The scammers are back! If you spend even a short time each day surfing the web you will probably have seen ads for a slimming product promising to turn you from a lard eating pie bucket into a lithe slender sex bomb, just by taking their magic pills. If you click on the link to find out more the telltale signs of a scam are all there.
1, The site makes wild and implausible claims to appeal to the desperate and the gullible.
2, The web is saturated with sites promoting the product, often heavily supported by testimonials from satisfied customers. Some of these testimonials might even be genuine.
3, You find that the magic pills are in fact of two types and they only work in combination. So you have to buy both.
4, There is a special offer ending very soon giving you a free trial for just a few pounds.
5, You can only pay by credit card, and you are required to authorise regular deductions from your account.
6, It is difficult, if not impossible to actually contact, or get a response from the company by phone, post or email.
If you look at the list of ingredients there is nothing special. Just a few random substances, green tea, acai berries, inorganic chromate. What are these supposed to do exactly? There is not a jot of evidence that they can in any way help you lose body fat. If you really want to try them you can get them from a health shop far more cheaply, and waste much less money. And when you find they don’t work you don’t have to buy any more. There are already cases of people having signed up to this finding unexpected deductions from their credit card account.
Steer well clear. Don’t give these people your credit card details.
I already have (didn't realise it was a contract). what can I do ????
ReplyDeleteTHIS NEARLY HAPPENED TO ME! I luckily found this website when i received the product as i was looking to research what the product will do for me i rang my bank straight away they told me to call them i called them explained what i had read about them taking £75.00 off people and i dident want this they happily cancelled my account and explained if i had of left it 14 days with out stating i did not want the product they would of taken £75.00 out of my bank CLOSE CALL! Alls i have to do now is send 50% of the products back and no more will be taken from my bank and i will be refunded! if you feel you need to call to cancel your account call 0844 745 1722 get your return code and their address and send back ASAP! xx Hope this helps everyone
DeleteI hadn't given it a thought after placing the order until my friend said to me are your sure its not a scam. I woke up this morning and found this website and went straight downstairs and rang my bank and cancelled my card. I have e-mailed them back several times this morning on every address imaginable informing them that I'm going to return their goods when they arrive within the 14 days. at the moment nothing has gone out of my account but I may not be out of the woods yet. thank you all of you for helping me see the light - I feel really gullible and stupid and I've put it on my status on f/b so that none of my friends get caught out. I hope you all manage to sort it out
DeleteSuch a shame...when we are overweight we will do anything to look good. All those slagging us off are probably all skinnie minnies...give us a break we just wann'a look good and feel confident and all we get is scammed GITS!!!! Hey all those that have bought i am truly sad for you, i hope you all get yr money back and just so you know thousands of people have done the same so dont feel your a fool or anything, your just desperate :( good luck to you all in loosing those extra few pounds and try slim fast ...it works for me and they are delisious xxx
DeleteThis just happened to me too. I didn't read the small print and now got stung with £ 75.00 for a small bottle of Acai, which you can buy a bigger bottle at Holland and Barrats for around £ 14.00 and if on offer; buy one get one half price. I feel stupid and angry at myself as i even contacted my bank and was told that i signed up to it and have to pay the £ 75.00 A lot of money for a small bottle which has had no effect on me at all so far. x
DeleteAs long as you contact them for a returns reference & address you can make sure that no further money is taken from your account. Their email address is support@nutrasciencediet.com. Don't bother to call them as you won't get through. You must ensure that you return at least half of the products before day 21. I don't think anyone should feel bad about being taken for a ride. The article I read clearly said that it was a free 30 day trial. When I emailed NutraScience they told me that their web site only says you can try it for 14 days. Luckily for me, I read the literature that came with it & realised I had been had! I had used my debit card to pay & cleared all funds from my bank account just in case they tried to take any further money. I also told my bank that no payments were to be made to them. On top of this, I specifically told NutraScience that the goods had been returned, when they would be with them (I sent it back by registered post) & said they weren't to attempt to take any further payments. Turning to the actual diet itself, it is total nonsense. I kept half of the tablets & have been taking 1 in the morning & 1 in the evening (exactly as described in the article I read). I have felt bloated since day 1, have not had any extra energy & my appetite has certainly not been curbed! So far, I have gained 2lbs!! I only have another week to go & have only persevered because I stupidly fell for the con in the first place. But I've learned my lesson. The only way to lose weight is to eat less & excercise more......
DeleteThe first thing to do is contact your credit card company. If they are unhelpful try trading standards. If all else fails you will have to cancel your card. There are actually some good deals around at the moment for people who want to transfer their balance. Or you could report your card as lost/stolen, in which case they will issue a new one with new details. Make sure you cancel the order and retain any communication.
ReplyDeleteI returned the product and after a couple of letters I received a refund. I did threaten them with legal action as they had the product in their possession.
ReplyDeleteIve done the same they have taken 75 out of my account leaving me overdrawn with a child under two wif no nappies i carnt find any contact details can u plz HELP me ????
ReplyDeleteif you can barely afford nappies for your child, why would you even contemplate wasting money on ridiculous products such as this?!
DeleteSee my comment above
ReplyDeletethis was recommended by BBC radio 7 now 4.tried it and it did not suit me.too late £75 taken from my account.spoke to a representative,pointless.they do not care at all about the customer,only taking your monies.I thought I was just getting atrial pack for £5.95.no this is to cover the postage?avoid like the plague.
ReplyDeleteExactly what happened to me but they have changed their name. They have taken two lots of money from my account. My tablets the Mango ones which are supplied by the same firm were advertised as free but £104.56p was taken. Also he same amount was taken this month. I did receive the tablets but I have returned them. I took an address off the evelope they came in which was Salt Lake City, cost me nearly £10 I registered them. At least they will be tracked. I could kick myself for being so gullable.I will be contacting trading standards and the police.
ReplyDeleteHi, do you have the address still?
DeleteIf the product you have is Targetslim or Maxtrim the address is: -
DeletePO Box 4802
Sheffield
S10 9FE
I would recommend you use registered post.
I have just spoken to my bank; simply canceling your credit card may not be sufficient as visa will update your details with the company that you have come into an agreement with... sadly for us it's in the small print! Send them an email stating that you wish to cancel with them and then they are illegally taking money from your account... keep hold of the email though!!!
ReplyDeleteI sent them an email & it came back in French which is no good to me!
ReplyDeletei found out bout this just after ordering so cancelled my card got the free trial have tried it out has worked quite well but for once it was me who scammed the scammers luckily my bank had heard of the compny and put a stop on them touching my account dont fall for them
ReplyDeletethey have taken nearly £250 from me and i cancelled before two weeks were up they do not reply to emails and keep thanking me for reordering help
ReplyDeleteI ordered and paid postage for both items, when they arrived I looked at the leaflet and realised this was a contract so I emailed the company to cancel I posted back the pills and have emails to say no further money will be taken from my account. I had a lucky escape..
ReplyDeleteWhat email address did you use? Thanks
DeleteYou seem to have had a straight forward encounter. I felt uneasy as soon as I'd committed to buying these pills. I checked the web and hey ho I was right to feel so. I would like to know which email address you used too as none of the ones they advertise work and getting through on the phone is impossible (except to cancel automatically and be stung for doing so). But of course this is what they want-if everyone was able to cancel ligitimately they wouldn't make any money!!! I'm now waiting for the pills to arrive knowing I'm not touching them with a barge poll and facing an uphill struggle to not end up paying through the nose for something I don't want :/
DeleteWhat's the email address to cancel as I'm really worried about this now; my credit card company have said I'm covered for fraud though .........
ReplyDeletei have had the same thing happened to me i have just had 75 took from my account went beserk on phone and said they will repay me half the money back still not happy going to take this further
ReplyDeleteHow did you get through on the phone??? No one seems to be able to. Emails are defunct too. There's no way of contacting them!! I plan to send the pills bac (if they arrive) and demand a full refund and that if they don't comply I'll start leagal action.
Deletethink its a waste of time trying to get money back,lets spare more grey hairs and put it down to an expensive lesson
ReplyDeleteyes I have been scamed to I will be on the phone to them monday I am not letting this go.
ReplyDeleteDid you get through cos I can't
DeleteMe too! And the bank can't help in the end, because I've entered my details it is not classed as fraud :( they've told me to get in contact with citizens advice but they're not much help either. Really could do with my £130 back but no idea how to go about it. Also I never even received the pills, did you guys?!
