This has happened to me also. $24.95,  2 times as Savings discount club outta  NY and MN, (the guy on phone said he was working for Century Media Corp.), 1 charge in June 2012 and 1 charge in July 2012  and the most recent August 2012, this time on my credit card statement it's listed as Invessa Management  outta Montreal CD! Guess I'll just have to cancell this credit card. I'm waiting to hear from BBB of MN.

They have now moved to Minneapolis Minnesota and call themselves Century Media Corp.

I filled with Minneapolis BBB in Minnesota but doubt anything will happen.  Both companies have been charging my debit card once monthly for the 24.95 for the last 6 months or so.

Century Media Corp
100 S. Fifth Street
Minneapolis Minnesota 55402
Phone 1 888 707-9912
admin@centurymedia.com
customerservice@centurymedia.com

Just read your post of Feb 6, 2012.  This has happened to me.   I seldom use this card.  Did you ever find out which company passed your card # to AWI?    I have mine narrowed down.  With in the last 9 months I ordered from Peebles (Stage Stores), Blair.com and PC Tools.  Do any of these match any internet orders you placed?

Good question - I called the number and I actually got a live person.  "Josh" indicated the name of the company was IMAX Business Solutions (interesting).  

I was charged on my credit card from Sept. 2011 through Jan 2012 for $24.95 before I realized anything was wrong when I started receiving past due emails from Citizens Bank.  I had completely paid off the balance on my card prior to that time so I was naturally suspicious and yes...I even paid the scammers through November 2011 without realizing what was going on.

"Josh" said - well I can cancel your "membership" and credit you only back to Feb 2012 because my 'system' won't let me go back farther than Feb 2012.  Of course I had no charges in Feb 2012 so any credit would have been a figment of Josh's imagination.  

I further asked "Josh" what the membership included - to which there was stone silence before he finally said - well I'm just answering the phone - so basically he had no clue (or wanted to make it look that way).  

Either way, folks be careful - this is a BIG 'ol scam.  I am asking Citizens Bank to credit my account for the two charges I did not pay yet and also to credit me back to Sept. 2011.

Me too - this is ridiculous and we all need to file complaints with the Better Business Bureau - they get away with it as folks are not checking their statement closely enough - me included.

I didn't check my bank statement as close as I should. I now see once in Dec. and once in Jan.
24.95 was deducted to AWT8888518845.  I just received my statement  and saw that familiar
24.95  this time to Century Media. So many of us have been scammed. How does this continue?
Here is the name and address for AWT8888518845 as someone has posted.
Savings Discount Club
4631 NW 31st Ave. Suite 109
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. 33309
I too, encourage everyone that has been scammed by them to complain to the Better Business
Bureau. I am so outraged this has happened to so many people.

I have the same charge for 24.95$ several times I cancel my card and am filing a claim. they never answer

They got my charge number too. For the past two months I have had 24.95 charged to my account.
I have no idea how they got this card number, it hasn't been used in years.

Found all the information to file a BBB complaint, I just completed mine I suggest everyone else do the same so this can stop.

Savings Discount Club
4631 NW 31st Avenue, Suite 109
Fort Lauderdale FL 33309

You can file under unauthorized charges and then file a refund settlement. We may not get the $25 back but its worth a shot.

Same story as everyone else. I don't know how they got my information. I called this number twice and and both times the person said they were going to take a message and have someone call me back (yeah right). I wish I had more info so I could report them to BBB.

My debit card was also charged $24.95 in December and January - by AWI in Florida. I did NOT authorize this charge and have no idea how they got my card number unless it was from something I ordered last year online. I never answer my phone unless I know who the caller is so I doubt it's related to a fraudulent phone call. When I notified my bank, they recommended cancelling my debit card and will be sending me a replacement.  Now I get to start the dispute process. No telling how long it will be before I get that money back in my account. Please - check your statements as soon as you get them and be on the lookout for unauthorized charges like these!

