Harry’s: How To Get Filthy Rich
Harry’s says it can make you smell like a million bucks, but it can’t actually make you a millionaire.
In March 2016, a deceptive advertising class-action lawsuit against One Technologies (a company that marketed its credit monitoring program through various websites, including FreeScoreOnline.com and ScoreSense.com) was transferred from a court in Illinois to one in Texas. Among other things, the complaint alleges that the company failed to adequately disclose that consumers who accessed their “free” online credit score on one of the company’s websites would be enrolled in the company’s negative-option credit monitoring program and charged a $29.95 fee each month. (Forby et al v. One Technologies, LP, One Technologies Management LLC, and One Technologies Capital LLP, Case No. 16-cv-856, S. D. IL.)
For more information about Recurring offers or subscriptions that continue to bill you until you take steps to shut down the account. These types of offers put the onus on the consumer to remember and to take action, allowing a company to keep gathering in cash from forgetful or busy customers. Be wary of these types of offers, and remember to stop services you no longer want.s and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
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