Anonymous
map-marker London, England

How I was scammed

My story is similar to the other ladies, except that I have been scammed out of £350. On ringing my bank to get them to block any further withdrawals from my account by Stemologica, I was advised to cancel my debit card altogether and get a new one, as they'd still be able to use my card details to scam further, just by changing their name by one digit. I had not ordered any of the creams, but I have been away on and off since I ordered the special introductory offer in June, and the parcels were put somewhere out of the way by my house mate. On checking my account I found that these huge sums had been taken out.
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Loss:
$500
Cons:
  • Misleading marketing tactics
Reason of review:
I have been swindled. Do not want the products, have not opened them, and wish to return for a refund

Preferred solution: Full refund

1 comment
Crystol Tdp

Hi friend

I so feel for you loosing so much money from these con artists and am writing to you because there is hope. I am a member of Stop Stemologica Action Group and we have a Facebook page "Don't get conned by Stemologica trials" Please join and you will find a lot of valuable information there.

We also have a Consumer Champion Sue Walters BSc Hon who will guide you through getting your money refunded. Her email is suewalters@***.net. So please join us.

We are also trying to get these cons stopped so the more people who join the stronger we get.

Would you be kind enough to mention that you saw this on pissedconsimer.com.

Thanks

See you there!

Anonymous

Please report to Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Scams and Fraud

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I am also a victim of Stemologica's fraud! I am going to report my case to Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Scams and Fraud and Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, and Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, to protect other consumers not falling in the fraud. Please everybody who was stolen your money by Stemologica report to RCMP and Ministry of Government and Consumer Services together! The police and government need to know our voice and protect the consumers! And we don't want any other people fall into the same trap! Stemologica need to return our money and get punishment!! We can't just sitting and waiting! We need raise our voice an stand up to stop the crime!
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Loss:
$475
Cons:
  • It is a fraud
Reason of review:
fraud

Preferred solution: Full refund

1 comment
Guest

I too have been ripped off and scamed by this company. I am in correspondence with their customer service asking them to issue a credit against my credit card because I was led to believe that these products were a gift from my bank for filling out their survey.

I was shocked when my credit card was hit with almost $170Cda. Now when I send my complaint issuing a warning that I will go public if I don't get a refund (most unlikely) because their remedy to my problem is a limited time offer of 2 for the price of 1.

BS

On top of that now my emails are being screened and wipped out as a blank email and I keep resending and resending and I will continue resending until this scam has been dealt with. I too will go to the anti-fraud division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Policy if a credit is not issued by the end of September 2015 at the very latest.

Anonymous
map-marker Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Stemologica - Free Trial Review from Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Realised my mum had ordered her free trial before now she cannot stop the charges declined packages everytime and bank are not helping! Absolutely raging no email address no address and no phone number typical!!
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Reason of review:
Poor customer service
1 comment
Guest

Hi. If you're in the UK join the action group "Don't get Conned by STEMOLIGICA "trial" on Facebook.

There's lots of advice and support from others who have been scammed by this vile company.

Many of the group have had money refunded by their banks thanks to advice given by Sue Walters who has been our guide through all this.

Anonymous
map-marker Nuremberg, Bavaria

Rip off

Total thievery is the only way I can describe this company. Do not be fooled by their 'free trial' scam where you think you are only paying for the postage, then get charged £100.00 for each item after 14 day trial which you can't even see on their advertisement. Do not touch with a barge pole or anything else for that matter. I have been in touch with the 'Don't get conned by Stemologica' facebook page where there are so many tales like my own, so at least I wasn't the only one fooled by their clever advertising. I contacted the company and they offered me a refund of £60.00 ( after having taken nearly £200.00 out of my bank account). A full refund only being possible if the boxes hadn't been opened !! Contacted my bank who were very helpful and have heard similar things before. they will also be contacting the company to attempt a full refund for me. Also- the lady involved with the Facebook page has been extremely helpful ....it's all so time consuming though, so please be warned!!
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Reason of review:
Problems with payment
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Guest

Thank you for your warning & honest opinion. You saved me from making a big mistake!

Anonymous
map-marker Holbrook, England

Payments taken without consent

I signed up for a trial costing £3.95 I received the package through the post containing a day cream a night cream and an eye cream promptly ... I've since been charged £95 followed by a payment of £69.95 , they've since tried to take further payments but after contacting my bank , they have put a stop to it thankfully . I Feel totally sickened by it , the products weren't great either ! I believed it to be a one off payment , apparently not . The goods were sent with no paperwork or information about cancellations, I'll never buy products on line again , and would strongly advise that nobody else signs up unless you have money to burn ... Which I don't !
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Loss:
$165
Cons:
  • Being robbed
Reason of review:
Pricing issue

Preferred solution: Full refund

1 comment
Crystol Tdp

Hi friend

We are Stop Stemologica Action Group and have a Facebook page "Don't get conned by Stemologica trials." We would be happy if you joined us.