This is a totally scam.  They told me they would refund $24.95 back to my card within 2 weeks but I nver got it back.  So I called the company and this girl told me she could not refund because I don't have a confirmation number.  I told her I will bring a lawsuit and she said" Go Ahead".  What a b****.  I am going to find out which company the MF AWI got my personal info and credit info and will sue both of them.  I will also report to cybercrime in FBI.

This kind of douch bags need to disappear from the earth.

Just had the same thing charged $24.95 to my debit card account, called bank told them, had card closed and I hope I get the money back.....
So, much for a conveinent way to do buisness, so many scammers out there we all must be cautious when ever we use these nice little credit cards, they look harmless but I miss the good old fashion CASH, that way only what I let slip out of my fingers actually gets spent!!!!

how do they even get the cc number?!  never got calls from this number before.  i do not online shop with this card.  only use this card when i physically go into a store and swipe it myself or hand the cashier the card and watch the cashier swipe it!

ughs.  having the problem described here, same as everyone else.  been going on for a few months but i didn't notice it.  My card expired in november, and I just received/requested a new one.  Hadn't checked the balance in a while since the card is expired and i didn't activate the new one yet, so i don't know how they were able to charge it since november!!  tried to call the number, got voicemail, left a message.  we'll see what happens. will call bank in the morning.  I don't understand how they can charge the card, when the card was expired/unactivated!

This is the second time this has happened to me.  I believe it's connected to a call that came through on my cellphone.  The caller simply asked if they've reached Barbara (fake name for this entry) and this time I said no, but the charge still turned up on my account.  Point is that both times they called on my cellphone and they don't care if they reached the person named or not.  The simple fact that I answered was enough for them.  Beware of unrecognized callers and on-line purchases from unreputable/unsecure sites!  Another thing is that times are really desperate for some folks, so be vigilant in checking your accounts and reporting suspicious activity immediately!

I too had money taken from my checking account, I haven't ordered anything online since sept. 2011 and that was from ebay...I have ordered from ebay before and I know their site is secure, so really not sure how AW18888518845 FLA was able to take 24.95 from my account....I have instructed bank to stop all transactions with this number

I was charged today for the $24.95 again, they tried to charge me last week and I contacted my bank and the only info that they could get was it was out of Ft Lauderdale FL. I had called the number on Jan 25. and it did not give me a company name but the girl that I spoke with said that she would get me a refund but she did not have the authorization to know what company this was from. She only got my name and hung up right after that. I called my bank back to say what had happened and they told me to wait until it posted. The next day it did not show up. I figured that they took it out and did not think anything else about it. I check my account online regularly and it did not show up yesterday in my pending when I checked but it cleared today. Called my bank once again and they are disputing it for me, knowing that this is a fraudulant charge, and I should be refunded in about 7 days. I had to cancel my card and now I have to wait to receive a new one. What a hassel but they wont do this again. The only thing online that I can think of that I put in for trial period was for Norton. I had cancelled the trial and have not been charged from them becuase they would of charged me $79.95 if I decided to keep it. Becareful on line. You can have cookies that will attach to your computer and can read any bank info that you have done online with your cards.

Today Jan 31 called my bank   found out that my account was overdrawn by 24.95.  The name of the company that deducted money is AWI Dry Goods.  I had never heard of this company and I had not purchased any dry goods.  I thought I would google to gain info about this company so that I would know what type of dry goods they sold and if I could have purchased anything from the.  I am glad to find out that other people had posted information about this company because now I know someone is using my bank card.   The bank shut down my bank card on the phone and I will have to order a new one.  This is definitely scam.    I called the Dry Goods number but I only received a message.

I got my bank statement and $24.95 was taken out of my account-  Tried and tried to get ahold of them.  I finally talk to a customer service person.  Said they would call back. I left alot of nasty calls on their voice mail-  Now my debit card is canceled and I have to wait 7 to 10 business days to get another-How did they get my debit number-  I did not give them authorization to take any money out of my account.  I have never been so furious.  I am a senior citizen.  I still have to work to just get by. unreal.

