ANC*NEWSPAPERS.COM 877 UT USA

I thought it was something to do with ancestry . com, BUT I NEVER SUBSCRIBED TO IT> I will not be paying it as i never ever use ancestry.co NOR newspapers.

unknown credit card charge

This charge was for a subscription to a service that allows genealogists to use the internet to view a vast number of old newspapers, finding obituaries, weddings, social columns, and all sorts of printed material which might add information about the individuals whom they are researching. We have had it only for a short while and are delighted with what we've seen.

I took a trial subscription to a site that advertised that they have newspaper archives . I was trying to find information on relatives to supplement Ancestry.com. They billed me once for about $7.00 and I contacted them to cancel. I never got confirmation, so I told my credit union to deny any further payment.

I was looking for old newspaper clippings. This site somehow got my card information and wiped my account out. I had to call my bank to file a claim. They automatically canceled my debit card. Had to wait 9-10 business days to get my money back.

Stop charging me..I no longer can use the app anymore.

We have no idea what this charge is for! What "services" do they "provide?""

We have not idea what this charge is for! What "services" do the 'Provide?"

I was charged $74.90 by ANC Newspapers.com. My credit card company gave me a phone #. I called them twice. They do not answer. I left my phone # and asked them to call me. They do not call back. I cancelled my credit card, and reported this as fraud. They are supposedly investigating.

Same here on 10/28/17 we were charged $74.90. I have never done any ancestry or any other things the other posters have noted. I'm on hold right now with LifeLock and will be calling Chase right afterward.

Back in October 2017, I signed up for a 7-day trial of newspapers.com for some genealogical research that I was doing on Ancestry.com. Links to newspapers in the newspapers.com data come up in Ancestry.com. The resource is actually great, but... I cancelled the 7-day trial. All was good. I checked that newspapers.com did not have my CC in my newspapers.com profile. Then starting 12/11/2017, they started trying to charge 74.90 to my CC. I called my CC to report fraud, but they said I should talk with their dispute charges since I did (I think) give newspapers.com my CC for the 7-day trial. I've never had problems with ancestry.com (except it being really expensive), but looks like many have had problems with newspapers.com posting false charges.

I purchased a subscription with Newspapers though Ancestry com. I cancelled my Ancestry com a few months ago, I thought Newspapers was also cancelled, but i was charged $74.90 on my Visa Card. Sent email to Newspapers com and called Visa. Will update 12/25/2017

Have never subscribed to anything online and then I get a charge for $95.55 on my credit card from ANC*newspapers.com whoever they are. Called my CC company and they gave me a number to call. I called and it goes straight to voicemail. Left message with phone number. No one called back. Called again. Same crap. Unbelievable these fraudsters are a llowed to continue stealing from people!

PLEASE CANCEL WHAT EVER U R DOING TO MY CARD ..I JUST GOT IT HAVE NOT PUT ANYTHING ON IT AND U GOT THE NEW NUMBER IDONT KNOW HOW BUT STOP I DID NOT SUBSCRIBE

I DONT KNOW WHO U R BUT THIS IS A NEW CARD I HAVENT EVEN USED IT YET AND U R PUTTING CHARGES ON IT THAT I DO NT EVEN KNOW WHO U R ...PLEASE STOP I DID NOT SUBCRIBE TO U

The charge is from newspapers.com. I guess I forgot to cancel my subscription and was charged 74.90 but I contacted support and they had the charge removed. So maybe just contact support about the charge? They're super cool so there's a good chance at getting the charge cleared.

Just saw the charge on my credit card for $74.90 billed to ANC* Newspapers.com. I suddenly remembered that I had signed up for a trial membership (https://www.newspapers.com/) and didn't cancel it in time. UGH!! Apparently, your card is billed for a 6-month period at a time. :(

Unauthorised deduction from my bank account.

