Unexpected credit card charge by ACT*ACTIVE-NETWORK?

it is a menbership that gives you discounts on daily activities like movies concert tickets etc

"uncheck" this box if you DON'T want to receive discounts on everyday activities, such as...

Not a scam, but just a deceptive marketing technique

Amazon started something similar signing people up for Amazon Prime which shows up as a continuing monthly charge.

Hate spam (e-mail and phone calls) and this idea that everyone is automatically signed up for and opts-in on services and such, forcing the consumer to read the fine print and opt-out.

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RoyF wrote:
My latest credit card statement had a charge of

$69.95 going to ACT*ACTIVE-NETWORK.

I had no idea what it could be, and contacted my Visa card customer service. I had the charge removed.

Curious, I looked at

previous years' statements and found the same $69.95 charge on the same date last year

; I didn't notice that one at the time.

I'm still not sure, but I wonder this is connected to something that I unwittingly did while making an online reservation through Reserve America. Has anyone else seen an ACT*ACTIVE-NETWORK charge on their credit card statement, and do you have any idea what it was for?

you signed up for a 'free trial' somewhere that was promoted by 'Active Network'. When your free trial was over they billed you because you didn't click a box somewhere or contact them that you did not want their annual membership.

Here is a line directly from their website:
What happens after the trial period?
If at the end of your trial you wish to keep your membership, no further action is needed.
Once the trial period ends, your annual membership is in place, which costs

$69.95 annually

. This offer is backed by a 100% satisfaction money-back guarantee

google search brings up TONS of complaints about this company.
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=Fl77WeTTO8PMmwGDzpOwDw&q=act*active-network+scam&oq=ACT*ACTIVE-NETWORK&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0l7j0i30k1l3.2056.5203.0.9244.2.2.0.0.0.0.459.711.2-1j0j1.2.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.2.710....0.lkfeeU331N0

THIS link really shows how wide spread this scam is and how it is connected to state parks activities. And statements from people who were scammed and where boxes you needed to check or uncheck could have be hidden.
https://www.outsideonline.com/1927016/how-activecom-became-most-hated-name-race-registration

...""In September 2013, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office agreed to a

$250,000 settlement with Active

for what it deemed as

“stealth enrollments.”

As part of the settlement, Active was able to deny liability even while refunding some 9,500 Iowans for unwanted charges.""...

You certainly weren't the lone ranger on this one! :C

Smells like fish and Amazon Prime. Do I need to pay a hundred bucks a year for 2 day shipping... Don't think so.

From the OP:

Thanks, everyone, for the feedback. Look back over my Visa card statements, I am pretty sure that I unwittingly signed up for the ACTIVE-NETWORK membership when I reserved at a Georgia state park in October last year. There is an Atlanta software provider called ACTIVE WORKS OUT that provided the software.

I had said that it might have been Reserve America, but I wish to retract that. I have never had any problem with reservations through Reserve America.

Smells like fish and Amazon Prime. Do I need to pay a hundred bucks a year for 2 day shipping... Don't think so.

The free shipping is just a perk. I have Amazon Prime, and what I really want are the video downloads. Amazon has a lot of of movies, etc., that I can't get from Netflix or from the television networks. I look at it as an acceptable charge for entertainment.

SidecarFlip wrote:
Do I need to pay a hundred bucks a year for 2 day shipping... Don't think so.

My shopaholic GF should be paying a thousand bucks a year.