UMG Buyers Edge and UMG My Advisor Scam

UMG Buyers Edge and UMG My Advisor Scam

August 08, 2006 by
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Credit Card Holders Beware

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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  • 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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I'm am an over the road trucker and my wife pays my credit card bills for me. She looks them over but UMG RX ... appeared to her to be a co-payment for my blood pressure meds. They scammed me for $14.95 for 7 months before I had the chance to check my statements and realize I had been scammed. I called them and they could not tell me how or where they had acquired my credit card info. I disputed the charges with my credit card company Citi Bank and they initially issued a credit then after a couple months they put back $45. I called and tried to reason with them but got nowhere. I asked them to check the internet for complaints like these... they didn't have time. I pointed out that I had been their customer for 14 years and had a $24,000 credit line so if I wanted to cheat them I would have maxed out my credit and then said I could not pay them back... so I definitely wasn't trying to get out of paying a legit charge. I can ASSURE you that I NEVER agreed to these charges... and t
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Posted on 06/14/2009 at 8:06:08 PM

I agree with Jeremy. This is not a scam, you people simply and obviously need to manage your finances better. You obviously signed up for it to be charged on your credit cards, and the bank probably didn't suspect fraud since you authorized it, right? This program has actually saved me lots of money on travel, food, and quite a bit of other merchandise (like gift cards...etc), and for you to look up other idiotic people on google to find complaints is not real research, and the person writing this article is clearly another hack who didn't do her homework/didn't pay attention to finances. Grow up. Seriously.
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Posted on 05/20/2009 at 6:05:53 PM

by the way the number is 1-888-326-7156
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Posted on 04/22/2009 at 6:04:37 PM

you all sighned up for them and didnt pay attention... its your fault... stop screaming SCAM if you cant make a purchase without paying attention, dont do mail order, these programs are great and you obviously are uneducated consumers...
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Posted on 04/22/2009 at 6:04:41 PM

please anyone help me get my mom her money. they have been charging her 19.95 since November 2008 after her purchase of 200.00 HELP PLEASE!!!! jnc.custompainting@yahoo.com
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Posted on 04/11/2009 at 12:04:27 PM

We had a un-authorized transaction. I called the bank and they instructed me how to file a dispute. First call UMG (I put the contact info below), and take notes of the conversation. Demand refund and cancelization immediately. Get a confirmation number of the cancelization. Give them 1 or 2 business days to post the refund and keep a close eye on your statement for the coming months!! If they do not do what they said. Then file a dispute with your card company using all the notes. Most places will have your refund in 2 business days and they will issue a new card. United Marketing Group 929 N. Plum Grove Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 240-2005 Fax: (847) 240-2177 umginfo@unitedmarket.com Also, UMG gets your information usually from a magazine order like for clothes. I would recommend asking then who authorized this information and where did they get your card number? Then call the company that provided the info and file a complaint.
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Posted on 04/10/2009 at 3:04:28 AM

Everyone hit by these guys needs to go to www.ftc.gov and fill out complaint form so ftc can shut them down and sue for us !!
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Posted on 04/07/2009 at 7:04:58 AM

Just discovered that Buyersedge has been billing my credit card $14.95 every month since last November. I don't even know who or what they are!!
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Posted on 03/21/2009 at 12:03:58 AM

Buyers Edge has been charging me 11.99 since Oct. 2008. Just noticed it on my charge. Never signed up and they will only credit one month. Why do credit card companies allow this. These bastards should go to jail. Who do we complain to? Joe
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Posted on 03/16/2009 at 5:03:11 PM

Will someone teach this guy to hit spell check next time
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Posted on 03/05/2009 at 1:03:50 PM

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