Called number several times  Left messages No call back; no live person to talk to.  Prompts 1-3 all have the same message

My checking account was debited $149.99.  I have filed a fraud report with my bank.  My bank gave me the name of the initiating bank.  It is Village Bank with phone number 763-398-3550.  A real person actually answered the phone; however, said you need to call 800-280-2028.  She told me this without even asking what the call was about.  I did say that their bank had debited my account for $149.99, then she just blurted out the 800 phone number.

Do I report this also to the Federal Reserve Bank/FBI/CIA/NBC/CBS/FTC???  I am really mad, not so much about the money, but the fact that some scam company could do this.  I haven't even used my Bank America account for quite a few years.  I found a web site at greghatcher.com/financial that has a list of every routing number of every bank in the US.  Why would that be published on the Web???

I had 149.99 taken from my checking account on 11 Feb and am still waiting for my refund. I have filed a fraud report with my bank and they will be giving me the money back, it is very frustrating that this has to happen to people. I'm sure the people that are doing this will get caught sooner or later but it is hard telling when. I have conact the BBB about them and the FTC, hopefully this will stop soon.

I had $149.99 debited from my account on Feb.22,2008. I called the 800 number listed for this MedCare Rx. On 02/22/08 when I called I did get an answer. The woman who answered identified herself as Lisa Brown when I asked her name. when I asked her who this company was and why they were in my account taking my money. She asked my name and put me on hold. She came back and said that it was for some health insurance that I had signed up for. I have never signed up for any insurance. She told me that it was last year. I told her that it never happened. She told me that the momey would be returned to my account in 3-5 business days. That has not happened. When I called back several times I get a recording saying to leave a message and someone will call back. That has not happened either. I have contacted my bank and paid another $25.00 to have them investigate it.

i have the same problem.  my bank is aware of this and are investigating.  i hope these people get whats coming to them

These people did the same thing to me, but the debit my company account so I can not recover the funds.  The affidavit only within 60 days only applies to personal accounts.  This is the second year this happens to me...They got me for $300...I called for the Chairman of the Board at Village Bank to see if he is aware of the fact that this is taking place at his bank...I have not received a call back yet, but I do plan to involve my attorney...

I was illegally taken for 149.99,, I have filed with the FBI internet bureau, FTC and the BBB.

NO CALL BACK, NO HUMAN INTERACTION...NOTHING! BUT WHAT I DID GET WAS A 149.99 DEBIT OF MY ACCOUNT!  WHO IS THIS? HOW ARE THEY OPERATING "BOGUSLY" AND WHY DON'T OUR BANKS KNOW OR UNDERSTAND THIS FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY?
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE I WAS OUT OF 149.99 NOW IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 2 WKS TO GET MY MONEY BACK....!@#$%^&!
WHO'S TO BLAME? ASK FOR BETTER BANKING PROTECTION...I DID!

Same as telling everyone eles about Med Care Rx. I ran copies off of all the comments and took it to my bank and they turned it over to their sercuity officer.

MY BOYFRIEND FIRST CAUGHT IT AFTER I RECEIVED MY TAX REFUND.  AND I CALL THE # ON MY ONLINE BANKING. THE GUY WHO ANSWERED TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. I CALLED AGAIN AFTER THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND THE LADY WHO ANSWERED TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE 7-10 DAYS. THAT THEY PROCESS EVERYTHING ON FRIDAYS AND DEPOSIT ON TUESDAYS.  SO I WAITED AND NOTHING. I CALLED AGAIN AND THE LADY WHO ANSWERED SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR BECAUSE THERE WAS A BLOCK ON MY ACCOUNT TO CALL MY BANK. CALLED MY BANK AND THE LAUGHED.  CALLED HER BACK AND SHE SAID THAT THEY WERE REPROCESSING EVERYTHING AND SHOULD RECEIVE MY MONEY NO LATER THAN 10 BUSINESS DAY WHICH WILL BE ON THE 8 OF APRIL.  I'M NOT WAITING. I CALLED MY BANK AND DID AN ACH REPORT TO MAKE THEM GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. ALSO REPORTING TO BBB.

Same address in Champlain, NY -- different phone # and $399 deducted!
I went to bank and put a hold on paying any checks out, trying to make sure nothing else was deducted fraudulently while I waited for a refund (was told 6 to 8 weeks and when I asked "why so long", call center said, "I don't know, that's what they told us to say."

I knew nothing of an ACH Report within 60 days until I called PNC customer service this morning, then started finding all of this info online. It's been over 60 days. I'd like to know why the manager of the branch office in Yardley, PA didn't tell me of this option when I told her how my 91 year old dad had been ripped off. Doesn't seem right, does it?!

Phone # 1-866-227-6649
I didn't find this # on Caller ID -- it was buried in the paperwork my elderly dad rec'd (saying he'd joined a discount drug program.) It's a call center. The bogus co. is Safety First Aid and their website (lame) is domainmeds.com .
Address is 1176 A Main St. #310, Champlain, NY 12919 (which, when googled, gave me this page.)

Well i'm glad to see that I am not alone.  My father has been taking for the amount of 398.00 I have been trying since april to get this money back.  I talked with my attorney and he said i would have to go through the state of New York.  I spoke with the judge there in champlain and he stated that unless we have a physical address we would not get a refund.  And of course I did not know about the 60 days either.

You can contact your bank and fill out a "Written Statement Under Penalty of Perjury".  You have 60 days from the day the item debited your account to return the item through the ACH (Automated Clearing House) system.  Has anyone requested proof of authorization?  MedCare Rx has to supply it to you if requested, but of course if this is a scam, you'll never receive it.  Good luck!

