006!

Anyway, I'm just posting this so I can get it off my chest. Unbelievable what people will do for a buck.

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