This charge is for a subscription to Newspapers.com (a huge archive of newspapers--many from the 1800s) for 6 months. If you want to cancel the automatic renewal, you go to newspapers.com, click on your name in the upper right corner, click on your account, and eventually you will see a place to check if you want your subscription automatically renewed and put on your credit card or if you want to cancel the automatic renewal. I've seen ads from ancestry.com, telling how old newspapers are a good resource. I suspect what happened is that people are clicking something agreeing to a free trial subscription, at the end of which you will start being charged UNLESS YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. Ancestry.com must have something on their site that is isn't clear unless you look closely, and people are signing up without meaning to. If you did get this charge, you are subscribed and will get charged again in 6 months, so call them and cancel. If it's been several months, they might not refund your initial charge--if so, use and enjoy the site.

I do not use this service, so please cancel and remove from my credit card. Thank you.

I was charged $74.90 for a subscription I didn't take out.

I found this charge after signing up for a "free Trial" with the Los Angeles Times newspaper. I decided not to continue the paper but found a $74.90 charge from ANCnewspapers and the word "Ancestry" was worded on my visa charge. Coley, a rep from ANC, said the first time I talked to him they weren't affiliated with the Los Angeles Times. But after the third email of me repeatedly asking him how he got my credit card, he admitted that the Los Angeles Times was one of their affiliations. So I assume that this fraud company is somehow buying credit cards from the LA Times. The whole thing is highly suspicious. Plus the LA Times tried to charge me as well before I caught them. I am furious! I'd like to hire a lawyer because I hate seeing people robbed. I"d also like to contact the FBI on this.

charged my account 74 dollars and 90 cents I thought I was paying for my newspaper for 6 months then I got a bill today for my newspaper

Your statement showing that I could subscribe to four magazines for $2.00 each did not indicate that I would be charged $74.90. Please credit my account. Your business is a scam. I plan to connect with the Minnesota Attorney General. I have called you five times and you have not returned my call.

You charged my visa card. The number is 4718 3000 0533 9899. Please credit my account immediately.

I saw the information in an e-mail.

I HAVE CANCELLED MY CREDIT CARD

I googled for free localized region of one person. I DID NOT agree to pay for ANTHING, am baffled as to how my bank number was accessed, and will be contacting my bank to report this theft. If the $70+ is not immediately refunded, there will be legal repercussions. Would NEVER aggree to paying anything for the very minimal info I wanted

I have never used this service. Never even heard of them. My CapitalOne account was charged $74.90. I have filed a suspicious charge complaint with my bank and the Better Business Bureau.

2 charges of $59.90 on my Chase credit card. Refund this charge to my card and cancel whatever you think I wanted from you. I had a 14 day free trial from Ancestry.com I did not want anything else. CANCEL these charges and refund my credit card. SptBB7

REFUND my credit card and CANCEL whatever you are charging for. I do not see where I am suppose to use an email for these charges CANCEL REFUND RETURN my fees you have charged my credit card.

I received a unknown charge on my bank account I have no idea what this charge is for. I never authorized this transaction I called my bank and reported this as a fraud. This will be investigated!

If you search carefully, you do not need to pay extra for recent news. Ancestry.com provides access to old newspapers through 1923. I responded to an "upgrade" message and gained access to recent newspapers for $59.90 per year. In November of 2019, I realized that may card was being charged every 6 months and three times in November. My account showed that I had an annual subscription. Their phone is all automated. They will respond by email. It was very difficult for them to understand these charges which did not show up on my account. They said that I was charged for a semiannual subscription and for an annual subscription. Then they refunded one charge of $59.95 and cancelled my annual subscription. They also deleted my semiannual account. Now, I cannot prove that I ever had two different accounts. There is no reason for anyone to even think about paying twice as much for a semiannual subscription when the annual is half as much.

Its bull!$^#, reporting it to my bank now

I enter my CC number for a 7 day free subscription and got charged $74.90. I am disputing the charge now!

I ask for a free 7 day trail for a newspaper in Battle Creek MI. I put in my CC number and got charged $74.90 and disputing it now.

I remember going on the website scrolling down and then closing window and going to different website. Never gave any debit or credit card Info at all, never purchased anything or signed up for any trial. Shady I’m reporting as fraud to my bank.

YOU NEED TO CANCEL YOUR BANK CARDS THROUGH YOUR BANK BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO CHARGE YOU. YOUR UNABLE TO CONTACT ANYONE TO CANCEL. ITS A SCAM, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A 7 DAY FREE TRIAL!!!

