you should definitely contact the company involved, and demand they fix it. if they give you any trouble, contact your credit card company. credit card companies can and do reverse charges if they can be convinced, and hopefully this has some impact on the companies ability to accept credit cards (but perhaps not, after all on a business banking account you can bounce checks all the time, even the majority of checks and not get hassled too much, i know i worked for a company that usually bounced many of it's payroll checks. they lost 2 sales people when a $15 check for expenses bounced.... yes, they were real crooks, but were allowed to keep a checking account because it was a business...).
in any case, i'd definitely get on it, first on the phone and then in writing (with the business first, and then the credit card company if you aren't immediately satisfied). and watch that the charge doesn't re-appear. i went through this with ibm, they removed the charge and then next month tried it again hoping no one would notice! needless to say i called them again and gave them a hard time. sadly more and more companies are in fact engaging in credit card fraud hoping that consumers won't notice, and they often get away with it. when you do catch them all they lose is what they tried to steal from you, it's extraordinary for them to be investigated for criminal fraud even when it's clearly deliberate and thought out. the "law" is far, far different for individuals than for corporations. i've personally been through this with direct tv trying to charge us for pay per view movies, which we aren't rich or dumb enough to ever pay for! for a customer that does use that service it would be easy to miss the fact that they've been charged for a few extra movies they didn't order, and much harder to argue. i'm sure it happens all the time, and i'm sure it's not accidental. i mean, the whole point of accounting is to be anal, so anal you drive most people nuts and are rather boring, these are not people and systems that make systematic mistakes without accounting being aware. Larry Jorgenson wrote: > > Has anyone bought anything of http://www.auctiondepot.com? I bid on and won an iMac > there on Friday based on some text on that website inferring that they ship > computers in Canada for $35. My credit card was charged $70.82 for shipping and I > have yet to receive word from them that my computer has shipped. Also, they haven't > returned my email inquring why the shipping charges were double what they were > supposed to be. I'm wondering if I got scammed? -------- -- <http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3267.htm> proof that the U.S. media is now state controlled! Ask your' local tv station why the hell they aren't airing the news any more! Our system of government requires an informed public, with their eyes open. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