Hello Linda My Name is Henry More so i will Love to Help you can Email me   Henry.moore50@yahoo.com

BofA uses SiteKey security. It would be interesting to know if any of the rest of your Banks are using PassMark security or something similar where you must ID a picture and/or a phrase before you can access your account.
Most of these types of security solutions do not have protection against a Keylogger exploit or a Man-In-The-Middle attack.

I've told my Bank already to check out the accessing security being used by ABECU.

I have never signed up for the plan and the money was taken out of my checking account as well.  I have called the customer service desk twice and was told that they would send me forms to have the money reimbursed as of this date I still have not received the forms or money.  I will be reporting this incident to my local authorities as of now when I call all I get is the message that this mailbox does not exist.  The law enforcement will find out where you are and get all the good people their money back that was taken. I have been patient now since February when the money was taken from my account and I can not afford to be patient any longer as it has cost me for more than the amount of money that was taken from my account.

I saw a debit on my checking account for $149.99 on Feb. 25, 2008. I called the company and talked to the "Mark Johnson" who indicated they would refund the money back to my account in 10 business days. Calls after ten days to their number always got a recording saying they were busy helping other customers and to leave a call back number. My bank now wants me to file a dispute, let them cancel my atm card and online access, and issue a new card and re-establish online access. I am out-of-state and this will be a real nuisance. Today, I too discovered the number is "disconnected" even though the recording sounds suspicious. It doesn't say it is disconnected, but rather "this number does not exist." Never heard that recording before from a phone company.

For all who have called this 800# it has been disconnected as of 3/31/08!!!! GO FIGURE!!

In March this same company hit my account for $149.99. I never talk to anyone from this company they just took the money out of my account. When I called the number the man I talk to swaid the money would be put back into my account but that never happen. Now no ones answering the phone when I call. Need help on what other did to get there money back. You can reach me at 1-(478) 454-4023 any time after 4:00 p.m. in Milledgeville, Georgia.

                       Thanks, Vanessa Durden

My account was debited twice for 149.99. The first time was a year ago. I don't remember ever authorizing this then or now. I like everyone else called the 800 number and got the voice mail several times, left message, and never recieved a call back. The second time this was taken from my account was February 20th 2008. When someone has actually answered the phone, I always given the runaround as to when the money will be returned to my account. I called 30 times today, and spoke to no one. Also, $299.95 was taken from my account today. My bank called me to ask if this was fraudulent, and once again it was. I had to close my account, and am going to the bank to file an affadavit. I hope someone has luck in getting their money back.

This is how you handle it.  Go to your bank or credit union.  Tell them the transaction is unauthorized.  They will have you fill out a Written Statement under Penalty of Perjury.  Then they will recredit your account.

Ok, this is how you get your monney back. Go to your bank and tell them you want to fill out an AffiDAvit. It helps if you have the date of the transaction. If not they should be able to look it up for you. This form will block Medcare RX from your account and in a few days your monney should be returned. If your bank doesn't have these forms you should probably change banks but I think any bank is likely to have them. First Interstate got it done in one day. Hope this helps.

My account too was scammed for 149.99 by Medicare RX on Feb 19. I am from a really small town in Idaho and I have an account with a local Credit Union, so no one is safe from this scam. Has anyone gotten there money back? They told me that they where going to cancel the membership(that I never even signed up for) and redeopsit it into our account. I'm not going to hold my breath though. Maybe we should all get together and add up what we've paid in prescriptions the past year that Medicare RX where suppose to be coveing and send them a bill, what do you think? ha ha

Go to your bank, report it as fraud and they will have you fill out an affidavit form, sign it and will reverse the charge.

I too was scammed for 149.99 yesterday, (March 10).  I was finally able to get a phone number from my credit union but was unable to get through to anyone.  I will contact an attorney before the end of the week.  These people need to be dealt with!

I work for a bank and we had a customer with the same situation recently.  You need to go to your bank ASAP and complete an ACH dispute form using the reason "Unauthorized" so that they can refund your money.  Do this as quickly as possible because there is a timeframe for this type of dispute.  In addition, you need to do one of two things.  Either place a stop payment on your account for any future drafts from this company OR close the account and reopen under a different account number.  Unfortunately there isn't a whole lot the bank can do to investigate outside of the identity information received within the draft.  Good luck and I hope you all get your money back!!

Okay, why is this happening and with no results to resolve the problem. Now our troops overseas have been hit with this withdrawal and this has caused many accounts to go negative. This is also a problem because the banks are not sure how to refund the money to the account holders. The bank was willing to do a stop payment for future transactions but to refund the money to the account requires signatures and if you are serving your country it is difficult to provide the written verification needed.  We have the same result attempting to call the 800-280-2028 number.  The Better Business Bureau must be alerted and all banking establishments possible of this scam.

I had the same thing happen to me today a debit of 149.99 I called my bank and they told me who the debitor was. I called the 800 number and no one answered, same thing leave a message I did not. I went on line and put the 800 number in and found out this web page I have forward it to my bank which helped prove to my bank it is a scam. They are returning my money and the 32.oo charge. This might help you to get your bank to return your money too.

Right on Dave! They burned me for the 149.99 and I am bent. Imagine the poor elderly people on a fixed income that they have hurt. Call and write anyone and everyone you can think of to have this sorry outfit shut down and the leadership locked up! Call your states Attorney General, The US Attorney General, The FBI and even some Marines if thats what it takes!

David is so full of crap his eyes have to be brown. When you do get a person at that # all you get is ride on a merry-go-round. If they have been in business for 10 years there is a fat cat living in the Bahamas laughing his a** off at all the hard working people he was able to scam. Put them in jail with a freak that has an anal fetish for about 30 years.