I was unfortunately sucked in by this scam.  I clicked on an Adwords ad I think that took me to the sales page for this so called “Google Cash Kit“.  It was a while ago so I’m not sure what the sales page was like however it wasn’t one of those blogs where someone tells their experience.  I don’t think I would have fallen for that.

Anyways, I paid the $2.95 with my Credit card thinking if it was a scam no big deal just call my credit card and get it refunded.  I have had an illegitimate charge before and got it charged back with just one phone call so this made me confident in being able to use my credit card online safely.

I was wrong !

Anyways, if you have been unfortunate enough to buy this “kit” you have unknowingly signed up for a subscription service.  They will bill you anything between $50 and $100 per month until you call the company and cancel.

Unbelieveably you cannot cancel via your credit card company.  This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard, but the only way to cancel is to call the billing company directly and cancel with them over the phone.  Of course this won’t be easy.  You could be on hold for hours on end, perhaps they will never answer the phone.

Further reporting your card lost won’t work either unless you don’t admit to the $2.95 charge.  You would have to say the card was lost/stolen BEFORE you made the $2.95 (or whatever the “kit” cost you).  That way in the eyes of the credit card company the entire transaction was fraudulent.

If the credit card company knows you made the $2.95 charge in good faith, cancelling the card won’t do any good as the charges just go automatically to the other card.

If you are curious what this scheme is all about, it’s basically a monthly subscription service that gives you tips on how to make money.  I never even looked at it myself as I was so angry.

If you go back to the sales page where you signed up you will find the small writing in barely legible size and colour telling you about the monthly charges.  Because that writing is there we are legally liable for the charges and the Google Cash Kit company aren’t doing anything illegal.  Crazy but true.

So I hope you can cancel before you get billed the big money.  Feel free to leave your comments below about this scam that is catching many people unawares.

Here is some more evidence of this scam http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2009/06/22/google-cash-kit-is-a-scam/