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UMG Buyers Edge and UMG My Advisor Scam

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By April Gilford, published Aug 08, 2006

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My husband received quite a surprise when he opened his credit card statement and found two unauthorized charges for $19.95 each, one from UMG Buyers Edge and one from UMG My Advisor. He called the phone numbers listed beside the charges and was given a transaction number and a promise his account would be credited. Then, while he called the credit card company to file a formal dispute of the UMG charges, I decided to check the Internet.

I entered the first name on the statement, UMG Buyers Edge, and found 11 results. Nine of those 11 were complaints against the company for both the Buyers Edge and UMG My Advisor. Apparently, the charges are often paired together as they were on my husband’s credit card. The scam is not particularly new, as one complaint was dated November 4, 2004. A discussion from that date on RuneGame.com Forums gave the following information: “UMG* Buyers Edge 4 Help has been involved with internet fraud buy charging your bank account for stuff you never signed up for. They dont [sic] take much...just $9.99 per month or so. But this adds up to quite abit [sic] if you are not aware and this goes on for several months like this person found out :” The post goes on to quote information from the My3cents.com website of a complaint filed after the person’s credit card had been charged $10.00 per month for 11 months.

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Takeaways

Visit ComplaintService.com to read other complaints or to file your own.
Charges may not disappear just because you were given a transaction number.
Be sure to follow all guidelines for filing a dispute with your credit card company.

Did You Know?

UMG, or United Marketing Group, has dozens of different "products" and services.

Resources

The corporate office address appears on-line as: United Marketing Group 929 N. Plum Grove Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 240-2005

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jalo

they hit me twice, umg buyersedge. called the number on the statement said we ordered from an infomercial. we never buy off tv...they are equipped with cell phone numbers and probably bought millions of names off lists...I now refer to the credit card company as us bankrupt..Words from above say owe nothing to no one but be indebted to your neighbor with love....I hate credit scammers, greed has consumed them....I pity them in front of God Almighty

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Posted on 10/03/2008 at 3:10:19 PM

Oscar

Hey guys, unlike you guys, I have actually used this service before. I first got it several years ago when I didnt have a job. Its actually quite amazing if you use all of its benefits. Benefits: Every year you get 1 free lunch voucher (up to $20), a gas voucher (up to $20), 50% off movie tickets (up to 4 a month), 50% off of ticket master conveniece charge (up to like $200) a year. anwyays, the gas and lunch alone ar $40, and for those people who go to the movies with a date at least 4 times a year make the $60 back easily. word of advice.. for those who care about the few dolars spent, this is great (IF YOU USE IT)!

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Posted on 07/24/2008 at 12:07:48 AM

Georgia

Thank you for finding the number and posting, this was very helpful. I just called the 1-800 number to cancel this RGI select status deal and they gave me a confirmation number and said that the $59 will be credited to my account within 1 to 2 billing cycles which I'm skeptical about... we will see how it goes. The person who helped me told me I was called in January and asked if I wanted this service which protects all of my credit cards (which should be protected anyway by the respective banks, right?) and gives me $20 gas card and half price movie tickets. I don't remember the call and I never acquiesce to advertisements like this, especially over the phone. Hence, I doubt that this company is reputable. I'm glad I checked my bank statements! and caught it on the first month.

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Posted on 07/19/2008 at 10:07:59 AM

Sean Fowles

Got Bank of America credit card statement and there was a $59.00 charge for RGI select services. No idea what this was until I read some of the posts on this site. Called BOA and told them that I had not authorized this transaction and was put on hold. The woman who came on next was from RGI - tell me that they are not in cahoots with one another! They could not produce any recording of my acceptance of their "product" and continued to try and sell me on this instead of cancelling it. I also inquired how they got my credit card number and was not answered. The woman stated that I would receive a credit on my next BOA statement, but could not give me a confirmation # or case #. The date that they said I suppossedly "accepted" this service, my girlfriend was home just having had surgery. She stated that these people had called repeatedly and were told after about the 10th time they called that if they called again, she was reporting them. Anyone have any comments on this/share experience

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Posted on 07/01/2008 at 7:07:15 PM

Breanna

Well recently I too have noticed UMG*BUYERSEDGE showing on my Regions account history. I went online and googled the name and it came up with all sorts of fraud information. Buyers Edge can be contacted at 888-326-7156.....just a note, talk to a supervisor. They will give you more than 2 months back. I now know to question every little transaction and not assume my husband purchased something. Best of luck to everyone.

