LinkedIn scam

[HeadsUp]

i signed up for a 1 month free trial of LinkedIn premium and cancelled it at the end of the 30 days trial however they have billed me $650 for the next 12 months access fee .

I lodged a claim with PayPal but they refused it.

I have a screenshot of the page when I cancelled the trial , but it stinks like a dirty deliberate fraud at this stage .

Anyone else experienced this crapp ?

 

[DropBear]

If you actually contact Linkedin, they will reverse it.

Very Common.

This is why you never give you CC details away on trials.

Simple to fix, just say the right things.

 

[user 4386]

There are a lot of complaints like this about LinkedIn - whole blog sites. It is why I will not upgrade (they would sell more except for this - stupid business practice). However a number of people have got a refund directly from LinkedIn. Also why I won't use Paypal but use card.

 

[user 4386]

i.e. they don't seem to refuse, just make it difficult.

 

[HeadsUp]

thanks people

so far the published phone numbers at whitepages.com.au are disconnected phone lines.

Linkedin do not publish a contact email address.

They have no other means of contact that i can find.

I have written to ACCC but what i really want is to lodge a police fraud complaint against them.

LOL

So far its a brick wall

 

[grubstake]

thanks people
so far the published phone numbers at whitepages.com.au are disconnected phone lines.
Linkedin do not publish a contact email address.
They have no other means of contact that i can find.
I have written to ACCC but what i really want is to lodge a police fraud complaint against them.
LOL
So far its a brick wall

LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, who have actual offices and staff here in Australia - perhaps you could try them.

 

[HeadsUp]

sent an email to ACCC and by magic Linkedin processed a refund immediately.

I would have preferred they were fined $ 30 million for fraud offences but whadyado'

I hate the blackhat business model.. 8)

 

[grubstake]

In my experience/opinion, LinkedIn has become little more than a global spam factory, with endless bludgers looking for a helping hand. Unfortunately, it's become something of a necessary evil for white collar workers, hence Microsoft's big $ purchase of the business.

 

[DropBear]

Only way i can get work nowdays is via Linkedin...

It has it's downfalls, but its always quite awesome to make connections.

 

[user 4386]

I think the problem is more a terribly designed site - it has always been so. But LinkedIn does serve a purpose.

If you go here and post a similar complaint to others (you will see most are resolved), they seem to monitor it and people get their money back. I would go in politely though because I doubt that they need to rip people off, and it gets people off on the wrong foot to be called crooks - I think they just need people not nerds on the spectrum to do their site layout.

https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/forum?sort=newest&page=6&filters=billing+&+payments

There actually is a contact section as well but it takes forever to find it. How not to design a site!