Be careful with the website hot meetings. at – in search of love or fun, operators try to lure users into an expensive subscription trap.
Online dating leads to the subscription trap: Our cooperation partner Watchlist Internet repeatedly receives complaints from angry singles who meet hot people. at were looking for love or fun. The first registration is completely free. However, if you want to see profile pictures here, you should confirm your age by entering your credit card details.
Warning: This will put you in an expensive subscription trap! There is no reason for payments.
If you are looking for a partner, go to hot meetings before registering. at watch out. Here they advertise a great free offer:
A profile is created quickly and the first registration is completed. There are no costs at this point. The possibilities you have with this profile on hotmeet. at, but are severely limited. For example, you cannot see profile pictures.
In order to view the images, you must have your age verified. If you want to do that, you will land on the following page where you should enter your credit card details.
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This is just telling you that it's about age verification. In fact, they are trying to lure you into a subscription trap. While it is pointed out in numerous places that it is free of charge, there is the following hidden cost information on the right edge of the picture in gray font on a gray background:
Please upgrade me to VIP+ membership. There is absolutely no cost to register for the free lifetime membership. This consists of a free one-day trial version of heissetreffen.at, which is extended monthly until canceled for EUR 71.94. Your free lifetime access to heissetreffen.at remains active even if you cancel your heissetreffen.at membership. heissetreffen.at members have full access to all functions of the website as well as full communication options with all members of the website. This fee will appear on your credit card statement as follows XXXXX
+VIP membership includes the following offers:-Upgrades: Mobile access + advertised profile + unlimited access to the easytreff.at video library - EUR 2.34 for two days and then EUR 59.94 per month until canceled -quickflirt.at - two weeks free membership is extended until to cancel for EUR 47.94 per month.
When you send your credit card details, you are not only confirming your age, but you are also signing up for an expensive subscription to heissetreffen. at, easytreff. at and quickflirt. at. There are one-off costs of 2.34 euros and monthly costs of 71.94 euros, 59.94 euros and 47.94 euros!
Subscription trap: There is no reason to pay!
The so-called button solution obliges companies to provide certain information clearly and in a prominent manner when ordering online, immediately before placing the order.
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For example, all costs incurred, contract periods and cancellation conditions must be placed directly above the button. In addition, the button must be labeled in such a way that it is absolutely clear that the click will incur costs.
All of these requirements are ignored here. This means that no valid contract is concluded and you are not obliged to pay.
Contact payment service providers!
The debits are made automatically after you register, even though you did not authorize the payments and only wanted to confirm your age. We therefore recommend that you contact your credit card provider and inform them that you have not authorized the charges in question.
Amounts that were debited without your consent (e.g. amounts that were not adequately indicated at the time of purchase) must be refunded by your payment service provider (credit card company) in accordance with Section 67 of the Payment Services Act 2018.
Advice & help:
For specific advice requests, please contact the relevant offices that we have listed for you Advice & Help www.watchlist-internet.at/beratung-hilfe
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Source: Watchlist Internet
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