ReplyDeletedid the tablets actually work for anyone?
ReplyDeleteHelp, i've been caught out too. How on earth can i stop this before it gets crazy?
ReplyDeleteI paid by debit card not credit card my first 75.00 has gone out, I have now cancelled via autoservice on the phone and they instantly sent me an email saying my contract is now cancelled, I've also sent 3 emails stating I want my money back (although i'm willing to let it go as long as they take nomore
ReplyDeleteI paid my debit card too, how do I cancel with autoservice?
DeleteI am so sorry you have been scammned, but thankyou for stopping me from doing it. I was just about to go ahead then i thought i better check it out first . thank you for all your comments
ReplyDeleteYes my daughter has been scammed too ! £75.00 Surley this is illegal ? Very Very misleading practice.
ReplyDeleteI have just found Ive been scammed to,to the tune of £112 for the 2 products.But i feel especially sick to my stomach because my Mum let me use her card to get a 2nd supply,so shes lost the money to.Feel such a fool,I just wanted a helping hand to get rid of the baby weight after having my son...gutted. ;0(
ReplyDeletei to have been scammed to the sum of £112-50pence
ReplyDeletefrom my credit card bank put a block on my card
but could not stop payment
I got a free trial product last month at a cost of £7.44 and noticed just yesterday that the sum of £75.00 and £37.50 suming to a total of £112.50 has been taken from my account. pls can someone advise me on what to do? steps should be taken to put an end to this scam and i need my money back cos it left me with nothing cos im a self sponsored student.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys, I was going to sign up for the free trial until i found this web page.
ReplyDeleteThis site as saved me time and money.
Thanks you guys
how could you not see that it is a scam
ReplyDeletethats not very helpful to these people!
DeleteYou need to ask your bank or credit card company for their fraud teams phone number and report it to them. They will send out a form for you to complete and return to them so that if this company try to take money from your account it will immediately be returned. It is not enough to cancel your card. hope this is helpful.
ReplyDeleteit is not techincally a scam. you sign up for a free trial, but have to put your details in to pay for the delivery. the terms and conditions state that after 14 days you will be charged.
ReplyDeletethis would not be classed as fradulent as you willingly put in your details and agreed.
after reading the terms and conditions i cancelled both accounts and have had no money taken out. were they too after cancellation then yes, that would be fraud, but if you have not cancelled then you will not get the money back.
as someone else said this is an expensive mistake.
the email address to email is:
support@nutrasciencediet.com
and phone number:
0844 745 1722
Email as follows:
Thank you for using Cleanse TRIAL_UK. This email is to inform you that your subscription status has been recently cancelled as per your request. It does take the banks several days to process transactions so while you have cancelled today, further transactions may still appear if we have processed them in the last day or two.
So charges may yet show on your bank statement but rest assured that no further products will be sent to you and no charges will be made in the future.
If you have any questions about the cancellation of this subscription, or if you would like to re-activate the same in the future, please feel free to contact our Customer Service team on 0844 745 1722 or by replying to this email.
Please remember that orders you have made will show up as Herbal Cleanse on your bank statement. If you have any concerns about credit card charges made on this account, please contact us directly on 0844 745 1722.
I also fell for this product but luckily I read about the scams. I informed my bank and they were really helpful, they cancelled my card and advised me to send the product back and keep all record of emails/letters etc as back-up. The bank have put a stop on them trying to take money from my account. I received an email from NutraScience informing me they have received the goods and have cancelled my order, confirming they will not send me anymore products and will not take any money from my account (little do they know haha)! They did say that they will take money owing but will return it to my account yeah right. I will make sure my friends and family do not fall for this scam I'm just glad I read your blog before it was too late so thank you.
ReplyDeleteTo Annoymous of April 9th - I received the exact same email you have stated with regards to NutraScience cancelling my order.
ReplyDeleteAs I sent my products back before the 14 days and cancelled my order, and my bank will put a stop to them taking money from my account does this make me liable if they cannot get at my money? Or will it be a case of tough you've scammed so many people so it's payback?
I have just fallen for this scam, I phoned up the customer services to cancel the order and I am too return it when it arrives however did people receive this in time? I think im going to have to cancel my card as I cant risk loosing £75 HELP
ReplyDeleteI have sent and received several emails today regarding NutraScience diet pills and patches when I discovered they had taken another £75 from my credit card account. I am fuming with them.
ReplyDeleteI returned 41 tablets from the supposed FREE TRIAL they so blazenly advertise and the 2nd consignment by registered post. I then received an email saying the £75 would be refunded, but what I was unaware of at the time was the FREE TRIAL had suddenly turned into a purchase costing £37.50 per item!! So when I felt relieved at seeing the refund that was for the 2nd consignment and this newest charge is for the FREE TRIAL!
I am not a stupid person but feel totally annoyed that I have been made to feel so. In my mind this company need reporting to any agency willing to listen. I will pursue this to the utmost and especially in light of reading so many stories here.
Perhaps an Action Group needs to be formed?
As I answered an advertisement in a Sunday newspaper, would they be interested in this?
Just ordered these and only payed £5 for both shipping! After ordering I thought I better check this out over the web, found this website, i panicked so much! I immediately cancelled my bank account and they were very helpful and are sending me out a new card in 3-5 working days! if this has happened to you I would advise to ring your bank and ask to cancel your account and ask for a new card, therefore they don't have the new card number and can't take anymore money from you! will be intrigued to see if I actually get these tablets and if I do, see if they work!!
ReplyDeleteIt's astonishing that, in your own words, you thought you'd check the company out AFTER you placed your order!
DeleteWell nearly everyone on this page fell for this scam. FREE TRIAL for only £4.95 p&p. But then WHAM! The charges start coming and coming and so many people have tried to stop this by changing their cards but if they are with the same card company the said company still have to honour any demands from Nutrascience, so it isn't that easy!!!
DeleteRUBBISH - IF YOU TELL YOUR BANK YOUR CARD IS LOST THEY WILL ISSUE A NEW ONE, AND ANY RECURRING PAYMENTS HAVE TO BE RE-ENTERED INTO BY YOURSELF. THE CARD COMPANY CANNOT JUST TRANSFER A DEMAND TO A NEW CARD NUMBER. WHO IS THIS 'ANONYMOUS' ANYWAY? SEEMS TO BE VERY 'PRO' THE COMPANY.
DeleteTesco Credit Card said the company could still have the money from a new card, so perhaps this is right. The fraud office have details of this company and isn't it strange, Trading Standards said to me when I rang them...is this the company who give a 30 day free trial and then tell you you have not cancelled in time and they sell tablets and patches. So they are known by Trading Standards very well, so many complaints.
DeleteDid none of you read the terms and conditions on the website when ordering the 'free trial'? it clearly states they will start charging you...
ReplyDeleteThese people are robbing bastards the same thing happened to me i phoned about 10 times i managed to get 37.50 back but am pursuing to get the other half back. i wont be happy until this place is shut down and all the staff put on the dole
ReplyDeleteDOLE!!!!! giving them even more of our money...makes great sence that does!!1
DeleteNo dole...just shut down is what is required. But they should be taken to court and made to give the money back + compensation to everybody they have scammed.
DeleteI have just phoned after ordering both products yesterday and then realising my mistake that it is a monthly thing. I got through in two minutes and asked to cancel. They have cancelled both orders given me two long numbers and an address to return then to. The product is yet to arrive but when it does the guy said to keep 50% if I wanted and to return the rest in an envelope with the two long numbers inside with the product and on the outside. He said recorded delivery was best and that they needed to be back by the 3rd May! Hope this helps! Also I used the number on the website in the terms and conditions :)
ReplyDeleteThis clearly is NOT a scam! to order you have to tick you have read the terms and conditions.. that clearly state you will be charged monthly. its fault of your own for not reading them!
ReplyDeleteIt IS a scam because the product itself is entirely worthless and ineffective. The terms and conditions also confirm that the testimonials are in fact fictitious.
ReplyDeleteI agree 100% Doctor Zorro! Scam is what it is, plain and simple.
DeleteToday I tried to cancel my order from Nutra Science and consistently got hung up on by the automated system. They took £112.50 out of my account a few days ago. I didn't receive the products so my bank is opening a dispute with the company that took my money. They are also monitoring my account from today, to make sure they don't take any more money from me.
