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While watching something online, an ad popped up. It was a video about earning $ remotely by working with YouTube and its advertisers. The video explained how the remote platform worked and why YouTube was willing to pay people for participating in various market research. It all sounded completely realistic and within reason. In order to keep people from abusing their system by making up a bunch of fake accounts, they charge what they promised was fully refunded later, a $24.00 fee to register/ start earning. They state that once you start working with them, that $24 is refunded. I took a chance and paid with my credit card the $24. As soon as I did, the screen jumped to an information page about what exactly to do next. At the bottom of the page I clicked next and then my screen went blank. Dummy me should have researched this company prior, but I foolishly didn't. Online, Facebook, and on Instagram, there are hundreds of people complaining that Hotmart not only scammed them about the $24, but then continued to charge their credit cards random amounts without authorization by the customer involved. Immediately, I longed into my account and sure enough, Hotmart had charged me the $24 and a 2nd fee of $12.90 that I did not authorize. I called my bank and canceled my credit card. As soon as the pending charges go through, I'll be disputing them.