Posted
December 31, 2003

Category
Life, Web

MWI Poop

I didn’t know the tale was so old and I can’t believe the problem hasn’t been fixed. Today I received an e-mail from Patrice informing me that the company had deposited some money in my bank account, so I went to check it online and then proceeded to see how my VISA was and there I found a charge of $126 CAD from something called MWI*Galleria! I asked Patrice if he knew what it was and he thought it was assurance until I said the numbers… My goodness!

My first reaction was to check on Google for MWI*Galleria, and there it was, a long list of sites with complaints and reports about rip-offs and scams. I even found an entry about it at Kristine’s weblog as well as in other weblogs. What is this about? Some people were signed up for the MWI and are being charged without their consent. Others, like me, are not even in the U.S., don’t know what the heck MWI is and are being charged on their VISA bills.

Patrice is talking to the people at VISA right now and I guess this will be solved, but I can’t believe this has been going on for such a long time and nobody has done shit about it. Some reports are from 2001! The “company” is leaving comments in weblogs trying to explain what happens, but it just sounds very stupid to me. Someone has got to stop these fraudulent fellas.


7 Comments

Posted by
Tara
31 December 2003 @ 2pm

Oh no! I have heard about this in the last few days.. it is totally going on here too! I am going to check mine right now. Sorry that happened to you, ughhh.


Posted by
Les
31 December 2003 @ 7pm

Happy New Year Bea!!!


Posted by
gingersmack
31 December 2003 @ 10pm

Happy New Year, Bea!


Posted by
Peter
1 January 2004 @ 6am

Feliz Aņo Nuevo, B!!!


Posted by
Roberto
1 January 2004 @ 9pm

Hola Bea!

Belated “Feliz Navidad” y Prospero 2004.


Posted by
ladybug
3 January 2004 @ 2am

i’m sorry to hear about that B! Grrrr! Makes me mad to hear about scams like this!

i’m glad it’s going to get resolved…and keep Visa on its toes until you get a satisfactory resolution!!


Posted by
ladybug
3 January 2004 @ 2am

i’m sorry to hear about that B! Grrrr! Makes me mad to hear about scams like this!

i’m glad it’s going to get resolved…and keep Visa on its toes until you get a satisfactory resolution!!