Ziinga.com is a penny auction website that is available to users in over 16 different countries, including Britain, Canada, and the US, and claims to give people the ability to purchase expensive items at serious discounts.
Like most penny auctions, each bid on Ziinga US raises the price of the auction by one penny and each bid resets the auction clock to a longer period of time. The auction clock will reset with shorter times as the auction lasts longer.
All Ziinga auctions start at $0.00 and have no reserve price bidders must meet. The last bidder left wins the right to purchase the item at the final auction price, plus costs of delivery.
Ziinga does have auctions set with “maximum” prices, which means that once the bidding has hit the maximum price, members continue to bid in order to be the last bidder, but these bids will not increase the final item price.
You can only win two auctions at Ziinga within a 14 day rolling period, in order to allow more members to win auctions. To start bidding at Ziinga, you must purchase bids which range from 69 cents to $1.19 depending on the size of the bid package you choose.
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What I found didn't come as a surprise, but how much they charge for their 'membership' did. £60 a month? Why do they feel the need to charge such an obnoxious amount? If their pricing structure was more transparent, they wouldn't have any signups at all. Which is exactly what they deserve.
Their strategy is obvious; rope people in with unbelievable offers, then sting those who miss the small print. Then, when said people eventually found out about the scam and cancelled, they make an extra 28 quid on top. If this happened to me, I'd instantly cancel my card; I'd rather these ***eholes chased me down for the cash than just give it to them. The whole thing is dodgy and underhand, and I have every sympathy for those that have fallen for it. I've not even done it and I'm pissed!
Good luck to all here who are fighting this. Hopefully one day these conmen will get what's coming to them.
Ziinga appealed against my claim and sent copies of the screen I saw when I won my bid showing I agreed to membership, I replied to my bank my computer had crashed and as this was the case I did not see Ziingas membership offer. My appeal was up held and Ziinga lost their case with my bank.
If I were in your shoes, I'd explain to the bank what's happened, and hope they were at least a little sympathetic about the problem. Their advisers should try to sort it out, or at least offer you some options. My advice would be to talk to your bank immediately before shelling out for the cancellation fee, and see what they have to say. Don't let them fob you off; it's your money after all.
If you aren't happy with the response from your bank, you could give the Financial Ombudsman Service a call. I've never used it personally, but as far as I know, they're the people to talk to about this kind of thing.
The Financial Ombudsman Service - http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/default.htm
Phone - 0800 023 4567 - free from a landline, but charged if using a mobile phone.
I honestly don't know how much joy you would get from them, but as I say, it may be worth a shot. Good luck.
And here is another scenario - let say you dispute the debt - lets take it to court!! Fat chance - they have to pay to take you to court and the judge would laugh at them and probably award a compensation settlement in your favour for being scammed!! They ARE NOT LEGAL - and consumer rights would be right behind you - in pointing out that they are withdrawing funds unknown to yourself, and without your permission, from your bank account.
No - these fraudsters are not going to come after anyone for the money 'they believe' you owe them. They are scammers and they take what they can get. If you cancel your bank card - and get a new one - they cannot touch your bank account again - they don't have the security number to withdraw anymore funds - but be quick - get to the bank as soon as you see the first withdrawal - before they take another payment - because believe me - they will take a payment every single month - until you get wise and stop your credit card/bank card.
The only thing that might not make them pursue debt collectors is i think they are based in RIGA so if correct chances are they won't pursue it.
Tough choice to make though, I'm considering just paying the £35 and be done with it, hate feeling so connnnnnnned though.
Good luck
TAKES UR MONEY!!!!!!
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- Scanned copy of valid ID (passport or driving license) - Scanned copy of the form signed credit card. Download and complete the form by following this link:
reminder:
object gained 8.15 euros. (Sum collected and not refunded) Commitment-compulsory three months € 67.99 monthly -Refusal of membership: loss of payments plus a penalty of € 39
Do the math ..... if you complete the form requested ....
Une arnaque bien organisée....hameçonnage (pris des objets mis aux enchères très bas). piégeage (le paiement de l'objet remporté vous impose insidieusement un abonnement onéreux avec engagement de 3 mois).Extorsion de fonds:perte des sommes versées pour un objet légalement acquis ,si refus de satisfaire la demande insistante de renvoyer 1) un formulaire pré-établi d'autorisation de prélèvement automatique sur sa carte bancaire 2)copie de la carte d'identité ....le tout sous couvert de preuve aux fins de vérification de notre identité:voici un extrait de leur condition "Si vous souhaitez recevoir votre article gagné, vous devez envoyer les documents requis . vous devez confirmer votre identité en envoyant les documents suivants comme preuve:
- Copie scannée de carte d'identité valide (passeport ou permis de conduire) - Copie numérisée du formulaire de carte de crédit signé. Téléchargez et remplissez le formulaire en suivant ce lien:
rappel:
-objet acquis 8,15 euros.(Somme encaissée et non remboursée) -Engagement 3 mois obligatoire à 67,99€ mensuels -Refus de l'abonnement: perte des sommes versées plus une pénalité de 39€
Faites le compte.....si vous remplissez le formulaire demandé.....
They pose they will ship you free shipping items but when you see no product is coming then make excuses you need to send ID and sign bank account card agreement.
They do not tell you while you are bidding first time that you will be charged 3 month compulsory membership fee.Then one day you notice they have charged your Card 3 month fees whether you send them written consent or not.
It is all total scam and the method they adopt to grab money is not transparent.Actually they are breaching their own agreement bcz they are not giving you product as they lured you at the start.
They put blame on consumer that they have violated of breaching contract but actual themselves defaulters.I do not understand why Government and banks have let then play and loot money this way.