They charged me $55.00 for a free trial!!! BUG SCAM!!!

This is a fraudulent charge. I have had to replace my primary credit card so that they will not charge me on a recurring basis

Connected with my ancestry searches, A newspaper archive which I authorized. Ok for now but will obviously not keep using it for ever.

This is outrageous. I pray that I can get this resolved. Don’t have a clue how these charges were authorized. Stop it!!!

I just opened my cc statement and there was a charge for $74,90 that I did not make. I have never ordered anything from ancnewpapers. The cc is taking the charge off and going after these scam artists. They are also sending me a new cc so they cannot charge anything in the future.

To the best of my knowledge, I never authorized this charge!!!

People, this is a legitimate online newspaper source. I signed up via Ancestry.com to search papers for genealogy. Very easy to cancel membership online. Don't you people look at their cc bills before you pay them? This poor company is legit and everyone is screaming. I only cancelled due to lack of time; you can subscribe again any time. *anc* stands for Ancestry .com.

I had signed on through ancestry.com. I saw a charge for 59 something today. If you go to newspaper.com. Click on subscriptions and then click on cancel my subscription, you can then even choose to get your money back if you've already been charged. I just did this, so I can't tell you if I got the refund, but it seems legit and descent.

Saw this charge on my credit card for $59.90. The charge was still showing as temporary pending. Went to https://www.newspapers.com and clicked on My Account Billing (I was still logged in). It gave me the option to unsubscribe. I clicked the option and it refunded me my money. No issues.

I never subscribed, used, received merchandise and was charged $74.90 from this company. PURE FRAUD, SCAM, AND A PITIFUL EXCUSE TO MAKE DIRTY MONEY BY THEM. HEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED.

My account was charged $59.90. I never gave them permission to charge my account. If they don't refund the $59.90 I will take further action on this company.

Ok for the people accusing others for being naive to how to cancel the subscription and how we should not be getting %*&!ed I say this . If a company can do elk every thing about people and their habits for the sake of advertising THEY CAN EASILY SEE THAT IF A PERSON ISNT USING AND HASNT EVEN OPENED THEIR SIGHT IN OVER A YEAR THEY SHOULDNT YHROW A RANDOM $74 charge to just see if it sticks every 6 months obviously I’m not the only victim of the robot automatic economics and feel it is bull!$^# we are continuously charged this outrageous fee . You m glad you have ass loads of time to go back and search every sight u open for the ins and outs of it but most people don’t and these predatory sights are shameful .

This is a world explorer membership through Ancestry.com. It is an additional charge on top of the membership fees charged one or twice a year

ANC*Newspapers.com (with phone number and UT [Utah location] ) shows up on your credit card as a 6-month subscription to Newspapers.com. This service is offered through Ancestry.com, but payment is separate from your Ancestry subscription. Several responses above explained this, and they are correct. If you use Ancestry.com, you must have subscribed to use the newspaper article lookup service. Review your Newspapers.com account online to understand the charge.

call me at 937-620-2623 on return of money to my bank account! thanks, douglas ward 1/14/2022

What is this charge $59.90, I did not ask for it and I want it off.

I was recently charged $74.90 for a subscription to ANC Newspapers.com877. I did not place this order and I have no idea why I was charged.

I have been charged $74.90 twice on 9/24/21 & 2/23/22. I never signed up for it, don't know who you are, & I want $149.80 put back in my account. CALL ME 847-361-5994

This charge shows up out of nowhere. We have no idea what it is for. Will call my bank tomorrow to have the money reimbursed. These guys are bustin my chops

I was charged, however, I just cancelled and asked for a refund. The cancellation went through and now I'm waiting for my refund. I don't remember signing up for this subscription and I believe it was one of those things that cost $1.00 and in the fine print it maybe said that I was going to get charged a discounted price of $59.90 semi-monthly. What if I didn't have the funds in my bank account? Well, it's cancelled.

