Customer ReviewsforAura
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Review from Gabriel H
1 star04/18/2024
I am in the process of filing a compliant with the **** THis company is a scam. I have never been able to log in because security codes are never sent. I told them in writing that I want to cancel and they said no because I have to call in. Legally that is wrong. Im part of a big group that is working on a mass lawsuit against them. Horrible company **********************Review from BOB V
1 star04/16/2024
HORRIBLE!!! ON HOLD 30 MINUTES FOR CUSTOMER "**********************". UNABLE TO CANCEL. WHY CAN'T I RATE THEM AS NO STARS?Review from George B
1 star03/03/2024
This company is not a company you can trust. From the first day that I began using their services, my bank credit cards have been compromised and continue to be compromised. I have had to have my bank cards replaced several times since November of 2023. I will try to sue them for damages.Aura Response
03/20/2024
We are sorry your experience with Aura was less than satisfactory, we value our customers and exceptional service is always our priority. Aura Transaction Monitoring allows you to connect your accounts and set alert thresholds for each category (bank accounts, credit cards, loans, investments) so that we notify you of any large purchases, cash withdrawals, and balance transfers. If a transaction is flagged, we notify you of the amount, date, merchant, and bank account or credit card. If there is a charge you don’t recognize, we always advise to contact your credit card or bank immediately to dispute the charge. Our records indicate that you requested cancellation on 3/3/24. Since you are on a monthly plan, it will remain open until the end of the billing cycle which is 3/20/24. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share information about the transaction monitoring feature.Review from Michael L
1 star02/26/2024
I have been a client since November 2023. I purchased the annual service. I then upgraded to 5 gig services for internet from 1 gig. That really showed how slow the VPN through AURA was. When I called customer service they said - yes it slows down. I checked the competition and found AURA's VPN speed to be 3-10 slower than such. I switched: called Aura who said yes, we are slower. But no prorated refund. I missed their 60-day window for cancelling by 1 week. Forget the performance issue - they don't care.Aura Response
03/04/2024
Thank you for sharing your concerns about the VPN feature and our refund policy. We value our customers and exceptional service is always our priority. A VPN can potentially slow down your internet connection. This is because your internet traffic is being routed through a remote server, which can add latency to your connection. The 60-day money back guarantee is available for our annual plans purchased through our websites. Per our refund policy, if an annual plan is cancelled after the 60 day money back guarantee, it will remain open until the end of the billing cycle so that customers may use all the benefits they have paid for. Our records indicate that the cancellation request was made online on 2/22/24. Even though you requested cancellation after the 60 day money back guarantee, we have honored your immediate cancellation request and have issued a prorated refund of $183.21 back to the card on file ending in 5170.Aura Response
03/04/2024
Thank you for sharing your concerns about the VPN feature and our refund policy. We value our customers and exceptional service is always our priority. A VPN can potentially slow down your internet connection. This is because your internet traffic is being routed through a remote server, which can add latency to your connection. The 60-day money back guarantee is available for our annual plans purchased through our websites. Per our refund policy, if an annual plan is cancelled after the 60 day money back guarantee, it will remain open until the end of the billing cycle so that customers may use all the benefits they have paid for. Our records indicate that the cancellation request was made online on 2/22/24. Even though you requested cancellation after the 60 day money back guarantee, we have honored your immediate cancellation request and have issued a prorated refund of $183.21 back to the card on file ending in 5170.Review from Kathy W
1 star02/26/2024
Run away from Identity Guard/Aura!!!! (they merged - should have been my first flag) They failed to inform me and my two daughters that were on the same policy that car dealerships used our Social security numbers on three different occasions to lease cars (WE NEVER RECEIVED ALERTS). The neglected to notify us that BANK ACCOUNTS WERE BEING OPENED in January of 2024, Totally $60,000. NEVER ONCE have we received alerts. SHAME ON THIS COMPANY. What am I paying you for? These are YOUR words .... "Identity Guard will alert you every time a new account is opened in your name, including credit card and utility accounts." REALLY!!! THINK NOT SINCE YOU NEGLECTED TO NOTIFY US !!!!!!!! And then to make matters 10x worse, you hear my concerns and complaints and NEVER corrected the issues. You failed me, you failed my daughters and you failed as a "theft prevention company" and I recommend people not to use this company and use a reputable one.Aura Response
03/04/2024
We are sorry your experience with Aura was less than satisfactory. We value our customers and exceptional service is always our priority. Here are a few reasons why a member would not receive an alert concerning a new bank account: The bank does not perform a credit check or verify the ID of new applicant. Some institutions are delayed in this process for one reason or the other. Not every company is associated with Early Warning System a financial technology company and consumer reporting agency that collects information about fraud and suspicious activity in consumer bank accounts and shares those details with financial institutions. EWS is a financial technology company and consumer reporting agency that collects information about fraud and suspicious activity in consumer bank accounts and shares those details with financial institutions. Our records indicate that we honored your cancellation request on 2/26/24 and have also issued a full refund of $234.50 back to the card on file ending in 9489. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share information about the alerts provided by Aura and for the feedback you have provided. We appreciate input from our customers so that we can better understand the customer experience and consider any necessary improvements.Review from Wallace S.
