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I was scammed by the application BetterMe

BetterMe Scam App

I was scammed by the application BetterMe on 18th of June 2023. This app stole my money! They took $16 for monthly subscription and also 61$ without my permission. And also there is not even any info in the app about this amount of money.

I was shocked when i saw it in my bank account and immideatly wrote to the support and they just ignore me. Also i found a lot of people which was scammed by this application too.


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iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Jun 22, 2023 4:22 AM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2023 2:44 AM

Happened to me as well — I removed the app and the subscription and somehow they were still able to charge my PayPal account. I was able to obtain almost a full refund-they kept the $15, but I was charged monthly for 5 mos and didn’t realize until I reviewed a bank statement! They DID refund me though—I had to email support and push, at first they only offered 50%—which was odd and also very “scam”-worthy. They eventually gave in and refunded the charges. ANYONE READING THIS DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR USE THE BETTER ME APP. uggggg

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Oct 16, 2023 3:00 PM in response to Arinadaa

I had the same thing happen to me. The issue I am now having is that the purchase went through my PayPal account, and when I go to request a refund it says there is no past or current subscription, yet they stole around $70 from me thus far! I don't know what to do. I cancelled my auto pay on PayPal, so hopefully stops future purchases, but what about all the money I lost?!

Oct 30, 2023 4:20 PM in response to APMinn

I'm in this boat as well! I filled out a quiz in January of this year but I definitely didn't sign up for a free trial (because I always set calendar reminders when I do to cancel on-time). Then on Aug. 3rd it charged me out of nowhere and after going back through all the emails, there was no language that a trial period was about to begin or had been activated. I didn't catch all of this until now and at this point, they have charged me almost $200!


I canceled everything and sent in a refund request but haven't heard back yet.


Has anyone had any success in getting a refund?

Feb 18, 2024 8:26 AM in response to Arinadaa

I did too. Just now. I immediately asked for a cancelation of the subscription and threatened to screen record the actual app layout and constant upselling in the app with no guidance to YouTube over and over with real world app experiences. We”ll see how that goes. I hope they do the right thing. I really don’t want to spend the next year YouTube bombing this crappy app and bad business practices ……but sure will. Tired of predatory companies.

Mar 9, 2024 12:41 PM in response to Arinadaa

The "Trial" is a complete scam! I signed up for the four week trial. The fee hit my PayPal no problem. An hour later they charged me an additional $1 shortly followed by a refund of $1. Red flag yes, but OK - I've still only paid what I agreed to. A week later, they hit me with a $99.99 charge! I still have three weeks left of the trial I purchased. I contact them and they respond that I subscribed to BOTH a four week trial and a free one week trial which at the end of one week they charged the $99.99 renewal fee. This is ridiculous, who would ever intentionally sign up for two overlapping trials for a single user? I'm still going back and forth with them without resolution.

Apr 9, 2024 2:41 PM in response to RedBrick12

@RedBrick12, I was also in the same situation with BetterMe and PayPal. I didn't know that they were taking a £37 monthly "subscription" as I'd signed up to "one off payment of £8.32" for a one month Pilates plan. I sent them a complaint mail this morning demanding a refund and in response they offered me a half refund and 4 month's free membership. In the meantime I'd googled "BetterMe scam" and found the language that you used which worked. I drafted a mail containing this language and requesting the amount I wanted refunding plus the date when it would be with me. This afternoon they sent me a mail stating that the full amount (over £200) would be refunded and it actually hit my bank account today (the same day as my complaint).

Thank you for posting the language that worked for you. It helped me to a full refund too.

May 6, 2024 2:37 PM in response to aleena137

aleena137 wrote:

BetterMe is a complete fraud company and they scam people. They charged me $91 even though I had deactivated. They sent emails to reactivate but I didn't and then they charged me on 1st May 2024 !!!
How do I get my money back?

If your subscription is similar to others, and you have signed up on their website, you will need to dispute the charge with the card used if the company will not resolve the issue for you. Even though they also have an app, the subscription was made on the website and would be disputed the same way as any other fraudulent charge.

I was scammed by the application BetterMe

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