ReplyDeleteI too, feel a fool but am relieved to say thanks to this site, I'm not a fool alone. Sigh. Doesn't make me feel any better nor do I expect anyone else to, but this girl here got fooled as well so you are not alone x
This is all part of the scam. Nutrascience delay in sending out the tablets to most people and then they take the free trial period from date of order, thus shortening the period of time before they start charging you. And in this persons case they never did receive them.
DeleteI had actually given up on ever getting them when they arrived, but then I thought I had the stated time on the trial but fell foul because the time span for the trial included the date of order! This is how they get you I am afraid.
My recommendation is AVOID NUTRASCIENCE LIKE THE PLAGUE!!
I did read the terms and conditions. I was aware that if i didn't cancel within 14 days i would get charged. The number they gave me with the trial product (same i have seen above) is an auto system that allows you to upgrade or speak to an advisor. When i press to speak to an advisor i get hung up on.
ReplyDeleteKeep on at them. I will give you the email address and I urge you to keep requesting your money back. They are disgraceful.
Deletesupport@nutrasciencediet.com
DeleteAnd address it to Chris Leben/Nancy Ricks.
DO NOT GIVE IN OR GIVE UP. Keep on keeping on. It is the only way together with taking this company to RIP-OFF BRITAIN.
I fell for this stupid scam I called back on the 14th day and arranged cancellation and return then the next day they took out £75 and £18.75. they said I cancelled only 1 of the bottles and then I choose to keep them and pay to keep them. I didn't do this the're automated service messed up. when I called I spoke to 4 different people in the same call and all I managed to get back was 65% of the £75. they said that was all they could refund even though the bottles were unopened. I was on the phone over an hour to get this. I then emailed and finally got all my money back so if it happened to you don't give up make sure you get your money back threaten with legal action if you have to.
ReplyDeleteGood on you and I urge everyone here to do the same. Keep bombarding this dreadful company until they give in.
DeleteScam merchants!
Has anyone checked how much it costs for making the call to cancel ? I have just got through to the automated american accent,and had to keep asking to repeat the instructions especially when they gave out the RMA no. I have also e-mailed them and a reply came back saying there is a 72 hour delay in responding to messages, how convenient is that to exceeding the 14 day return policy ! good job my friend happens to work at my bank and will be cancelling my card tomorrow !
ReplyDeleteFor anyone else reading this, you don't have to have a friend working in a bank to cancel a card, anyone can cancel their card at any time by phoning their bank's customer service line.
DeleteThat happened to me also...72 hour delay in answering queries.
DeleteNow 2 things come to mind:
1) Yes it causes a further delay and may take you past the 14 day period for return
2) They have so many people ringing them and inundating them with requests to cancel and to stop taking money that they are indeed bogged down with the numbers and it may take 72 hours to respond. It could take weeks from what I have garnered from all the horror stories regarding Nutrascience on this and other forums.
There is an action group against Nutrascience somewehere on the internet. I will look for it and bring you the site address when I find it.
People should not have to change bank cards/accounts to get this scamming company from taking money. God alone knows money is short enough for most people these days as it is.
The fraud department of my credit card company have the details of Nutrascience and seemed to know all about them already as did Trading Standards who had all the facts before I told them! That in itself tells a pretty tale.
Hi, do you remember what options you selected to obtain the RMA to return the product and which address you used?
DeleteThe crackled amercian voice refers to the products firstly and gives an option two of other cancellation options. Under this option there is a choice of returning (which they say towards the end). I don't want to press this yet in case it opts me into anything as I'm waiting for the products to arrive.
Just want to get the RMA number and correct adddress in order to return asap. I've also emailed them to say I want to cancel within the 14 days and have received the 72 hour acknowledgement emails that everyone else seems to receive.
So worried I'm going to get charged loads for this scam!!!
Any advice would be really appreciated.
Thanks
Maria
I have been scammed as well.
ReplyDeleteRang them today as they took £75.00 from my credit card.
I told them that I had not even recieved their pills.Their answer to this was to send them a Royal Mail compensation?lost mail application form.
So scam number 2 comes into effect,they send the form to the Royal Mail and claim the £75.00 worth of goods which have "been lost in the post"Maybe then I get a refund. So win win for them. They have made £75.00 and not sent a thing.
I have spoken to my credit card company today and they put me through to their fraud department who have put the £75.00 on hold and cancelled my card.
Hopefully this should sort it out. I have also emailed these gutter sharks and have informed them that my credit card company are very interested in talking to them.
I do not class myself as stupid, but this has been a real wake up call for me and I certainly will not be clicking any more buttons when bored on a Saturday night!
So if your reading this GILLES from Nutrascience
you have picked on the wrong fucking guy and I will make sure that you and the company you work for crashes and burns!
DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCAMMERS!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDont do this!!!! My friend paid £4.99 for a 'free trial', they took the money from her account, and on top of that, they took a further £200 from her. DONT DO IT
ReplyDeleteI have kept on at them through email and threatened to expose them through newspapers etc...any medium I can find.
DeleteAfter much badgering they have refunded half but I have asked for the second half now please Nutrascience scammers!
Just in the process of cancelling every thing with this scam organization. I have also told them, if they want the product back to send me the postage.
ReplyDeleteWhat has really annoyed me is that Paypal gave them the money on demand and then said they would take it from my bank. My bank will not be reimbursing paypal when they ask for the money and they had better go to Nutrascience for it.
If they are above board, why do they demand the money at 1.24 am on a sunday morning? Obviously hoping we will not spot it in time.
I have tip for ebveryone ever tempted by unsolicited emails or facebook advertisements promising 'weird diets that a mom discovered' or the like.
ReplyDeleteBefore you even THINK of reaching for you credit card, do 2 things BEFORE you sign up:
1. Read Terms & conditions.
2. Type followed by the word 'scam' into google, eg. nutrascience scam.
This should more money in your wallet longer! :-)
omg this is terrible they took £75 and another £37.50 from me i am fuming with them i will get my money back how stupid have we all been they are total rip offs
ReplyDeleteRIP OFF is the name for this company calling themselves NUTRASCIENCE and promising wondrous amounts of weight loss in the first few days.
DeleteSCAM SCAM SCAM
They need to give people their money back. There are old age pensioners who have been scammed and young people who just wanted to try out this diet pill for free, as their advertising says it is a FREE TRIAL! ROT...they will take your money and take your money and keep taking it unless you change your bank accounts.
is prohealth part of nutrascience ? i think they are both scammers
ReplyDeleteGot a feeling they may well be but not 100%
DeleteI too, stupidly, fell for this but should have read the full terms etc prior to giving my bank details.....luckily i read them fully the same day and emailed to cancel. They did take the initial postage fee but then refunded it the same day. I have emailed them TEN times over a 2week period to get some confirmation of cancellation but i am still waiting for a response! I will NEVER sign up to anything again without thoroughly reading the T&C's
ReplyDeleteWe live and learn but this company know full well what their game is.
DeleteWe are not all idiots but have somehow been taken in by this scamming company. They are unscrupulous beyond and I feel the only way is to make a big noise about them.
Just look at all the money they have taken off people like us and for nothing at all as most of us have returned their absolutely useless potions which can be bought from local health shops for under £10!!!!
This sounds like mass histeria . U google the site then u see this site then panic. . Terms and cond are clear about payments.i first read about this product from a health magazine that rated these pills. Not the website. Any concerns just use a prepaid credit card to buy them. U top it up when u choose. Easy . .
ReplyDeleteDo you work for nutrasceince? load of crap they are robbers they going to get it off me alright i want all my money back there not getting away with it
ReplyDeleteGood on you. I have kept on at Nancy Ricks and their boss Chris Leben and have received half my money back but I want it all. Have told them so and am awaiting their next email...however Chris tells me he is closing my ticket if you please!
DeleteI ordered this product for my wife.Its a joke you could have got similar products at a local pharmacy.Luckily i bank on line and i spotted this within hours of a withdrawal being made I contacted my bank who were very understanding and cancellel my payment card.A new card was issued that has different details on it This con crowd can no longer have access to my account to make any further withdrawals I suggest to all those affected have a word with their bank to cancel their card and not accept any further transactions from them
ReplyDeleteThey are a CON CROWD and it is ridiculous that we need to take such action. Name and shame is the way. Or take it to RIP-OFF BRITAIN.
DeleteWe could all join forces?
I can not believe the cheek of these people!!!! I got the trial packs, alraedy feeling vunarable with weight issues, so how dare they make me feel worse by making me skint aswell!!!!!!!!!!! It dosent say on the website when you get a trial pack that there going to take £112 out you're account!!!! I recieved the trials and realised that they were going to charge me when i rang them, they said that if i sent the trial back they wouldnt take any cash, so i sent them back and informed the bank that they were not autherised to take any money. This was a few weeks ago and i didnt think any more of it.