Our Consumer Champion Sue Walters BSc Hon is helping people to get their refunds.

You can email her on suewalters@***.net. But please join our Facebook page.

Our group is growing day by day and we all want these cons stopped.

Would you be kind enough to mention you pissedconsumer.com

Thank you

Anonymous

Quasi-legal theft?

I just had the exact same experience. I rang them (bank gave me the number) 0800 088 ****. Not only do they insist I 'agreed' to these orders (repeated monthly!!!), they insist they will take another £69.95 on top of the £97.50 from my account. Waffle about being outside the 14 day period and then the 30 day period (??) were spouted. Refused to give me a postal address but when I said I thought they were in Israel, was told they are on South Carolina. Refused to discuss the appalling state of the product, lack of packaging and total mess - just accused me of not informing them! But how? I wailed? How could I inform an invisible company it's taken New Day's Fraud department to begin to discover and only because of the fraudulent charge which requires details to be paid. Feeling so stressed I could faint. This appears to be well-known quasi-legalised theft?
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Loss:
$160
Cons:
  • Threats of legal action if i do not pay even more
Reason of review:
described as an Amazon 'thank you' voucher but now saying I signed up for a trial and repeat orders

Preferred solution: Full refund

3 comments
Guest

Dear friend

We are Stop Stemologica Action Group UK.

Our Champion suewalters@***.net who is on our Facebook page "Don't get conned by Stemologica trial" has valuable information to help get your money refunded.

Please join our page as we need more people to help with our fight against these *** artists..

Please mention you saw this on pissedconsumer.com. Thank you

Guest

lets sue them

Guest

I had same issue. I never ordered this product but was charged $179 on my visa

what can be done?

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Anonymous
map-marker London, England

Stemologica Free Trial Review

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Asked on pay pal site if i wanted free sample which i agreed to. I have since been charged for same both for creams and serum £92 pounds. How do iget my money back please e mail me liz.mcguigan@***.com
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Problems with payment
Anonymous
map-marker London, England

Very clever fraud, terrible products

I fell for this one as it looked remarkably like an offer from BT (my telecom provider). This excuse does not make me any less foolish or naive. 'Free' products arrived and were rejected my my wife after a single application as 'like being covered in plastic'. Once the second lot arrived - unordered - it became obvious to me even in my dotage that this was a scam. I cancelled and returned the shipment, unopened. Refund was not forthcoming because they alleged product had been opened. Additional charges were made to my card several months after they confirmed they would not do so. The only way to stop them is to cancel the card. Don't touch them with a bargepole.
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Reason of review:
Problems with payment
2 comments
Guest

Hi. I'm sorry to hear of your awful experience with Stemologica.

Please join our Facebook group." Don't get conned by Stemologica trial" We need more members to fight them.

And you can also email our Champion for any advise you may need.

suewalters@***.net

Thank you

Debbie

Guest

Unfortunately cancelling a card is no use as they will use the newest details to charge you.

I have been informed by my bank that the only way to stop these charges is to close the account!

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Anonymous
map-marker Hartlepool, Hartlepool

Stemologica Beauty Product Review

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I too was ripped off..stole £97 + from my bank yesterday..these ppl are a disgrace n need to be stopped *** bags
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Problems with payment
Anonymous
map-marker Toronto, Ontario

Highly deceitful business practices

i ordered a "free sample" with an offer on the internet where I had to pay shipping only. They did not send the sample but sent a whole shipment of ointments. My visa account was then debited not only with the sHipping charges but also about $350.00 for the shipment. I was away on holidays and then my visa company called and advised that this same company is trying to get more money from my visa account! When I came back from my holidays I shipped the products back to the company , unopened and unused for a full refund. They claimed that they could not give me a refund because they were opened and used. I do not know how to stop this company from defrauding another individual but I'm going to do my best to do so.
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Loss:
$375
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

1 comment
Guest

Did you get any joy. So many people have been scammed and I wish you all the very best with your quest.

