JANIBANK.COM - scam

Bunnycat on 28/02/2013 - 17:44

Hi People.
Earlier this month I bought some cheapo earrings or something from a deal posted here. They were a dollar or something.
I have just noticed that some janibank mob has been trying to take money from my card - thankfully without luck as it's a prepaid card with a low balance.
They tried and failed to take out $49 on two occasions recently.
I'm going to ditch this prepaid credit card because of this, but was wondering if any other people have had this problem?

  • I've googled it, and it seems to be a common scam…
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  • battler on 28/02/2013 - 17:51

    which deal?

  • c64 on 28/02/2013 - 19:26

    how do you know they tried to take $49? is there a transaction record for it?

    you will potentially have the same problem with a bank issued credit/debit card if someone gets hold of your card details. i seem to recall with banks you can ring up and arrange for them to block further visa authorisations from a particular merchant. maybe it is the same for prepaid cards (i don't know)

  • Bunnycat on 28/02/2013 - 19:43

    I cant recall exactly to be honest which deal it was. I can recall thinking "eh! - if it doesn't come, it doesn't come…". Like I said it was cheap earrings - I thought I'd buy them for the G/F as a joke. Ha! The joke was on me…

    Anyhoo, it really doesn't matter (prepaid card can be thrown out). I was just curious if it'd happened to others here & also to raise awareness of the issue.

    For sure I will be VERY careful where I use my real credit card…

  • blitz on 28/02/2013 - 22:03
    +1

    Have you notified the issuing bank? If not, you should, for everybody else's sake as well.

  • A3Australia on 28/02/2013 - 22:26

    Earlier this month I bought some cheapo earrings or something from a deal posted here. They were a dollar or something.

    And here is a quote from one of their web sites->

    "Jukebux.com is charging you because you have signed up for a special offer which includes a free welcome gift and free shipping. This special offer comes with a 14-day trial account after which an upfront payment for the monthly membership fee will be automatically deducted from your credit card."

    • Sick of This on 01/03/2013 - 08:19

      In other words, the OP's a sucker?

      • A3Australia on 01/03/2013 - 20:35

        In other words, the OP's a sucker?

        No, not at all. Seems to be their scam. Must be some tiny 'small print' somewhere on the page/site.

  • Bunnycat on 01/03/2013 - 04:52

    Issuing bank is the post office.

    Hmmm?… Interesting. I definitely wasn't aware of signing up to a trail. It was definitely a deal on ozbargain, but I cant find any trace of it. I suspect it may have been removed because it was spam / scam…

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