1 star02/19/2024
I've spent over 2 hrs now trying to cancel this unwanted/poorly rated (viaPC Mag) operation! 1st they told me I hade to go thru my internet provider. But when I contacted my internet provider, "No, we are no longer associating with AURA and that charge you received is not thru us." ...[that said a lot!]. So, I call back and get another response, "You need to go thru Luma" I know nothing of "Luma". I demand to speak with a manger at AURA....But after 20 min hold, ,told, manager avail,."all in meetings". After a another PROLONGED hold, was told that their "tech support" finally cancelled.Aura Response
02/27/2024
Thank you for sharing your concerns about our cancellation process, we apologize for the confusion you experienced. The Cybershield product you purchased through Lumen recently underwent a migration in billing systems. Instead of being billed $10 by CenturyLink/Lumen, you are being billed $10 by Aura Cybershield. A migration notification was sent to users by CenturyLink in early January to notify users of this planned change. We are working to ensure all agents are up to date on the latest change to provide the best possible support. Our records indicate that we honored your cancellation request on 2/19/2024.Review from Tawana J
1 star02/10/2024
Service is substandard. They're great at working with people search sites, tracking your personal info. i.e. credit, deeds, etc. And having info removed from puvlic websites, but I purchased to prevent phone & computer malicious viruses/malwares. Since Aura, I've had viruses allowed to get on my computer & phone than I've ever had. Aura is more reactive software, it seems, Aura may eventually find viruses, but what's the damage to personal info before they find. Seemed great when i first got them, but now terrible. They recently updated software to remove mobile so you have to manually run, but when it's done, you get nothing no report, so I believe the mobile is no longer included, but you paid for cellular incl. They refused to provide me a refund they made these changes without notifying customer so you had to learn that theres a new app the old app doesnt work, or mobile devices isnt being checked or no scheduling device checks they claim they check when you log on computer if you turn that feature on but you you didnt know that was needed with new changes, but i don't see this either the only time i get a report is when i manually do the runs myself. I don't know about you, but I need a tool that checks my systems regularly. Since being with them, my computer and phone have been compromised, and I'm learning how far as we speak. Although they claim mobile coverage, they no longer cover mobile with their new changes after you couldn't get a refund for your yrly subscription and we all use mobile alot so that is a needed feature for many people. I tried to get a refund once I learned of their changes which they did not disclose and was denied my refund. My devices have been compromised I need to change mobile # and I had this number for 30 yrs, I had to delete my.computer and redo everything and one of my accounts was compromised. I have had virus protection on my devices for years and I made a mistake leaving my old company to come here. BE WARE.Aura Response
03/04/2024
Thank you for sharing your concerns about the VPN feature and our refund policy. We value our customers and exceptional service is always our priority. Our records indicate that a supervisor reached out to you to discuss your concerns and forwarded your feedback to the engineering team. We have also requested a check in the amount of $30 to compensate for the issue. Thank you once again for giving us the opportunity to share information about the Aura features and for the feedback you have provided. We appreciate input from our customers so that we can better understand the customer experience and consider any necessary improvements.Review from Marva C
1 star02/05/2024
I am a new customer who signed up today to start the free 14 day trial. I already noticed that my score is different that the credit bureaus. After reading the reviews, I am having second thoughts. I will give it another 2 or 3 days to see if any improvement. I will be paying close attention.Aura Response
02/27/2024
Thank you for sharing your concerns about the credit score Aura provides. On our customer console, we do advise that the score you receive with Aura is provided for educational purposes to help you understand your credit. It is calculated using the information contained in your Equifax credit file. Lenders use many different credit scoring systems, and the score you receive with Aura is not the same score used by lenders to evaluate your credit. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share information about the score provided by Aura and for the feedback you have provided. We appreciate input from our customers so that we can better understand the customer experience and consider any necessary improvements, thank youReview from Kim G
