How do I get my money back from an online coach scam?
Online coaches make false promises on social media to take your money and then ignore emails or disappear entirely when you ask for help. This leaves you wondering if you've been scammed and unsure how to recover your funds when they refuse to refund you.
What people tried
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- 1filing a chargeback with your bankDid this help you?
- 2Starting a charge-back or dispute via your credit card companyDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Before I paid, Ray made false promises on Instagram just to take my money, personally guaranteeing he would scale my brand to $10k–$15k with solid guarantees (I didn’t even get 1 order).”source ↗
“When you're eager to scale, it's easy to fall for the flashy promises and overlook the obvious guru tropes. Lesson definitely learned the hard way.”source ↗
“I'm wondering if I've been scammed or if there is another reason the store would disappear If it is a scam how do I get my money back. The email the order came from hasn't replied yet”source ↗
Where this came up
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