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Posted on 06/30/2008 at 6:06:43 PM

Tom

I also had a recent transaction of RGB Select status of 50$ posted to my Bank Of America credit card. I tried to dispute and as a first step BOA dispute department gave me their 800 no and asked me to call them and see if they are ready to revert the transaction. So I called them and they agreed to revert back the amount. But you know what the strange thing was they said while signing for the BOA credit card BOA team would have enrolled for this. This is really bad from BOA as they should have informed me about this charge ebfore enrolling. So my advice while signing for BOA credit card make sure you are aware of any additional enrollemnt. On top of this the BOA rep is asking me to talk to them before disputing. Isn't this strange..

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Posted on 06/14/2008 at 5:06:27 PM

TOMMIE LYNNE

RHONDA, THIS IS YOUR SISTER PLEASE GO TO YOUR REUNION ACCOUNT AND EMAIL ME.... I LOVE YOU

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Posted on 04/29/2008 at 10:04:38 PM

Sue

Ok...RGI Select Status or RGI Marketing Group Inc. is the same as UMG. nice. They have the same address in IL.

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Posted on 04/02/2008 at 2:04:05 PM

Sue

Found an RGI charge on my b of a statement. Apparently, they are associated w/ b of a. They offer enhancements to your card like discounts on movie tickets...etc...blah blah. The ph # is 18008430905. Call to cxl . I apparently accepted ove rthe phone. (??) So I asked to hear a recording of that conversation. ...and in 7-10 days they are to contact me back with that. Funny how I never got sent any information, so i never got to enjoy all of the "enhancements" . what a crock!

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Posted on 04/02/2008 at 1:04:24 PM

nita

hey rhonda this is mama...call me

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Posted on 03/18/2008 at 2:03:24 PM

John

RE RGI questions ah. i am having the same issue, i think they charge directly to your credit card through your bank and i dont even know what that RGI is.. i try to look it up on google.. i couldnt even find it

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Posted on 03/11/2008 at 12:03:40 PM

Rose Silva

Here is what I did 1- I contacted my Credit card company and asked them to dispute the charge; 2- I called UMG Buyers edge back, and asked them to cancel my "whatever" I have with them; 3- I reported the company to BBB; 4- I filled a compaint with the FBI. Here is my history: Yesterday (03/06/2007), I found an unauthorized charge of $11.99 on my Capital One Visa Credit Card account. The name of the company is UMG Buyersedge, telephone number 888-326-7156 located in Illinois. According to BBB, this company has many addresses. I never bought anything from this company; I have no idea who they were. I called them to find out about the charge, and how they got hold of my credit card account information. They said that I "signed up" for their "services" over the internet when I bought something from another website. I was very suspicious of that because I know the companies that I buy from. I went to Google and I found out the following website, with name of people that are being vi

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Posted on 03/07/2008 at 9:03:11 AM

Rhonda Jean Estraca

UMG Buyer's Edge too $14.99 out of my Bank Of America Account too just here recently.I've had problems with them before.They were stealing money out of my BancFirst Account.How can you stop them from stealing peoples money?

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Posted on 03/06/2008 at 11:03:43 AM

murlene alcime

yea same here they also got me but i'll tell you what it won't happen again.

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Posted on 02/26/2008 at 3:02:33 PM

RGI Select Status

Hi, Here is a phone number you can call to try and get at least $30 of your dollars back - 1-800-843-0905. I agreed to review this service which they said was to get discounts on various merchandise. I forgot to cancell in the 60 days time so was charged. They wouldn't give all my money back so I thought I'd just get a year for the $29.95 and asked for an information packet on the program. I'm still waiting for the packet, they said they sent it at the end of January. I'm now going to call Bank of America directly to see if they have any information since the offer seemed to come from them. they even sent a credit card protector that used the Bank of America logo, so I guess we'll see. I hope this ifo has helped you.

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