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A class action lawsuit claiming that MyLife.com is a scam can move ahead, a federal judge ruled last week.
Top Class Actions first told you about the MyLife.com class action lawsuit in February, which accuses the company behind Classmates.com of preying on new victims by rebranding itself as MyLife.com after losing 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 past acquaintances were trying to contact them, and then charging subscribers a fee to discover no one was trying to contact them at all.
Classmates.com settled the class action lawsuit last year for $9.5 million, but the people behind Classmates.com have continued the scam under the name MyLife.com, says the class action lawsuit.
According to the MyLife class action lawsuit, MyLife attracts subscribers by sending mass email solicitations saying that “someone” is searching for them, and then charging subscribers a fee to show an ultimately bogus list of names.
Sound familiar? That’s exactly what Classmates.com was accused of in its 2008 class action lawsuit.
The MyLife scam class action lawsuit also accuses the social networking site of hacking into subscribers’ computers and spamming contacts in their email address books with more solicitations.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken upheld the claim the MyLife’s initial email solicitations violated the Consumers Legal Remedies Act, saying “The plaintiffs have adequately pleaded that they were wold fake names and useless information, and that they were billed for a different subscription than the one they selected.”
Judge Wilken did, however, let Oak Venture Capital — the firm that provided MyLife with a $25 million bankroll — and six individual defendants off the hook because the “complaint does not explain what these defendants did to participate in the alleged scheme,” according to last week’s decision.
On Nov. 15, 2012, this particular MyLife.com lawsuit was dismissed. However, numerous other MyLife lawsuits have been filed since.
MyLife Lawsuit Alleges Cyber Extortion Scheme
Minnesota nail technician Allyson C. says a quick internet search brought her to MyLife.com where it states that she has been arrested and has criminal record. Both of which, the MyLife.com lawsuit claims, are untrue.
When the plaintiff contacted MyLife to dispute the criminal record, her requests were allegedly ignored and the false information stayed visible on the site.
According to the MyLife.com lawsuit, the true business behind MyLife appears to be a “classic extortion scheme whereby the company posts negative information online in the hope that individuals will ‘claim’ the page with the negative information by enrolling in a monthly plan costing between $13.95 and $16.95 per month.”
Allyson says the false information has damaged her reputation and her in-home business as many potential clients will do an internet search before scheduling an appointment for nail services and see a false criminal report.
The MyLife lawsuit further claims that the company intentionally posts inaccurate information to elicit payments from users who want to correct the false information on their page.
Allyson says MyLife.com’s conduct has caused her anxiety, anger and humiliation.
Do you have a story similar to what Allyson experienced? Leave a comment below to share.
The MyLife Lawsuit is Allyson C. v. MyLife.com, Case No. 0:19-cv-02056, in the Fourth District Court in the State of Minnesota.
UPDATE: The MyLife Lawsuit was dismissed on October 11, 2019.
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458 thoughts onMyLife.com Scam Class Action Lawsuit Moves Ahead
MyLife.com SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I get this mylife.com email about my info in sites. They offer the following:
*Try it totally risk free for 7-days to protect yourself, and cancel anytime. If you choose to continue, at the end of the 7 Day trial period, your card will be billed
automatically ($95.40 for a 12 Month subscription to MyLife Identity Premium) unless canceled. Once started, your membership will automatically renew at the same rate until canceled, which will be charged to the credit card provided. If you wish to cancel, you may do so anytime by contacting our customer care
representative at (888) 704-1900.
So, on January 21, 2015 I sign up for the 7 day free trial. On January 24, 2015 I see a $94.70 charge to my bank account.
I call mylife.com and they say “oh, we’re sorry, that was a mistake – we can refund your money in 5 to 7 business days”
I ask for a supervisor – get none. I ask to talk to anyone higher than the call rep – get none.
ZERO VALUE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!
Remains to be seen if I get my money back – especially since this charge to my account was a SCAM and caused overdraft fees I incurred.
STAY CLEAY OF MYLIFE.COM !!!! They are a ripoff!
To the people that have been robbed by Jeff Tinsley, I have some more information, this person has graduated from fraud and scam and now includes forgery.. He has someone or bunch of someones that get or buy email addr, then he or someone in his illegal practice forge names and make it look like one has visited and subscribe to his scam. He then bombards with false information on his own SERVER, and parades it as if your info is actually been produced .. Now here is how stupid this jerk is , the false information he keeps sending is all false, for one thing he has the wrong person, number two half the information he trumpted up, and i have seen he has many isp providers, and some with no information other then its listed as a loopback, which to me may be a DNS switcher to his private little illegal service, i have no banking information friends or relatives listed and i have all my info on a portable usb drive, when i update my info i save it on the portable drive and disconnect from my devices.. I also browse privately, and there are good reputable companies, that have can mask info, BLUR, which used to be Do NOT TRACK from abine, Good company worth visiting their site, Web Of Trust, extension that is used by safari and firefox browsers, this is valuable if a site you visit is green means its a good site any other color not so good, I have seen mylife.com on the internet since 2011 and know his site is a 3rd party BLACKLISTED company, this is why i am urging the word get out about Jeff Tinsley and his illegal practices..
I need help I was scammed by mylife.com and the house they stole my money for my debit card I’m on a fixed income. Sam somebody send somebody knows who I can contact please use my email and contact me so that I can get help like I said I’m on a fixed income I only have rest in a thousand dollars for every month so please help me
I need help I was scammed by mylife.com and the house they stole my money for my debit card I’m on a fixed income. Sam somebody send somebody knows who I can contact please use my email and contact me so that I can get help like I said I’m on a fixed income I only have rest in a thousand dollars for every month so please help me
I need help I was scammed by mylife.com and the house they stole my money for my debit card I’m on a fixed income. Sam somebody send somebody knows who I can contact please use my email and contact me so that I can get help like I said I’m on a fixed income I only have rest in a thousand dollars for every month so please help me
what a scam hey just took 95 dollars out of my account
They also have a scam if you pay the 99 cents for an address and phone, they tell you you have a free 7 days access (with no button to skip this feature) Then charge your credit card the 99 cents and a 99 dollar charge for a one year membership. I am currently fighting this charge.
its true mylife.com screwed me on $140 bucks
Dude – This article is completely wrong. haha MY GOD Mylife.com has no association with classmates.com. Mylife.com was formerly reunion.com.
This is the must un trustworthy information I’ve ever stumbled upon
No you’re wrong. It had been numerous website domain names including, classmates, reunion, planet alumni, good contacts, high school alumni, my address book, and mylife .com.
All using spyware to get your info and scare you into thinking it’s all over the internet. When they put it out there and then try to create false hope in claiming that if you pay them they will erase your info. Which they can’t do.
I have received over 20 emails from mylife.com this week. It’s really harassing. I almost fell for it too. Why are they still perpetuating this fraud?