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Worldwide Association of Female Professionals

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Complaints

Customer Complaints Summary

  • 49 total complaints in the last 3 years.
  • 3 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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  • Initial Complaint

    Date:02/26/2024

    Type:Billing Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    I have successfully disputed and received reversals from my credit card company several times for unauthorized fraudulent charges that are continously made by this company. They continue to try to charge different amounts each time in an attempt to sneak fraudulent charges through without my catching them in time to dispute them. Fortunately I'm not stupid. I continuously monitor my credit card and receive text and email alerts for every charge so I am notified immediately of these fraudulent activities. Today they have once again charged my credit card without authorization (******) and after I have demanded cancelation of all services (cancelation requests have been made on 3 separate occasions over the past year). Each time I was told I had been fully canceled and would receive no further charges. LIES! This company provides no real services, they are only in existence to defraud every fool who makes the mistake to try out their program! I demand that this company respond and make public my cancelation and cease all charges to my account. Furthermore, the BBB should assist all of us in a class action lawsuit against them immediately given that every single item paid here is proof of fraud and scam practices. Lastly, I will be filing complaints with my state ************************* and the Federal ************************* today. Regards, **************

    Customer Answer

    Date: 03/21/2024

    Better Business Bureau:

    At this time, I have not been contacted by Worldwide Association of Female Professionals regarding complaint ID ********.

    Sincerely,

    ***************************

  • Initial Complaint

    Date:02/15/2024

    Type:Product Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    I was contacted by Worldwide Womens Association on Nov 16, 2023 for a membership to their website where I paid $199. I was promised a follow up email with the membership details (username, password, certificate, etc.) and I had never received anything back from them until today Feb 15, 2024! Yesterday they charged my debit card with a $499, and another $299 today without any permission/consent on my end! I tried calling them multiple times on the number they have on their website, I only received a recorded message to contact them by email or fill a form on their website! I did send them 2 emails requesting to delete/remove any information from their website/database. All I received is an automated email response that theyll get back to me in 1 business day. Theres not a single person to speak to, everything is automated and I keep getting charged with money that I do not authorize and also getting nothing in return in the first place! This business is a scam, they charge money for nothing and you cant even reach anyone to delete your information from their system/database. Fortunately, I was able to contact my bank to stop and unauthorize the last 2 payments, but I also had to close my debit card and replace it with a new one since I couldnt delete my debit card information from their website! That means that I have to change all my card info connected to any automated payments I had setup beforehand.

  • Initial Complaint

    Date:02/14/2024

    Type:Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    I have been trying to cancel this service with no response and they keeps charging into my credit card for something I have requested several times to cancel. One charge was done in January 22 2023 and a second charge on February 09 2023. I contacted them in September for another charge of 34,95 on September 10 2023. I keep trying to contact them through their platforms and phone numbers that get you nowhere.

    Business Response

    Date: 02/15/2024

    Good afternoon; our ****************** reached out and confirmed the cancellation and refund.

    Customer Answer

    Date: 02/15/2024

    Better Business Bureau:

    I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me and the matter has been resolved.
    I did cancel my credit card due to the lack of response from the business. 

    Thank you for your support 
    Sincerely,

    *****************************



     


  • Initial Complaint

    Date:02/01/2024

    Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    Continually tries to make charges to my bank account. I do not know these people, nor would I want to. I do not believe this is a legitimate business.

  • Initial Complaint

    Date:01/30/2024

    Type:Billing Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    This company charged my credit card without authorization.Many years ago I did look into becoming a member, but, I immediately declined and received a refund.Now for some reason they decided to charge me again, without any communication.This has been reported as fraud to my credit card.

    Business Response

    Date: 02/15/2024

    Good afternoon; the renewal fee was refunded back on 2/2/2024 by your bank.

    Customer Answer

    Date: 02/15/2024

    Better Business Bureau:

    I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me and the matter has been resolved.

    I would be happier if they said "we won't be retaining old credit card numbers on file so that this will not happen again in future.

    They do not have my consent to retain this personal information.

    ************************************************



     


  • Initial Complaint

    Date:12/07/2023

    Type:Product Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    I registered my email on the "company's" vague site, this is not a real business. Since registering my email and phone number, I have received 148 calls from various ******** numbers harassing me, sometimes up to ***** a day. This started within an hour of registering.I would never pay any money to this scam "company" and I hope no one does. They need to be imprisoned for all of these false claims. They have also been emailing me daily and though I have asked them to take me off their call and email lists they do not stop. I think I legitimately have to change my number.

  • Initial Complaint

    Date:11/16/2023

    Type:Billing Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    ******** continue to come to my account to charge my account for service that I did not request or authorized. I have change my bank card and they keep changing their names and come to charge my account. This company is a scam and continuously change their names

  • Initial Complaint

    Date:11/13/2023

    Type:Billing Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    During my time working to build my professional network, I investigated some Womens Networks for professional development. In my search I looked up the WAoFP. During this period I looked into the benefits, however never authorized a membership. It was a two part process that required for me to confirm purchase via text. This did NOT occur. Since then, I have been charged 4 separate times, with no regularity (which if a membership was approved would happen on a regular basis). First charge was 12/7/22 for ******, second charge was 8/28/23 for ******, third charge was 10/2/23 for ******, and most recent was 11/2/23 for another ******. The total unapproved charges add up to *******. I did not approve, use, and or benefit from such membership. These dues and fees were not authorized as I did not commit to the membership. A resolution requires full reimbursement of funds taken without authorization in the sum of *******. My debit card has been cancelled and this has been a significant strain to recoup the money taken without approval.

  • Initial Complaint

    Date:10/12/2023

    Type:Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    Believing a false sales pitch, I signed up to the Worldwide Women's Association in August 2021. Since then they have collected $1447.50 form my account, despite me trying to stop the payments with my bank multiple times over the past two years. Despite looking online, I have not been able to get in touch with them to ask to cancel the membership, and even then I am not sure they would, as I did it initially after realizing the mistake and it didn't happen. Can you please help recover my money?

    Customer Answer

    Date: 11/06/2023

    Better Business Bureau:

    At this time, I have not been contacted by Worldwide Association of Female Professionals regarding complaint ID ********.

    Sincerely,

    ********************

  • Initial Complaint

    Date:05/03/2023

    Type:Order Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    Resolved:
    The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
    Unresolved:
    The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
    Answered:
    The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
    Unanswered:
    The business failed to respond to the dispute.
    Unpursuable:
    BBB is unable to locate the business.
    The problem I have is that from 2019 to 2021 I requested to cancelled the membership with them and they say yes. I have emails to proof the cancellation , after that they continue taking money from my account. I could not cancel my credit card because by information from the bank this will be the only way this company will pay me back. They own me in that time $979.90. I continue asking them from my refund and months later they started to take money again. From June 2021 to March 2022 $459.00. I called and email to please to stop, they refund only $189.95, so they own me for that $269.93. they still taking money without my permission and they have damage my accounts, all the penalties and my life. Please I need help.

    Business Response

    Date: 05/03/2023

    Good afternoon a total of $459.00 has been refunded to your account for your subscription dues.

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