Anonymous
map-marker Vancouver, British Columbia

Stemologicaq

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I was charged $179 for the trial kit they sent me, i called them asking for a refund but they said i can't return the product anymore because its opened already and its past the 14 days they gave to try it, how can i try the product it i don't open it? Why do they call it a free trial if i can't even open it! ***! I cancelled my account with them but i still want a refund, its too much to pay for a product that doesn't work! The customer service representative i talked to was rude and pretends that she can't hear me so ican't make my complaints!
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Cons:
  • Rip off
Reason of review:
Problems with payment
Anise Ehv
map-marker Edmonton, Alberta

Stemologica and Beautemer: A Big Scam

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I ordered these products too. Same story. I was charged 179.00 and 169.00 respectively and even when I returned the products they told me that because they had been opened, they would not refund me my money. Read the terms and conditions with the tiny print on the bottom. Why would anyone order these products and then not use them? I was also out $50.00 sending the products back. My bank is now saying I am entitled to only half my money back. Beware of these scammers. How can anyone working for these scam artists sleep at night?
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Loss:
$300
Cons:
  • Dishonest marketing practice
  • Links to customer service bad
Reason of review:
Complete false advertisement

Preferred solution: Full refund

2 comments
Guest

Oh but it gets worse. Unless you can convince them that you're cancelling the auto refill, they will keep taking $99 every month and sending you products. The only way to stop that is cancel your credit card.

Guest
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It was my bank that alerted mw right away and i canceled my credit card. This is the new scam on the Internet!

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Danay Flv
map-marker Columbus, Ohio

Rating 0/10: beautemer/stemologica/beautekit.com/luxbeaute.com SCAM

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I was on a site that I trusted, meetup.com and on it popped up a survey to take for a free gift. Normally I wouldn't believe in free gifts but I thought that it was affiliated with the site that I trusted. I picked the beauty products as a free gift and was transferred to the site which stated that it needed my credit card information to process the shipping and handling only and it said nowhere on the site that I would be charged for the products after the 14 day free trial. Nor was I notified in the emails that I would be charged for the products after the trial and I also was not notified that I was going to have recurring charges to my account every month for refill products. This information was not in plain view on the site or in the emails sent from them and I was not notified of any charges other than the shipping and handling. Any site that tells you its a free gift and then charges you 149.95 per product without telling you is a SCAM! All important information that the consumer needed to know including fees were under terms and conditions which most people do not read because believe it or not the words free gift sounds pretty self explanatory. I hope that my posting this complaint will save someone else the trouble of being scammed from this site, it's not right.
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Loss:
$299
Cons:
  • Scam
Reason of review:
Pricing issue

Preferred solution: Full refund

Allisha Eve
map-marker Courtenay, British Columbia

Poor business ethics

I had purchased the so called "FREE" product and a month after I received it I was billed nearly $400 on my mastercard (which I had given for freight) sure enough in small print ON LINE there was a 14 day return policy - I happened to be away for the summer so the product was here for 3 weeks before I got it NO RETURN POLICY = and even if I dont like it - NO RETURN they obviously make their money this way as their product is not even close to being worth this amount I will continue to fight with them - I am on a limited fixed retirement income and cannot afford this - BEWARE and anytime you see it in line anywhere note - SCAM -
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Loss:
$400
Cons:
  • Sneaky selling strategy
  • Bad practise
Reason of review:
Problems with payment

Preferred solution: Price reduction

Anonymous
map-marker Calgary, Alberta

Stemologica / Beautemer "Free Samples"

Buyer Beware - NOTHING is ever free. I assume that clients submitting an order on-line are sent a confirmation email with their tracking # etc; with log in details to your own account. LOG IN & read everything. This is your $$ folks; keep track of it!!! Log into your acocunt & STOP the auto-refill!!! YOU have a choice!! Suggest ALWAYS read the "terms & conditons" of the sale (located at link at bottom of website where "free" order is placed. Number 9 states: 9. Trial, Promotional, Special and Limited Time Offers Policies: Your card will be charged C$5.95 once your order has shipped. This charge will appear on your statement as STEMACELL.COM855256**** or AW*STEMACELL.COM855256****. All products are in stock and normally dispatched within 3 business days of order placement. Please allow up to 4-5 business days for delivery, depending on location and the shipping method selected. If you choose to keep the product you will be charged the full cost of C$179.95 From time to time, We may offer You to try some of Our Products without paying their full cost upfront. If You choose to enroll in such a promotional program, You agree that You will pay Us a shipping and handling (S&H) fee for dispatch of Products to You. You will then have a certain amount of time (Trial Period), normally 2 weeks from the date you receive the trial goods, to sample and evaluate Our Products. If you are not completely satisfied with Products during the trial period, You agree to notify us via email that You wish to return the trial Products. If you do not notify us, your card on file will be charged the discounted cost of Products, typically C$179.95. We reserve the right to recharge a declined order at the original purchase value or a lesser amount if your subscription fails to process on the first attempt. Furthermore, You will be enrolled in Our AutoRefill program at default replenishment and charge rates, if applicable under the promotional terms"
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Preferred solution: Price reduction

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