1 star01/29/2024
Tried to cancel online got an “error” no email nothing. I call told it is cancelled but they still took yearly subscription out. Called again told it was my problem I committed to year! When you look on your account there is no where to turn off yearly auto renewal. Also you can’t take your credit card off the account on their website and “Ray” said could not be done on his end. No email, no letter, nothing says I cancelled. Then add the price went up with no notification. This company is supposed to help you far from it. I really needed that money and tried to cancel.Aura Response
02/13/2024
Good afternoon Ms. G*********,thank you for sharing your concerns about our refund policy. Identity Guard annual plans have a 30-day money back guarantee from time of enrollment and renew yearly unless canceled prior to the renewal date. Renewal notices are sent to customers at least 30 days prior to the renewal date so that customers can make the decision to keep or cancel the service. Cancellation may be performed through the member console or by calling our Customer Service team. Accounts canceled remain opened until the end of the billing cycle so that customers may use all the benefits they have paid for. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share information about our refund policy and for the feedback you have provided. We appreciate input from our customers so that we can better understand the customer experience and consider any necessary improvements. Even though your cancellation request was made after the renewal date, we will honor your request. We have cancelled the membership and issued a refund back to the card ending in 0064 in the amount of $169.59. If you have any other concerns about the features being provided, please call our Customer Care department at **************.Review from Trish S
1 star01/19/2024
Tech support bad. I have spent at least 2 hours two nights in a row with somebody having me go in and do all kinds of things with my passwords and then once they get to a certain point they don't know what to do so they say they'll have somebody call you the next day. That didn't happen and when I called back the guy showed me real easy how to do it but then I had so many in there that were duplicated and he said they were writing a program and didn't have anything yet for me to delete all of them and the one guy told me to put all my credit cards in there and then this guy acted like I didn't need to because they're not really protecting any of that type of financial stuff. Regardless after being told that he didn't know how to delete all 150 passwords with one Mass program I got so aggravated that I told him it's not worth this and unfortunately I've already signed up for a year and paid for it because I needed protection immediately. Once we got off the phone and I calmed down I got in there and looked at it and right at the top of the screen is a button that says select all and delete. All that frustration because tech support didn't know how to click on a box and hit the delete button over to the side and miraculously all of them were gone. But he knew I was getting so frustrated and really didn't care we were on the phone for an hour and a half and I was told I had to go in individually and delete each one in their app so if they don't know their own app it's not really making me feel comfortable that I have to rely on them to be monitoring anything. The frustration level is not worth what I paid for and I'm sure it's going to be a nightmare to get a refund. My fault for thinking that what I was hearing was true about them being less of a pain than the 30-day trial I had with LifeLock that lasted Less Than 3 days because of the same issues. It should not be this difficult to have to put your information in I had to change everything over to Chrome to get thereAura Response
01/30/2024
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the recent addition of the Password Manager "delete all" option, which hadn't been properly communicated to our agents yet. Unfortunately, this meant that the information wasn't available to the agent assisting you at the time of your call. We are working to ensure all agents are up to date on the latest features to provide the best possible support. If you need further assistance, please call our Customer Service at ************. We do have live agents available 24/7. Thank you
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