Warning: Amazon

[TexasBushwhacker]

I was checking the transactions on my credit card and noticed that I had been charged for an Amazon Prime membership that I had not requested. I've never had a membership, so it wasn't an issue of a recurrent billing. However, they did have an old credit card of mine that has been inactive for a couple of months. Still, someone at Amazon was able to put through the charge. I have removed my old credit card from my Amazon account so this won't happen again and I suggest everyone do likewise.

I have a feeling that this has happened to a bunch of people, because when I called their customer service line, the first option was "Do you have a question about your Amazon Prime membership or what to cancel?". Actually, they gave me an immediate refund, no questions asked.

[femmocrat]

1. Happened to me too.

They did take the charge off immediately, but I am sure I never signed up for it.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. Interesting n/t

[rurallib]

3. I don't do Amazon but i had something similar with direct TV just last week

must be the new sales trick - give the schmucks upgrades and see if they catch it.

[baldguy]

4. Did you order something over the last year & get free shipping?

That's when you signed up for Amazon Prime. It's a nice scam, charging a $99 annual fee for "free shipping".

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. I did order something in the last year

But I paid shipping.

[CobaltBlue]

6. Amazon is pushing the Prime membership for costs purposes.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

7. Yes, I think you can easily get signed up for prime while making a purchase

if you aren't paying close attention.

[JCMach1]

8. Yeah, also if you have ordered a Kindle reader, or the like they often come with 1 free year of

Prime and then you pay.

You might not notice.

[astral]

9. They put me on a trial but I knew I clicked on it.

Just for free shipping on an order that had unexpectedly high shipping charges added. Usually everything is free shipping anyway.

And when I decided to cancel before I forget, they said my trial will automatically expire on the expiration date. If I had unlimited internet it might be worth it for the free music streaming, if it was all I used for streaming music.

Now I know to watch out anyway.