26/04/2024
Please be vigilant!
Who pays for subscriptions with their debit card? π³
Please make sure you all know what you are subscribed to .. you might get a nasty surprise if you don't keep a track.
Today I saw an email from McAffee .. the anti virus software people .. and they said "thank you for choosing McAffee" etc etc .. and went on about the benefits! Well, let me tell you I thought I'd been scammed! I didn't think I had anything from McAffee!
I checked my bank account and McAffee has take Β£109 from my account today!! Β£109!!! Thats huge!
I never agreed to that, I never agreed for them to take anything!
Back in 2020 I got a new laptop with a free or very cheap trial of the software (I dont remember, I have been made aware of that today .. and for the record I've had such a challenging few years so I've not been that vigilant) .. and they have continued to take payments for 3 more years and I didn't know .. π
Its taken me hours to get this sorted .. my bank were quite useless. McAffee, to be fair to them, were quite helpful.. and they've cancelled the subscription and agreed a refund of the Β£109 (which is yet to hit my account)
As budgeting has become a passion of mine, I just want to make sure you all stay very alert to your financial transactions.. make sure you know what leaves your accounts and why... its not just scammers who will rob us blind! It's legit companies who think it's OK to just increase a payment and keep charging you more without asking you if you want to renew!!
PLEASE BE CAREFUL π