ReplyDeleteThey have taken £75 from me today and say they are going to take £37 from me tomorrow. They have said they havent recieved my return!!!!!!!!!!! Apart from cancelling my card theres nothing i can do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are disgusting!!! Trading stanards here i come!!!!
Unbelieveable How can they get away with this?
DeleteWhy have they taken £112? I was charged £75 and feel ripped off but £112 is even worse. And the products do not work in any case.
Even my father took up the offer through his newspaper and cancelled and lost money and he is in his 80s. God help him! He had to change his whole bank accounts to stop these unscrupulous so and so's from taking any more! WHY should people have to take these measures?
NUTRASCIENCE - YOU NEED CLOSING DOWN IMMEDIATELY!!
The £37 was because i also got a "free tial" of the pro cleanse aswell. Although i have sent them back i did'nt do it recorded delivery and they are saying they hav'nt recieved them. They have said as a good will gesture they will refund half, but it's just not good enough.
DeleteI also ordered a "free trial" of the pro cleanse. They have said as a good will gesture they will refund me half but it's just not good enough.
DeleteI also think that because i pre warned the bank they should'nt of been allowed to take it.
Well i wish we had found this site earlier, we have been done by these, but they even got twice the money from us, my partner went to pay with a debit card for her trial, then she was told the card didn't work then went through the process again using our credit card then bang they took money from both also she was not made aware there was a contract or informed of the 14 day limit till after £75 went out of each account and they will not even consider refunding the money!! top it off i'm disabled n struggle on benifits of less than £50 per week, think i'll set one up for my self as it pays more than the conlibs think disabled folks can live on!!! WARNING STAY WELL CLEAR & NEVER EVER BELIVE THEM ESP WITH CARDS.
ReplyDeleteYou really must do something abut this as I am certain this is illegal?
DeleteFrom what I have experienced with these people and with what I am reading here, they are out to scam money.
I have been told they actually do this in many countries with different products. Sometimes rejuvenating "miracle" face cream. But always the stories are the same....SCAM, SCAM, SCAM!
Disgraceful way of running a business. They are laughing all the way to the bank.
Watchdog are a good one to approach and perhaps a newspaper or two may like to run the story?
Bad publicity is the way to stop them.
It's not scam people are too,lazy to read terms and conditions.
ReplyDeletesame here they don't explain the trial price is actually the postage and packaging and that the proper price will come out later wish i'd seen this page sooner
ReplyDeleteSo do I...the company are scammers and they know it!
Deletei have written to watch dog and waiting for reply.. fingers crossed ay
ReplyDeleteI have considered this too Watchdog and Rip Off Britain as NutraScience deserve to be named and shamed for what they are doing to people.
DeleteI ordered the FREE TRIAL (haha) in January and should have taken the wise approach and researched this scamming company on the internet first and foremost...but I didn't and now have had to write email after email to them and I have to say they did reply but are digging their heels in with their top man writing just today and telling me they are "closing the ticket".
I felt that for my part I did everything required. I tried the product and found it utterly useless. I decided to post it back and what do you know, another packet of the potions arrived the very day! I thought they had doubled up on the original order as I hadn't had the first tablets for many days as they took a couple of weeks to arrive after ordering.
So both the 41 tablets remaining from the first order + the second consignment were pacaged up together and returned by special delivery,m so must have been signed for.
I wrote a covering letter asking for them to cancel my order and they agreed and refunded £75. I thought"great"....excpt the £75 was for the second consignment and the scamming devils then took £75 for the first consignment because I hadn't cancelled quite quickly enough!!!
I have been in touch with Trading Standards today but unfortunately this distance selling rule is that one only has 7 days to return the product.
So what about us all forming an Action Group against these people and their rather dodgy way of selling and get them to stop it?
I really feel it has to be done as there are many of these sites on the internet with hundreds of people having been taken in by this company.
I haven't looked on this page for a week or two, but still more and more people every day. WE MUST DO SOMETHING!!!!
For heavens sake, if it looks like a pig and smells like a pig its a pig ! Have you all just srrived from another planet that you don't recognise a potential scam when you see it.
ReplyDeleteFirst thing to do it check websites to see if anything adverse is being said. I did ONE google search to find the answer. Get computer savvy people.
i have emailed them requesting a refund (as per my banks instructions) if they do not the fraud department of my bank will refund. have sent details to watchdog too
ReplyDeletefraudulant idiots and shame on me for not reading the small print
grrr
Well done you for sending this to Watchdog and I hope this brings about some kind of success in exposing Nutrascience for the scam merchants they truly are.
DeleteUnscupulous is the only word for them.
Please come back and tell us how you get on with Watchdog as I am most interested and we should all pull together here.
Was going to sign up for the free trial but read the Terms & Conditions and thought not likely! so did not complete the order. Have since received a message from them asking me to complete the order! As had filled in a no of fields am really worried, after reading all the comments here, that they will send the stuff anyway and try to charge me although have cancelled my card. Have called the number to ensure no product will be sent but am only getting an answering service. Does this no. work?
ReplyDeleteNo the number does not work.
DeleteAs long as you haven't ticked any boxes to agree to the terms and conditions then you should be covered and you have cancelled your card. Mind you, I have heard that if you fill in enough through the online service that even with card cancelled, if you just take out a new card with same card company, they can still take the amount from that? So be aware of this.
Nutrascience have no scruples and should be exposed for their bad business dealings. Make certain you tell all your friends and post it on facebook and get friends to share it like I have done.
What fooled me was the number of so called endorsements on the website which originally took me in - BBC, quotes from The Sun, The Daily Telegraph etc....suspect its all lies although have not dug back to verify these...is UKHealth Alert an independent and who is reporter Susan Jeffers??? Won't be fooled again and am surprised Nutrascience are brazenly using known brands as endorsements...illegal surely?
ReplyDeleteMy father took up the advert from The Daily Mail where he saw it as part of their Health Column write-up and thought it might be the answr, so took up Nutrascience's offer there and then.
DeleteHis story is that he decided he'd actually put on more weight during the short trial period so decided to send the tablets back. But they took money from his account and he ended up having to change his Bank acct to ensure no more money was taken. He is in his 80's so I feel this is so wrong.
CRFEDIT CARD COMPANYS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS SCAM AND ARE REFUNDING YOUR MONEY BACK
ReplyDeletefolks, I have just been onto my credit card company. They are fully aware this is a fraud. They advised they will get my full refund back excluding my agreement of postage. They have also cancelled my card.. This is what you need to do in order to stop FRAUD. If my credit card company MBNA are aware of it, then yours most likely will be too.. Good luck
Good to hear this. I would encourage all people who have been scammed by Nutrascience to keep on fighting them and put the pressure on and they may realise it is better to play fair than to allow their name to be dragged through the dirt as it is rightly being at the moment.
DeleteIt is true that most, if not all credit card companies/banks and Trading Standards are very aware of the way they are operating in this very underhanded way.
Keep on keeping on folks!
Oh god, I checked my bank statement today and saw the following: £75 & £37.50. I sent an email today & got a reply a few hours later stateing that because I hadnt contacted them to cancel or return the product I had therefore been charged for it. They have cancelled any further orders and I have had confirmation of this. I have been using the product for almost a month now - I lost 5lbs. BUT I have been regularly exercising & even cutting down on food so I wasnt sure if it was me or the pill. I have also been looking out for updates on the web & today is the 1st time I have seen anything to question Nutrascience - typical! I used my debit card to buy the product so I dont think I am able to claim this back or am I wrong?
ReplyDeleteIt will be the exercising and cutting down on food intake that has caused your weight loss and nothing at all to do with these pills.
DeleteThe only thing NutraScience are very good at in way of reduction is from your bank accounts. They are not playing fair and this company needs to be told to stop its scamming behaviour.
However as yu have found yourself in much the same position many of us have, please write to Chris leben at NutraScience (email address above somewhere) or Nancy Ricks and do not give in. Keep on emailing them and demanding your money back and they will perhaps give you some of the money back. I have achieved 50% by persevering and letting them know I will not let this lie.
PLEASE KEEP ON AT THEM.
you can claim the refund, aslong as you send back the product within 30 days. just keep faith and keep ringing their customer services number, someone will pick up eventually.
