ALERT MY TURN. Just cancelled my VISA card. Beware "ZestAds.com a Chinese scam/credit card predator!'

[ainitfunny]

It doesn't say "ZESTADS" UNTIL AFTER YOU CHECK OUT!
Here is their scam website I ordered from: POWER LEG
I ordered two pair of great spring assist knee braces, which I will never get. They got me for just under a hundred bucks UNLESS they have been charging other stuff in the hour that has passed since I bought them and then cancelled my VISA card. I hear they charge whatever they want to the card and keep charging emptying your credit limit.
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BEWARE you will see the knee brace ads on YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, and paypal will put the transactions through!

HERE is what the "order page" looks like:

Secure Checkout | PowerLeg®

safecartportal.com

 

[bassgirl]

Dispute it with your card company they will get it and any other charges cancelled. You have to fill out some paperwork and fax it to them.

 

[Thinwater]

Any of the cheap Chy-na crap on the farcebook and youtube ads have a great chance of being a scam to drain your account. Even the not so cheap items that you are buying from an unproven source. It is hard to tell where the "Company" is located or if it is even real. Even if they just sell you something without draining your account, what you get may not be close to what you ordered.

I keep getting ads on youtube for a "19.95$" radio controlled jet airplane that it about 4' long and uses about 12 channels to fly. You could not ship it for the advertised price and a legit chy-na version sold at US hobby shops would be close to a thousand dollars or more. What could go wrong?

 

[Bps1691]

Old purchasing sayings-

If it is to good to be true, it's a scam to separate you from your money

If you're getting something for nothing, sooner or later you'll get nothing for something

The pop-up ad industry is rife with crooks and scam artists. Crooks and scammers have always been around, the latest crop is just using technology to separate you from your money quicker and with less risk to themselves than in the past.

 

[Faroe]

PayPal.

 

[tech020]

Facebook has had numerous ads for US Silver Eagles for $9.95. Obviously fake and the only tip off in the ad is that they are "collectible". With silver near $20/oz, the crooks make references to the real thing and depend on gullible suckers to buy this Chinese crap. Reported to Facebook, received no reply.

 

[Jubilee on Earth]

I’ll add we my own frustrating online story. Airgun Depot— I ordered a BB pistol from there a few years ago and had no issues. That pistol died, and I wanted another one. They’re great for keeping squirrels and other critters out of my garden, and also for shooting at the neighbor’s dogs when they come into our property sniffing around the chicken coop. Plus it’s fun to do some plinking in the yard. I’ve recommended them to other people in the past, and sent business their way.

So this time around I ordered one back in May. An email notice said it was on backorder and would ship when available. On June 9th I got another email that it shipped, and my card was charged. Two weeks later still no gun. I checked the tracking number and it seemed “stuck” as the message said, “Waiting item, preparing for shipment.” It’s been that status ever since.

I’ve tried calling, and I just get voicemail. Ive left numerous messages. I’ve sent several emails. I’ve tried messaging them on Facebook. No response. Nothing. Yet I’m still getting email special offers and marketing ads. On Friday I finally disputed the charge with my credit card company. I don’t know what their deal is, but I will never order from them again.

 

[Faroe]

I've never ordered anything from a pop-up ad.
If a product is real, someone legit. and established is already making and selling it. The budget is small, so expenditures tend to be planned out weeks/months in advance.
No room for impulse purchases.

 

[marsofold]

Five years ago I ordered a rifle from a gun shop via Gunbroker with my credit card number verbally given to the manager over the phone. The deal went through OK, then I noticed a few days later that somebody had charged $800 worth of college textbooks on the card. Chase sent a new card out and ate the charges after I brought it to their attention. Last year I ordered some small thing from Walmart online. Checking my credit card 10 minutes later I saw that a $300 charge was briefly made against it, then reversed an hour later. I contacted the credit card company and again got them to send me a new card with different numbers.

 

[Josie]

Best Choice Products....Never ever order ANYTHING from them!

A few years ago, I ordered a Christmas tree from them. I did what I thought was my due diligence with them before I purchased. It was a pre-lit Christmas tree that LED lights that could be dialed in with either warm white or colored lights, constant burn or flashing in a number of different patterns. I got the tree and put it up. Loved the shape but the stupid lights would only burn in constant color. I wanted the tree for the window in my living room with only constant white. I had checked reviews on every website that carried that product...4 stars and up. Before ordrering, I checked out the look at Walmart and loved that. I felt good to go order it. But when I tried to contact customer service, I could find no number only an email address. I checked with Walmart to see if they had one but the only thing I could get from them was to contact the company by email. I emailed them telling them that the only thing I felt the tree needed was a new controller. They came back with an offer of $10 back from them. I wanted the controller but took the $10...which never came.

I then checked their Facebook page to see if I could find a number and WOW, the number of people complaining about orders never coming and not being able to contact the company and get a response! Funny part was that I checked that page back in August before I ordered and none of those complaints were there. So I went ahead and ordered the tree in October when I found it on sale. So something happened to the company between August and Christmas.

I guess I can count myself as lucky that I even got a tree! I ended up snipping off all the lights and putting the warm white LED on because I still love the shape of the tree.

 

[Yogizorch]

Caveat emptor. I have a feeling that saying has been around a long time.