State Consumer Protection Reminds You to Check Bank Statements for Unwanted Subscription Services

Monday, January 10th, 2022 -- 1:01 PM

(Raymond Neupert, WRN) State consumer protection says you should be taking a look at your credit card or bank statements for unwanted subscription services.

With the start of the new year, state consumer protection is reminding people to take a look at their online subscriptions. Director Michael Domke says many people sign up for services on an introductory fee and don't realize it. 

"You may have signed up for online streaming service to three years ago when it was a good deal. And it's auto-renewing and you're not even recognizing that that fee has increased annually."

Domke says you can sometimes sign up for a subscription without realizing it. "Even myself, I've fallen victim to that, thinking I was just signing up to explore something. And next thing I know there's a monthly fee on the credit card."

Domke says it's very easy to get tricked into paying or overpaying for an app or service these days. "I think people would be surprised how many times they may sign up for that free trial, and either forget to cancel it or went past the trial or started paying for something they didn't realize they were gonna get into."

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