ReplyDeletei for one am never doing anything like this again. it definitely has been the most expensive mistake i have ever made.
The company need exposing for their bad business policies that is for sure. More and more will fall into this expensive trap otherwise!
DeleteIt's simple...this isn't a scam. YOU agree to the t&cs when you place the order. therefore it is YOUR responsibility to read them. Everything is right there in black and white. If you don't cancel within 14 days you get charged. If you do,you don't. Simple. If you're all stupid enough to sign up for a 'quick fix' without reading through the contract then i'm afraid it's your own fault. As for the 'lost parcels' form thats common sense they're gonna charge you unless you prove you don't have the pills otherwise you've just got them for free. And that isn't what's advertised.
ReplyDeleteBut it is a 30 day free trial which starts the day you order and then they do not deliver the goods for a week or two....so where is this 30 day Free Trial? It is a scam!
DeleteIt's not fraud. You willingly sign up and enter your details. If your bank have said it's fraud then you haven't told them the full story.
ReplyDeleteIt's a 14 day trial! aslong as they are contacted within 14 days then you get another 7 to send them back..so you do get your 14 days. They also provide next day delivery,any delay is due to royal mail. I know because i have used this company and have been scammed with another before and this is in no way a scam. I also know a lot about fraud and legal trading.
ReplyDeleteIt was advertised as a 30 DAY FREE TRIAL which actually starts from date of order. This taken with the company delaying posting out, there is no chance for a FREE TRIAL before they are taking the money from your bank account! Something needs doing to stop this scam. Scamming money for useless tablets.
DeleteThe same anonymous has posted multiple times ranting that this is not a scam. I think most of the other commenters here would disagree with him.
ReplyDeleteIt is a scam for one good reason that has nothing to do with the dubious methods of taking money. It is a scam because the product is worthless, useless, innefective crap. I think from the number of hits this post is getting that I may be starting to hurt nutrascience, and I wonder who this anon actually is.
Precisely my thoughts Dr Zorro. It may well be Nutrascience themselves trying for damage limitation but not succeeding!
DeleteI do not work for nutrascience, i am in my early 20's and live in ireland. i am using the nutrascience and have lost 1/2 stone in one week. i would say i have only done 1hr proper exercise during this time. Im just saying it seems to be working for me. And they clearly state they will take money.
DeleteIt is a scam, but it is clearly a scam from the beginning. Y'all are dopes.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! But once bitten twice shy and in spreading the word about this dubious company I hope it hits them well and truly in their bank account which is full of people's money when it shouldn't be.
DeleteSHAME ON NUTRASCIENCE!
From yet another gullible buyer just wishing to lose a few pounds...(in weight that is, not currency!) ....
ReplyDeleteHow can it be a 30 day 'free trial' if you are supposed to make a judgement before 14 days have passed, contacted them, (if you can) and they have agreed to have up to 50% them back? That's NOT a 30 day free trial.
I have just been charged £112.50 on the 11th day after having received them (14 days exactly from day of order) and if I am reading it right, have supposedly agreed to an Autoship program that does it again, £112.50, 30 days after the day of the initial order...so they expect to take £225 from my bank in 15 days ! Not f**king likely.
I have decided to swallow the original cost of £112.50 for my own stupidity. Little point in trying to get it back when reading the other forum members and the stress and struggle they have.
However I have emailed them (support@nutrasciencediet.com)advising them that UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES am I continuing with the Autoship Program and that they are NOT authorised to withdraw any further money from my account. They are to take my email as cancellation of any agreement between us for the Autoship Program.
I have printed out a hard copy of my email and have sent it registered post to
For the attention of:
Nancy Ricks and Chris Leben
PURE SLIM,
Unit 2,
Watchmoor Trading Centre,
Watchmoor Road,
Camberley, Surrey GU15 3AJ,
which I believe is the Returns UK address.
I will telephone them tomorrow to ensure they have it from me personally, (if I can get through)
...and finally, I have reported my Debit card as LOST, and will be issued with a new debit card in the next 7 days, with the assurance from my bank that any recurring payments on the old card will NOT be transferred to the new card. So even if this company do try to make another charge, they won't be able to.
Good luck everyone....and by the way "Anonymous"...stop being so bloody holier than thou. One day it will come back to bite you in the butt.
Keep on at them poster. I did and managed to get 50% back, which is better than nothing at all I suppose, but I am still bloody fuming at myself for being taken in by this and also them for being scam merchants.
DeleteThere must be some way of stopping these people as if only a small number of people wirte off £112 or even £75 then they are making alot of profit on worthless products. I have been charged (apart from the initial postage fee)£112 on 19 April and a further £122.5 on 4 May. I received the first goods only on 11 April - this is not a 30 day test. Also they hide the fact that although there are only two post charges there are three items - which is how the charges are £75 (£79.75 incl p&P) and £37.50 (£42.45 incl P&P).
DeleteThen try and speak to their customer support team - I tried 7 times today!!
What is the actual return address as on another blog someone suggested a PO Box address in Sheffield? It's important that the goods are returned to the correct address by registered post so that they sign for them.
DeleteI have tried emailing but the email addresses are defunct. How has anyone managed to send an email to them? Also I agree with the comment above that it's impossible to get them on the phone. Of course they don't want us to contact them!!! So we don't have an address to return the goods, no live email address and can't phone them................they've got us in a corner. We need a valid address to return the goods and have them sign to say they've received them along with a clear letter stating we don't want the products and would like no more dealings with them.
The email address is:-
Deletesupport@nutrasciencediet.com
You want to be writing to Chris Leben or nancy Ricks and demand action be taken to refund your money.
I have received 50% back after many, many emails to them. They still have scammed the other 50% then and for what? I returned their blooming placebo tablets and did everything I was supposed to. It is NOT a 30 day free trial as they advertised and the company should be closed down IMO.
which is the real address? Sheffield or Camberly?
DeleteI have never fallen for this sort of thing before. Have cancelled credit card, but they can't be 100% sure that will work. Will write to Camberley address too. What phone number does anyone have? (other than the 0844)
Deletei have js bought thisproduct on ebay through paypal is there still a chance that they can take money from my account without my permission?
ReplyDeleteot sure about this one. If you have checked the box maybe there is, so I would write to :-support@nutrasciencediet.com
Deleteand make sure Chris Leben and Nancy ricks are approached. Do not phone the company as you will get no joy and it will take an age or even days to get through.
Also please contact PayPal and take it to dispute if there is a problem.
1. The law states the compnay is obliged to tell you its cancellation policy and to allow you to do this. There is no address for return of their product so it is clear they have broken the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000, furthermore there is a part of the law that indicates there shoudl not be an "unfair condition" of a contract. Thus a company that will not supply a return address for a cancellation is intentionally being "unfair"
ReplyDeleteI suggest you send a copy of your letter - here is - with the original date of your cancellaiton of the order and send and email to ask them the official address of the company, as now registered under Company House as they have not taken your instruction to cease the order and you are in dispute.
The banks need to act for a customer and so if your bank says - as they tend to support international fraud as long as it can be blamed on the customer not "reading the small print", that the bank cannot stop the payments. So close yoru account and re-open another one.
As you do not know how much this company will try to extract in the future based on a contract you neither signed nor were given proper notificatgion of by closing yoru bank account you force them to take you to court for recovery. they would then have to prove that they had a contract with you.
At this stage they would want to prove the product was sent to you and you might indicate that the product shoudl be returned to them via the post but that they do not supply an address.
They will claim you should have phoned them and you will claim that they are obliged to send the proper information.
This comapny is clearly a fraud misusing discrepancies in the law and will call into disrepute good companies like Argos and Direct line. Thus one suggests changing one's banking to these companies or using credit cards to recall payments.
There is no contract based on what the company alone says, otherwise any company and fraudster can claim a contract based on any thing.
I never gave them my bank sort code or account and so as far as I am concerned this is FRAUD.
Dear
(Reference: contract/order number)
On (date) I placed an order for a (item). On (date) I wrote to you stating that I wished to cancel the order, but you have refused to accept this cancellation.
The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 give me [from the time I place my order until seven working days from when I receive the goods (if you have bought goods)]/ [seven working days starting the day after the day I entered into the contract with you (if you have contracted for a service)] to cancel. I cancelled within this timeframe and the above regulations state that I am entitled to a full refund no later than 30 days from the date of my cancellation; accordingly, I look forward to receiving this refund no later than (date).
