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Are the people behind Classmates.com back to their old tricks? That’s what a federal class action lawsuit is claiming.
The class action lawsuit accuses the company behind Classmates.com of preying on new victims by rebranding itself as MyLife.com after it lost a class action lawsuit last year. Classmates.com was sued in 2008 for defrauding consumers out of money by using spam emails that falsely stated individuals and past acquaintances were trying to contact them. Classmates.com settled the class action lawsuit last year for $9.5 million, but the crew behind Classmates.com has continued the scam under the new name MyLife.com, says the class action.
According to the MyLife class action lawsuit:
“MyLife.com is a scam that begins with a false solicitation telling potential victims that ‘someone’ is searching for them, and they can find out who by paying a small fee. If this ruse succeeds in convincing the victim to provide credit card or other payment information for a ‘free trial period’ or a low-price membership ($9.95 per month), MyLife then overbills the victim’s credit card for a much larger amount, often more than $100. In exchange for this payment, MyLife provides access to a list of fake names of people supposedly ‘searching for you,’ together with access to a worthless website that is of no conceivable value to anyone.”
As if that’s not bad enough, the class action continues, “MyLife hacks into their address books to target their friends, family and other contacts with spam solicitations stating that ‘someone’ is looking for them. This starts the cycle anew by priming the pump with a fresh crop of victims that MyLife tricks with false solicitation, overbills and hacks.”
The MyLife class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all persons, worldwide, who purchased services from www.mylife.com, from the date the site commenced operation through the present. It is also seeking to certify a subclass of all class members who purchased services from MyLife for personal, family or household purposes. It is seeking damages, restitution and other relief.
A copy of the MyLife Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
Updated February 9th, 2010
UPDATE: The MyLife.com Scam Class Action Lawsuit was dismissed on November 15, 2012.
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67 thoughts onMyLife.com is a Scam, Says Class Action Lawsuit
I have called the 800 number twice to have the information removed. I told them they do not have my permission to use my picture. They turn around and post the same profile a month later. I don’t have a record, have never lived the places they say and am not related to the people they say. I have made a police report as this confussion has affected my life in a negative way which includes stalking and rumors.
According to federal law, bankruptcies are dropped from the record after 10 years. Mine was much longer than 10 years and they are still reporting it
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They had the nerve to put a family picture of me, my husband, and our then-infant son online under my husband’s profile. We have no idea how they got that private picture, but they had no permission to post it! False information about pretty much my whole family, including one of my adult kids whose only “court records” were from a divorce that he didn’t want. Nice way to make people look like they might be criminals. I’m glad most people know this is a horrible racket, but I pity those who were truly hurt in one way or another.
I need to sue them for making my expunged cases & my personal records public. I need them to pay heavily for being nosy & AH.
I want to be added to class action lawsuit against my life. Com I have never been arrested or anything tremotley to the info they keep emailing me that people have reviewed my profile I don’t know how or where this is coming from as I have never heard of this website until they started sending me emails saying I have arrest records and criminal activity being published and given to People searching for me this is truly crazy and not true I will not and do not sign up for this kind of information I wonder where in the hell they got any info on me. If they are publishing this inaccurate untrue false info I want it removed and I want all info about me removed quickly!!!!!!!
I am joining this class action lawsuit as well against my life.com and I have reported them to the Los Angeles Attorney General Xavier Becerra because it is complete fraud and they are and have been (since 2002)actually robbing people right out of their bank accounts and credit cards and getting away with it and it is not legal because they never had my authorization To charge anything but one dollar to my credit card and they ended up charging me $290 in October November and December and I have requested to be taken off their email list and I keep getting emails Stating that people are searching for me!They said my account was closed on November 25, 2019 and I have the email confirming it but then I was charged another $99.90 in December 2019. They said my account was closed on November 25, 2019 and I have the email confirming it but then I was charged another $99.90 in December 2019 I also have an email from them dated January 2 stating they would issue the credit back to my account but they have not done so as of today’s date.
False information displayed about myself, friends, and family has slandered my name, destroying personal relationships and employment opportunities resulting in stress, depression, ptsd job loss anxiety and financial hardship. Extortion, fraud, blackmail, and the violation of the 4th and 8th amendments as well as double jeopardy and statue of limitations. I would very much like to see mylife held accountable and compensate victims for the pain and suffering they caused. Please include me in the class action suit. Thank you.
False information displayed about myself, friends, and family has slandered my name, destroying personal relationships and employment opportunities resulting in stress, depression, ptsd job loss anxiety and financial hardship. Extortion, fraud, blackmail, and the violation of the 4th and 8th amendments as well as double jeopardy and statue of limitations. I would very much like to see mylife.com held accountable and compensate victims for the pain and suffering they caused. Please include me in the class action suit. Thank you.
The profile that MYlife.com has for me says incorrectly that I am a sex offender. this has NEVER been true and I want to sue
Please add me to this class action.
MY LIFE OFFERED FOR $1.00 for a 3 day trial. I added my debit card for 1.00 charge. Called them to cancel same day. twice within 3hrs. They said they would contact me “shortly” .
Got office in Colorado and agent told me she was a receptionist? Call center I believe. I should have been more cautious since they did not accept PAY PAL!
NOW I will have to cancel my card again! I do not want 87.00 taken from my acct! I have deleted my info from My LIFE!!
Please help!
Please reach out to me.. I would like to sue the website “mylife”
I signed up for My Life on March 2nd 2020……they removed $1.oo twice.(for trial)
on March 5 they took 35.85 dollars out of my bank acc.
March 9 they took out 18.95 dollars Meanwhile I have been trying to cancel the account
Please add me to the lawsuit as well.
Please add me to the lawsuit
I went on this site an every since that my accounts have been stolen my information has been used an it like no one cares I call no good police they do nothing ignors it I want somebody who will do something this shits against fedrail law