Weight Loss Pill Scam

Hello lovelies, so this is sort of an unorthodox post for me to do but I felt like it needed to be done. These past few days I have had an actual nightmare with something and I felt a need to share with you guys so none of you go through the same situation. Please please read this if you feel like this is something you would pay for, because i'm sure this isn't the only company out there! 

So I first saw this on Facebook and people had apparently been raving about it saying how much weight they lost and it then went onto a link from 'Woman's Health' which looked amazing and as it seemed it was on a legitimate website I thought why not try the free trial? The only thing you needed to pay for was £4.95 for postage which seemed like a bargain so I went ahead and ordered it and it all seemed really good and the product arrived very promptly.

However, 13 days later I woke up to two emails saying my order had been confirmed for two bottles of the pill at £69.95 EACH. As a student who struggles with money anyway I just wanted to burst out into tears, I automatically got onto my laptop and looked at their website for their contact details. I called them once and no answer, I tried again and this guy picked up. He did not speak English very well and I was struggling to understand him as I tried to get my point across. He basically told me there was nothing that he could do and when I kept trying to ask about my money he ignored me for about a minute and forced me to hang up. 

I then tried to send emails and the emails just bounced back to me so it obviously wasn't a legitimate email. Because the money had yet to come out of my account I hoped maybe that call got through to him and they wouldn't take out the £140. This was however not the case, 2 days later my account was indeed 140 pounds short! 

My bank, HSBC, luckily were my heros and I managed to claim my money back and they were to deal with them and my dad is also amazing as he spoke to them and threatened to take it further and even legal action so they actually listened to him. So my nightmare is over, but others have not been so lucky and not taken action as quickly as I did.

So what is the scam you ask? When you sign up for the free trial, it doesn't state anywhere about signing up for a subscription however thats what they do. Every 30 days they charge you £69.95 for each bottle you ordered if you do not cancel this subscription within 14 days, however as far as anyone is aware all you are paying for is the free trial and postage. 

They state this in their terms and conditions which is hidden somewhere in their website, not easy to find! so it is easily missed by a lot of people. My bank actually said they have been dealing with this company for 2 years.

In regards to if the pills actually work, after this traumatic experience I have not tried them for long enough to actually see results and if this is something you are actually interested in seeing I will try them for you guys, but at the moment I have fallen out with the bottles and I think they will be pushed to the back of the cupboard for now.

I felt the need to post this and share my experiences with you guys so you don't do the same thing as me! Fortunately I got mine resolved but I know a lot of people struggled to and like myself £140 can make a lot of difference!  

Life lesson: read the terms and conditions guys, when its something new and unknown!