If I do not receive the sum of (£xxx) within the timeframe above then I shall commence court action with no further reference to you.
Yours sincerely
Read more: http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/online-shopping/online-shopping-and-catalogue-problems/sample-letters/#ixzz1uMQaOtx7
Consumer Champions Which?
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial
it does clearly say in the terms and conditions, and if it works i think its a small price to pay personally, and no im not thin im struggerling with my weight also.
ReplyDeleteThe tablets do not work and the tablets are extortionately priced. You can buy same in Holland and Barrett for a fraction of this cost.
DeleteDON'T GO THERE (NutraScience that is)!!!!!
I have today had the sum of£112.50preturned to my account due to the efficiency of my bank .The Halifax.Im sure thatbroughttears to the eyes of NutraScience&company. There is still the sum of£127 outstanding so my next stop will be my credit card company.Hopefully i will be able to recover some more.Dont waste money on phone calls and banks that tell you to contact Trading Standardsetc as there is nothing they can do. Tell your bank that you are disputing these payments and wish them to investigate.They have a legal obligation to protect their customers,not pass the buck.Good luck to you all.DONTGETMAD,GET EVEN.
ReplyDeleteRe:Anonymous,5thMay.Whatapleasure it is to read your wise words. you are clearly the only infallible person in the world.Othat I was gifted with your superior intelligence.Farewell Moron.
ReplyDeleteI too was scammed by this Free Trial offer, I did not read the T&Cs which were quoted to me chapter and verse when I phoned them to complain, on the upside I have not received any more product and have had £112 returned to my credit card but the £112 which I lost was a very bitter pill to swallow, my ongoing problem is that I keep seeing their product advertised in a loose 2 stone in 4 weeks advert everywhere on the internet inc facebook, they keep changing the names of the product probably just to confuse folk, please don't be fooled if it looks too good to be true it will be. No one can afford to loose money on this rubbish.
ReplyDeleteThat's it in a nutshell, they do change the name of the product. Amazon also sell these products and it is wrong. This NutraScience company are scammers, that's the long and the short of it
DeleteThey will refund one amount and keep the other, so they are doing very nicely thank you and for nothing at all!
Keep on keeping on at the so and so's until you grind them down. It's the only way.
A tip to anyone trying to get their money back - 0844 745 1722 select the phone menu option as a purchaser, rather than a refund searcher. You will speak to a sales rep - and it might be easier to get your money back. It will also take up sales rep time. I just spent twenty minutes on the phone to one (just as a researcher - I did not and would not buy this product), and he was helpful and honest: some interesting facts - he sells 45-50 trials a day, and there are 20 sales agents in his call centre, and that is just one call centre (or is bolier room a more appropriate term?) This company is making huge money. It is run by a Mr Nick Walters, Nutra Science, Suite 1007, No 75 Auburn St. Portland, ME04 103 USA. The media that take commissions from this company are also scammers prying on the trusting and the vulnerable - include every one from the wretched Daily Mail to the 'fantastic' Facebook. SHAME on them, and anyone else who thinks they are clever making low money from this scam company. Also - by the way, they offer discounts of up to 64% to people who want to cancel - their profits must be astronomical! Which would be fine - if the product worked. Has anyone heard of anyone anywhere who has bought pills from these people and they have done what they said on the packet?
ReplyDeleteMy father was taken in by the advertising propaganda in the Daily Mail. Their health columnist wrote about the benefits...yeah! How much was that person taking in commission? For truly the tablets and patches do not work and can not work.
DeleteThank you for this address in USA. Will write as soon as I can.
Somethings are too good to be true and unfortunately this is one of them! I think like others i thought it was legit as it was an advert on facebook but it is. Its not a scam as such but a company that prays on people that don't read the t&c's like most of us!
ReplyDeleteI placed my order on sunday, requested cancellation Monday and received the product today(Tuesday) and they have gone straight back. I don't care that it says you can return only 50% of them after reading all the comments i want nothing to do with them. I cancelled my credit card yesterday just as a precaution (its really easy to do and they will just send you a new card within a couple of days and assured me the company could not claim anymore money)
You just need to contact the company by email(don't waste money on phonecalls) to get a returns number and they will email you back with a returns number and address. Follow all the instructions to a t and that way if they do try to claim any further money it will now be fraud. Make sure you send product back recorded and keep email contacts and you will be covered just in case.
I have learnt my lesson now :(
I also was scammed by them and they had taken £75. out of my account which I could ill afford I am now overdrawn. I came accross this site and thanks to all of you I took action first I phoned my bank to say that my card had been stolen and they re going to send me a new bank card within the next few days I also sent them a nasty e-mail asking them to cancel my acccount and that I was going to report them to watchdog. I also telephoned them and got straight through and asked them why they had taken £75 out of my account and they said it was because I had signed the terms and coditions. What a fool I have been never again, I class myself as an intellegent being yet I was scammed I have now cancelled the agreement with them. I have lost £75 in the process but have learnt a good lesson and I won't be taken in by these people again. Incidently the tablets and patches that they sent me were crap and I didn't lose an ounce. Just beware people out there when you are desperate to lose weight like I and many others are remember there are vicious people out there willing to offer you quick fixes at a price and they do not work. Don't be foolish like Iwas and others like me.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I fell for this also. After eventually getting through on phone and cancelling, they advised that a payment had been taken out as I did not cancel in time i.e. within 14 days. I cancelled within 14 days of receiving goods BUT you have to cancel within 14 days or placing order!!! I said I was going to my credit company for dispute resolution and they cut me off! Big scam. AVOID
ReplyDeleteAlways their "Stock in Trade" answer...you did not cancel in time. I not only cancelled but returned items as was advised to do + new consignment which arrived and sent by "Special delivery" so someone had to sign for them. Managed to get 50% back but that was all....SCAM MERCHANTS!
DeleteI got through to them via email. And got a reply... obviously that they won't repay me the £ 75.00.. here's the email address and contact person if anyone needs it:
ReplyDeletesupport@nutrasciencediet.com and the contact lady is Jennifer Jetter... shame on the whole company !
I have been conned like the rest of you.
ReplyDeleteCan I suggest you phone the national Fraud Office, have you details to hand.
The telephone number is 0300 123 2040
So none of you looked at the terms and conditions at the bottom of the Free Trial registry page where it clearly states there is a £75 + postage fee every month after the trial?
ReplyDeleteOh dear
I am a retired lawyer who specialised in business and e-commerce law. On 9 May, someone posted some points as well as a complaint letter that I would advise every person scammed by this company to follow and quote when dealing with 'Nutrascience'.
ReplyDeleteLast week I was contacted by a local CAB office regarding a young disabled mum of 1 who had been scammed by them alongside her father. Between them £112.50 was deducted even though she requested that they cancel it well before the end of the 'free' trial. Her son has a disability and requires a special diet which costs a small fortune and her dad and mum live on their pensions so the deduction hit hard. I have read every email they sent her disgustedly as she implored them and explained but they ignored it and asked for a ticket number that didn't exist cos you only get 1 if they reply (that's a big if btw) which obviously they didn't to her cancellation requests. I've drafted every email in response to them that she has sent as she is devastated with what has happened and the impact it's had on her sons diet and her mums health (she now has nothing in her account and her dad can't buy prescriptions for her mum) and that's putting it mildly. I put her in touch with watchdog and trading standards who have been excellent and supported and helped her, but it hasn't solved the situation financially. Today I got her to message them every 5-10 minutes with the same email, eventually she got messages saying that half of the £75 had been refunded to her and half of the £37.50 to her dad and she'd get the rest when the produce was returned but it had to be at least 50% of it and here were the id numbers she needed to return it for the rest of the refund which proves they lie as you can't just return it for your refund like they claim as you need unique id numbers. Ta da! She begged for further help cos she really needs the money back in an email I drafted which said to overlook their greed and got a nasty email in response from one of the names someone has given here as being helpful saying that there were threats in the emails (no threats at all apart from taking it to Watchdog and TS) so he'd told his staff not to reply until she had a tracking number for her parcel and that it was simple she returned the rest of the medication she'd get the rest of her refund if not she got nada (ransom comes to mind). Everything including that email is now with our local trading standards and watchdog as I'm appalled at how they've treated this poor woman and so many hundreds of people. I would advise all of you to seek help like this poor woman is. She is in a terrible state as is her father, mother and son (both who are in pain due to their medical conditions and there is no money in the pot to pay for her medication and his special diet) and all because of an unprofessional and unethical company and sadly I don't doubt that they're the only household to have been affected like this as a result of nutrascience. I have read 234 messages on 2 consumer complaint sites so far that say that Nutrascience have said they never got the cancellation emails when they definitely sent them. What does that tell you? More worryingly I have also read 37 that say that the medication caused severe illness in people. Who knows what the tablets actually contain? Please stop taking them for your safety and pass your details and complaints on to TS and Watchdog.