CALL YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY RIGHT AWAY FOR FRAUD

Over the holidays just last year I frequently made charges to my card and I wasn't quite keeping up with all of my transactions. I missed a charge from December 24th for $24.95 from AWI8888518845 FL.

TODAY I logged in and there was ANOTHER charge that posted TODAY January 26th for $24.95 from AWI8888518845 00 of 00 88-8518845FL. I called this phone number, it rang once, and said the office was closed and please try back at another time.

I called the number a second time, it again rand once, then it said "Thank you for calling the Corporate Office, please stay on the line for the next Customer Service Representitive." so I waited and it put me through to a girl named Brittany. I asked about speaking to someone about a charge on my credit card. She said SURE! What is your name? I told her my first name and she said "Ok I will have someone call you back" and I said "Don't you want my phone number?" and she says "Oh yes may I have it"

Needless to say, I'm sure I won't get a call back. I then called Capital One to report the fraud and closed that card and a new one is on the way.

Keep an eye on your daily transactions!!

On my credit card statement it just shows "merchandise" and the fraud transactions. Capital One was able to help me with explaning to me what they saw on their end. The phone number ties to AWI, it is a textile fabric based company and manufactures all types of different stuff out of Florida.

HOPE THIS HELPS!

I recieved a call from 301-684-3173.  A person asked if this was (my name). I said yes it is and they hung up.    I called the number back and I got a message that the number was not accepting calls.  A couple days later the call came in a again.  This time I didn't say my name.  After a few seconds a computer generated voice says "Thank you goodbye".  Within minutes I recieved a notice from my bank in the amount of $24.95 from AWI in Fort Lauder Florida.  I immediately called my bank and disputed it.  The charge was pending.  It now has cleared.  I'm expecting a refund but have not seen it yet.  Beware of supicious calls.  I think there is a link between the call and charge.  I have since canceled my card.

I too got money charged from this 888 number. I called and left three messages. They finally called back and said I would be refunded in 7-10 business days. If and when I get refunded I don't know if to cancel my debit card and issue a new one. This is very sketchy. How do they get your info. I just got an eBay account right before it happened is the only thing I can think of.

Found a charge on my debit card I did not make. I went to the bank. Said it was from a company in Ft. Lauderdale called AW1. Called the company and they are supposed to cancel this. I filed a dispute with the bank. This just happened yesterday so I'm still waiting to see the outcome.

Just saw the same charges on our Credit Union account -- same amounts as others here and same dates (Nov. 14, 2011, Dec. 14, 2011, and Jan. 14, 2011)!!!  We did get the same continuous phone calls from a telemarketer telling us we won a $100 gift card and kept telling them to quit calling, we're not interested.  The calls finally stopped, but that's about the timeframe the charges started showing up on our statements.....

hey mike, saw your post. i do not have metro pcs nor an android phone or iphone nothing w/apps so no connection there. as i said in my post the only online purchase i did around christmas w/my credit card was to jcpenny. anyone else do purchases through jcpenny?

same thing happened to me today Jan 14th 2012. pending charge shows on my checking account as CHKCARDAWI8888518845 FT LAUDALEFLUS $24.95. the bank told me it was to some type of dry goods store or service only hours before i saw it on my acct.  i noticed others saying it could be from orders made on line. the only order i made around Christmas time on line w/my debt card was to JCpenny. I would really hope that their website could be trusted!

I too was charged $24.95 in November and December. Upon calling my credit card company, I filed a fraud complaint. Then they informed me this happened in November also - which I missed totally. So they are filing a complaint for both months and refunding my money.

I also tried to call and was placed on hold for several minutes. I hung up and decided to go through my credit card company instead.

This same exact charge has been put on my credit card for December.  I have blocked my card and am having the charge disputed.

They also charged me last mth i.e Dec '11 and now as well i.e Jan '12. I will cancel my card and get it re-issued.