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Total money lost $200
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Victim Location MI 48813, USA
Total money lost $48.65
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Total money lost $24.99
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Total money lost $30
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Scammer's website wondervida.com
Scammer's address 1601 Vine St Los Angeles California, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location VA 23831, USA
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I hurried and ordered my boxes because I thought the promotion was a short-lived one. In their Instagram posts and on the product's page on the site, there was a heavy emphasis on ordering the boxes quickly because there were limited supplies. On the product's page, there was also this countdown timer to show how much time was remaining and a bar that displayed how many boxes were left. Of course, those details would make people want to rush and take advantage of the deal. Unfortunately, I made the wrong call.
I received my boxes quickly. Maybe * or * days after I purchased them (I only paid $*** for shipping). Although I should have done this before purchasing the boxes but didn't because I wanted to order my boxes before the promotion ended, I decided to look up reviews about the products in my beauty box. I noticed that they were mostly cheap and not that high in quality like advertised on the WonderVida site. Each product (there were * in my boxes) runs about $* - $* on Amazon, eBay, and other similar sites. I automatically thought it was fishy how this site was presenting these products as higher-end products and that all of them together were actually worth no more than $**. In the box itself, there was also a paper that showed the products and their "normal" retail prices which were also dramatically hiked up. One of the products that actually costs on $6 on Amazon was advertised as being worth $*4.
I didn't start using these products until a week after I received them. I decided to go back to WonderVida's website to check it out since I grew suspicious of the company. I noticed that the same number of available boxes (**) on the site was still the same number that I saw at the time of my purchase. This was completely weird because I purchased two of these boxes, and I knew that many other people purchased them as well. I also further investigated their site and Instagram page and noticed how they were using fake before and after picture videos to promote "their" products, which were actually bought from a selling site. For example, there is an eyelash growth serum that they sell and on their Instagram, they used this video of this girl who lengthened her eyelashes with mascarra to fake that the serum made her eyelashes grow.
Then I went on YouTube to find reviews about the WonderVida boxes. The most popular review was a promotion video by a popular YouTuber. It wasn't until I looked through the YouTube comments that I found out that the boxes weren't really free and that there was a catch to them. Once a person purchases a "free" box, they are automatically subscribed to WonderVida's monthly subscription. The only way to cancel this subscription is by completing the first monthly cycle which is by paying $*** for a beauty box. Many people who purchased the "free" beauty box had no clue about this just like I didn't, especially because it is not clearly advertised or emphasized by WonderVida or those promoting their boxes. I had to go on the site to see it for myself, and it wasn't until I scrolled towards the bottom of the product page that I saw the catch in small print.
In a fruitless attempt to get WonderVida to cancel my subscription, I contacted them through email about this to explain to them that I didn't know about this and that I don't have the money to pay for it. The person I spoke to, Allison Jordan, was no help at all and kept emphasizing that I had to pay the first cycle in order to cancel and that it was for a good cause. I usually received a reply from them the same day, but the moment I questioned them about the legitimacy of their charity donations, I no longer got a reply.
I don't have any strong proof that they're lying about their donations, but based on the previous things I told you, I think it's a scam. They also claim to have been featured in various popular magazines like People, but I am sure that is fake as well. There are no articles on the web about them and they seem to be a fairly new company that doesn't have a big enough presence for that, not even on social media. I also searched their company information on the Internet. Their phone number is linked to another e-store that has a very similar layout to theirs except its based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their address also leads to a shared office space building.
I don't think I'm going to be billed for the first monthly cycle because I paid for my "free" boxes with a prepaid card that is a one-time use card and cannot be over-drafted. That's why I selected no to both of the money questions because they haven't attempted anything yet. However, I am worried that they might try to charge my mom for something. I bought her box with my prepaid card, but I put her name for the details underneath her beauty box. I also don't want them to charge any other people because I don't want them to be unnecessarily billed for a subscription that they had no clue about. And if the company is lying about its charity donations, then I think their site should immediately be taken down. They should also be held liable for their actions and the money that they've taken from people should be returned to them. This company just does not seem legit at all and seems like a way to rip people off through lies and concealment.