God that's so sad about your client and her family :-(. I have been had by this company too who continued to take payments for 2 months after I cancelled with them. I got a narky email from a Chris Leven or whatever his name is so I totally sympathise. You are right that you cannot return the stuff without a unique id number so their clauses are gash and I don't know how they have the audacity to refer to them. I'd love to hear the excuses they give to people who return the stuff without their id number :) or should it be :(? In instances like that poor mum though their actions really make me feel sick and prove that they should be closed down and have the book thrown at them. I would be intreagued to hear what is in their produce you know. Actually I think I'd be horrified. If its caused health problems why haven't the courts shut them down? That's serious! I will send my story to watchdog tonight I hope it helps but who is TS? If you can tell me who that is I'll send it there too and hope it helps future and past victims of that awful company. I'm glad I looked on here tonight
ReplyDeleteCan you post the nasty email from the unhelpful previously named arse for us all to see? I'd be interested to see if it matches my one cos I was told by a PNUP (previously named unhelpful person) that they were ignoring my emails asking for a refund after I cancelled and they took the money out too. I took them to watchdog immediately and they were great. I saw on another site that the weight loss stuff was tested and it didn't contain anything that they said it did. How are they still operating? I love the word greed it bang on
ReplyDeleteGuys if everyone sent their dealings with them to the proper companies they'd be closed down soon enough. I also thing the Times and Independsnt should be contacted cos they advertised this crap.
Reading about that poor mum broke my heart so I sent my case to watchdog just then. Is TS trading standards? How do I get in touch with them?
ReplyDeleteMajor avoid to anyone thinking of using them. My neighbor was in hospital for 10 days after taking the tablets. The dr said he wouldn't be surprised if they were floor sweepings :-(
This is not a 30 day free trial it's not even a 15 day free trial it's a scam pure &simple peeps. Had dealings with them in January and it's still ongoing. My complaint is with a small claims court & am claiming damages to. Will log with watchdog tomorrow & hope it helps.
ReplyDeleteThey're predators and there's a name that keeps coming up on here that I've dealt with too. He's an arse. Why are they still around?
Yes TS is trading standards. Google them and you'll get your local office details. Ahhh there's the name of the email sender he seems to get involved a lot. My client is now ill with the stress of all of this and her mum was admitted to hospital with the pain an hour ago. Her son is also in agony so I hope they're proud of themselves. My son informs me that there is a nutrascience scam group on Facebook and I would advise all of you to join and post your emails from them up for everyone to see. I am too old for the facebook generation but my son will keep me updated on it. The emails are obviously cut and pasted from a scammers operations guide. I now have the remaining rubbish that they call break through diet pills in my possession and will return it to them tomorrow. The bottom line is don't fall for the rubbish they spaff in their adverts, don't take their nonsense and rudeness and return everything to them or bin it for your healthy sake. Both the company and tablets are bad for your health!
ReplyDeleteHow sad :(. It just proves that some people/companies have no hearts. They are hurting people left right n centre and leaving thence with nothing. They must have taken millions from people by now for products that do nothing. My mum fell for this and I contacted them on her behalf cos they'd deducted £224 from her and really she's as poor as a church mouse. She didn't even get the second amount of rubbish from them! I heard nothing so I emailed them every 45 minutes. Eventually I got a Nadilya who obviously copy and pasted a standard response and then was passed to an arrogant and unhelpful total butt munch called Chris Leben (or Leven?) who lied and patronised. Cos I couldn't send the second amount back cos we'd never got it he basically told me tough. I still have all the emails cos I took it to Citizens Advice and they forwarded me onto consumer complaints who are dealing with it and who've said the terms and cond aren't even worth the paper/screen they're written on and they've taken on my mums file. I hadn't thought of watchdog or the other company you mentioned so I'll look into that now and pass my mums file on to them.
ReplyDeleteSad times :(. Ironic though that they have an anal butt munch working for them and dealing with colon cleansing tablets ;)
Uhh wow! I am an operations manager for a national dieting organisation and recently we have been inundated with queries from our clients asking if we would recommend the Nutrascience weight loss and colon cleanse system. As I knew nothing about it I googled it and came across all of the complaints about them but this page in particular caught my eye. How on earth are they still trading? Their conduct is so unethical! I was dubious when I saw the ingredients in their product and their t's and c's make no sense at all and now I see why! I sincerely hope the young single mum gets her refund and is ok. I have a lot of experience with intestinal and stomach issues in young children so if I can ever provide her with any help and support please let me know. Food for people with these problems costs a small fortune and not eating the special food and food within your limits results in agony and serious health complications. What a bunch of sh&@s! I will spread the word amongst our customers to steer clear of this product. I'm truly disgusted and hope that they're closed down asap
ReplyDeleteNot surprised at any of issues on this page with this evil company. Tablets don't work cos they don't have ingredients in them to do any of the work they claim. They will take and take and take and bully or ignore you regardless of the impact it has on you. Best advice stay clear. Look at how many people have had to cancel their bank accounts cos even after cancelling they take money. Thiefs and lying scum.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone give me the details for the company owner and registered address pls? Trading standards and watchdog are asking for the details. If everyone takes their complaint to them (just fill out a form simples) then they will have to cease trading and their unethical theft will come to light. Chris Leben- arrogant bullying git. I've dealt with him before when they stole from me. Steer clear of nutria science. There's no nutra, no weight loss, no science and the claims on the site are false
ReplyDeleteI am an ex employee of the company. The whole thing is a scam. The tablets have nothing that will do what they say it'll do and they have worded the terms of the contract in a way that means they can deduct money willy nilly. When I first started we got set sales targets and were given a load of pre worded emails to use with complaints. There are 20 agents per area and there are good incentives in return for hitting the targets. Basically regardless of what argument you use they will sneak around it and make it your fault. Chris Leben is an arrogant and heartless arse avoid him if you can. You will never get confirmation that they won't deduct any more money either so that they can deduct further payments. I left not long after starting because I saw too many cases like the mum aboves and I have morals. Avoid them they will make your life hell. I haven't been paid what they said I would get for my sales targets because they say I only get it if I'm with the company. Unethical is a perfect word for them and scammers too. Put the 2 together you get nutrascience aka proslim. Avoid them and don't sign up for the products
ReplyDeleteSo of all the people on here who have been had by them how many got their full money back? I'm very worried because I cancelled 2 days ago by sending them an email and I've heard nothing back. I camt afford to have money taken from me continuously. What should I do?
ReplyDeleteSince my last post my client and I are no further forward. I sent the produce/crap back to them recorded delivery and gave my client the tracking number to pass onto them. I also told her to send an email saying she wanted the refund and confirmation their card details had been deleted off the system and no more payments would be taken. 24 hours on and no response! How very strange considering we're doing exactly what we were told to do!
ReplyDeleteI've read the comments on here and it's unbelievable the amount of hell this company have put people through yet they're still trading?
My client is a lovely and very soft lady. She lost her husband 14 months ago in a car accident, suffers from a degenerative disease in her spine and the same heart condition that killed her sister and she dotes on her lovely little boy and follows his special diet to a T. She runs support groups for families with the same condition her son has, families and sufferers of her medical condition you name it. She literally dedicates her life to everyone else. She only weighs 8.5stone but wanted to love half a stone (why?) so she signed up to this vile company. Instead of helping her, they've made her so ill with worry and guilt towards her mum and sons suffering and her lack of finances that she was prescribed high doses of Valium on Wednesday. I hope they're satisfied with themselves.
I think the moral of the story is that NO ONE get involved with this company and make sure you tell your friends as well and get them to pass it on. And if you do get involved, contact them immediately and literally send your email every 10 minutes to get their attention. You're entitled to a full refund none of this 50% rubbish as the t's&c's are misleading. Any probs go straight to trading standards, consumer rights, consumer complaints and watchdog and tell your bank to file a claim against them as well. It's safer to just avoid them like the plague and tell everyone you know to do the same
I to have bee n scamed by these people. I have paid for the one and only batch I recieved from them and when I cancelled soeone emailed me saying I owed them money but I have been in touch with my bank and lawyer and the both say im within my rights to refuse to pay anymore more for tablets ive already paid for. Unfortunately the bank cant do anything unless they try to take money from my bank again until then I have to just wait and see. I feel a total fool and feel stupid for falling for this. These scammers are feeding off of people insecurities.
ReplyDeleteCost me £112.50. Lesson learned - I must read the small print, not just tick the "accept T&C" box. Anyone want to buy some unopened tablets? No contract...
ReplyDeleteI have also been scammed. It took one telephone call (0844 7451722) and 3 emails to support@nutrasciencediet.com each time telling them I want a refund and I would not accept 'no' for an answer to get a 50% refund. I am happy with that as I am Partially to blame for not reading the terms and conditions and this was resovled within the same day. Even though I have in writing they will not take any further money from my bank account I think I will cancel my card as a precaution. To anyone who has been denied a refund, keeping trying they will cave eventually.
ReplyDeleteI have been emailing them for 3 months now requesting to cancel and receive a automated email back. I have tried to call the number and all I get is voicemail stating that everyone is busy and to call back later. unfortuntaely, it comes out of my debit card linked to my current account, so can't even cancel my credit card.
ReplyDeleteCall the bank and cancel the debit card, advise the bank your debit card details have been compromised but your PIN is ok. The bank can cancel the card straight away, it takes 5 mins. The site only has the card details given to them at the time of purchase therefore they will not be able to take any further funds from your account.
Deletehas anyone got the correct address for returns? I have one in sheffield and one in camberly
ReplyDeletewot address have you got if it was near i wud bloody do some damage hope they can sleepat ngt conning people wudne even type wot i think of them
DeleteYo! Anon 12th june.
DeleteThe adrsses are:-- NutraScience. P.O.box 4802. Sheffield.South Yorkshire. S109FE. and
Nancy Ricks/ Chris Leben. PureSlim. Unit 2. Watchmore Trading Centre.
Watchmore Road. Camberly. Surrey.
GU153AJ. don't do anything bad!! G.G.
yo grandad thanks for the address have you sent something back to any of these i wrote to the surrey one but have had no reply
DeleteYo anon 24th june. I sent my stuff back to Camberly and eventually got a reply saying they've stopped all further orders. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed!! Had good contact with the bank and cancelled the standing order and gave me their fraud office number if I get any more agro.
Deletegrandad.
Call the bank and cancel the debit card, advise the bank your debit card details have been compromised but your PIN is ok. The bank can cancel the card straight away, it takes 5 mins. The site only has the card details given to them at the time of purchase therefore they will not be able to take any further funds from your account.
ReplyDeleteWhat if they send loan sharks round? As silly as it sounds... they may take it serious...
Deletedid anyone ever receive a confirmation email when they booked or just received goods
ReplyDeletei placed an order and never received any email confirming details when you phone the number ow much are we talking for call is it an international call as i cant return pills as no address bank card cancelled so what happens next do they contact me after trialperiod so they can accuse me of failure to pay
ReplyDeletei tooo stupidialy fell for this scam :( today i just checked my bank and they have took £112 off me? can anyone help me as i cant afford to loose this money..i am a full time student and i need that money. how do i get my money back? can anyonee please help mee?
ReplyDeletei dont know but anyone who has address for returning and cancelling please help we are all in the same boat bloody shower of baxxxxxx doing that to people who cant afford get your card cancelled
Deleteso they cant get any more of your money
Had me for £105 in total. It should clearly state on the main page or in the email when you have paid for it. It doesn't state it anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI ordered a free trial however just after I had ordered, I read this blog! Furious I rang my bank and told them I had my card stolen so that they would cancel my account and send me a new one. However... What if I don't send my 'Free Trial packet' back? Will they somehow get hold of my card details and take the money? Send Bailiffs round? As silly as it sounds I'm actually quite scared. Is it worth sending it back or not?
ReplyDeleteSorted In 24 hrs. Immediately cancel with them, threaten watchdog and rogue traders, email at every opportunity stating you are cancelling. Ring your credit card company and cancel your card, they are very sympathetic. Point out the second paragraph on their reply about the programme you have signed up to, It is very ambiguous, send back the 2.49 same day, first class recorded delivery, email and ask for confirmation of receipt and finally, I informed them that my postman was instructed not to leave packages without a date and signature. Received an email stating my contract was cancelled and no further monies would be taken.
ReplyDeletewhere did you send the products back to..? I haven't even received them and have had deductions made. Is the Camberley address?
Deleteyou seem to have had success at sending back who did yousend it to i have the trial packs unopened and want rid of them heeellllpppp
DeleteDid people receive a confirmation email of their order before the product arrived?
ReplyDeleteYes, then replied asking them to cancel any further emails reply asking to cancel
Deleteno i didnt get any confirmation
DeleteDid people receive a confirmation email of their order before the product arrived?
ReplyDeleteYou dont even have to tick the T&C....its pre-ticked for you....Bless them for saving us the trouble. They think of everything. I have written to Watchdog too, feel like an idiot, but bank have been really helpful, and were very familiar with the company. Wonder why. Still £112 down tho, with email confirmation that they have cancelled the Autoship program.
ReplyDeleteHave just received an order from them and a bank statement at the same time to find out they had taken £75 out of my account, am so angry, i was on the understanding that it was a free trial, no where did i ever see any terms/conditions. Have rung them and have agreed to return the pills and patches and they will refund my money, watch this space.......it is one huge scam.
ReplyDeletehow do i cancel it?
ReplyDeleteevrything is a blur right now.
you need to ring them or email them asap. phone 08447451722 or email support@nutrasciencediet.com. they are evil doing this to innocent people.
DeleteI have had no problems at all, If you can't read dont order, then you wont all be boring us with your complaints.
ReplyDeleteShut up?
DeleteThere are terms and conditions and they state everything. However I don't read these.. who does!?
ReplyDeleteAfter reading all the complaints about charges I emailed them straight away asking to be withdrawn from the auto shipment programme and to not be sent or charged for any more products.
I received a reply on the same day; they offered me a 50% discount on the products I had ordered and assured me that I will not receive or be charged for any more products.
I hope I have had a lucky escape.
Email address -- support@nutrasciencediet.com
I have been using the products for just 3 days now and am happy with them so far!
Good luck!
I too, a victim of these scam. My understanding is a free 30day trial. I neither read their T & C. I received the 30 days supply and took them, but after 2 weeks of taking them I had a bad stomach and headache and develop skin rashes. So I stopped taking these tablet and e mailed them asking not to send anymore of their product but did not say the reason. When my bank statement arrived, I was horrified they have taken £75 from my account!!how can I get my money back????
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh -- they gave you all those side affects??
Deletedid they do what they claimed to do and make you lose weight???
thank you very much for this useful information, l ordered mine last weeek, but l used a debit card which l hardly use with no money e.g. maximum £10, OO. l am cancelling the order now. l have got the sheffield address.
ReplyDeletei lost pounds on the nutrascience diet that £112.50 , i was appalled that after 20 days of ordering the trial that they took this money from my account. i sent an e mail and rang them to be told very blase that yes they had taken 2 amounts on for £37.50 and the other for £75.00 ,where exactly does the £75.00 come into it ,i wasnt allowed to return the pills because i had not cancelled within 14 days i was livid, who regulates these people and they were linked via internet to the new Womens health magazine, does this magazine piss in the same pot, do they get comission for advertising these despicable people. i hope their employees cant sleep at night knowing that they are literally thieves.i e mailed them and demanded my money back but this has fallen on deaf ears i will be forwarding my details onto watchdog. By the way Anne Robinson will eat them alive.
ReplyDeleteI have ordered this too. I am going to cancel before I receive the free trials and am just wondering if I cancel now, seen as I only placed my order yesterday will that prevent them from even sending me the trials and save me the hassle of having to pay more to return them, does anyone know?
ReplyDeletehave you recieved an email saying the order has been processed? if so, you will have to wait until they arrive and then send them back.
Deleteemail them a.s.a.p stating you want to cancel your order and further orders and your enrolment in the auto shipment programme. They should email back confirming that you will not be charged or sent anymore products. In this email, they should give you an address to send your pills too when they have arrived
this is what they did for me, and were prompt in replying
I got a reply this morning confirming my cancellation thank god :) I just hope they get here before the 14 days are up I don't fancy having to pay for them . Thanks for the help.
ReplyDeleteReport this scam to the FTC:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en