This company and it's sister company ancestry.com have compromised my personal data and payment information. Ancestry shared my banking information with newspapers.com. They charged me $74.99 for a newspapers subscription which I did not agree to nor did I share my payment information with. I have tried calling and emailing both in the US and the UK neither resulted in repayment. I have filed fraud charges with my bank and will be filing reports with PayPal and IRS. Ancestry was complacent in their data security and offered no resolve in the matter. DO NOT USE ancestry.com, newspapers.com or any of its subsidiaries. They are not safe or honorable.

F*ck newspapers.com and ancestry. Canceled free trial. PERMANENTLY CLOSED the accounts, and they're still trying to charge my PayPal? Good luck with that. Scammers.

PLEASE Cancel my account. You have been charging me for these Newspapers when Ancestry was also charging me. I want a refund of the $11.95 billed to my account incorrectly since February 2022. Total refund: $83.65. I have called several times requesting this, no one calls me back. My next move if I hear nothing is to file fraud changes with my credit card.

You used my debit card for $59.90 which I did not approve and I didn't purchase anything. I'm on the phone with Bank of America now!

I've had no issue with the 74.90 charge every six months—the newspaper records are a great resource, but I just noticed that they're also charging me $59.90 a couple of weeks before the 74.90 charge. I have another newspaper subscription and I just figured I was seeing that charge ... but no, I'm getting charged twice for the same service. So now I'm waiting to hear back from them because of course no one answers the phone.

Signed up for Ancestry.com several years ago, but cancelled my subscription soon after. They obviously passed my CC number on to anc.newspapers.com which periodically tries to charge $78.65 US to my CC even though I haven't used their 'service' in years. Have had no luck contacting them. All calls go to voicemail and are not returned. They do not respond to emails. Ancestry.com says that they have 'no control' over anc.newspapers.com even though the two are obviously associated with each other. Have previously reported this as fraud and had my CC replaced. Somehow, they got my new CC number and charged me again, twice in the same month, one AFTER I called an left a message asking therm to cease & desist. May have to close down my CC.

I don't have any information as I never subscribed any service. It's fraud.

I just found charge on my bank statement for $74.90. I never signed up for any kind of ancestry thing, I don't know what this is. I'll have to cancel my debit card.

I pay monthly for this service from Ancestry and it IS legitimate. It helps greatly with my family tree research.

Same thing happened to me: Free trial + 74.90 charge on my card. When I try to cancel and follow the help directions, I get an AI bot that sends me around in a loop. No drop down menu for "account Settings" which is where they say you can cancel. Had to stop my card and also "dispute" the charge. They made a "Help Ticket" to cancel my acct. through email. It is a FRAUD!

Hmmmmm. Yes, I do use Ancestry.com ... but it looks like there's a duplicate billing -- one on my bank and one on my CC. Annoying.

Some scammer skimmed my credit card, and tried to use it here. Ancestry needs to do a better job of validating card info prior to authorizing the charges - this sort of thing isn't great for their reputation. My credit card company is handling the dispute, but still, annoying to deal with.

Suspect a fraudulent charge on my bank account to : ANC*NEWSPAPERS.COM How can this be disputed?

Scam charge to my bank

I just noticed this charge and have reported it but I think I will need to get another card issued. Hopefully my bank will refund the money which was £73.81.

came out of a chk. acct. I maintain for my disabled son. I cancelled the debit card, and started a fraud dispute.. He has no access to this acct.--and I did not make the charge.

I turned off my transactions on my debit card and ANC* Newspapers tried charging me for $63.20. It was at 1:30 am 10/22/2023 when I recieved the alert that it was declined from Chime... but chime sucks so.....

I have been chargede for many months and don't think I ordered this.

A charge for $74.90 just appeared on my credit card. I have no knowledge of this firm, and believe I have been scammed.

I have six debits on my credit card on the same day from this entity

thanks to Key Bank they questioned the charge before they approved it for $65.15. Save the hassle but have to wait a week for a new card which is fine thank you Key Bank.

I am getting a recurring charge for this

I have charge for $59.90 on recent American Express card. I have no idea what this charge is for. I’ve never done business with this company

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Charge suddenly appeared on card. Will dispute, as I never signed up for anything.

i could not find tele no. to cancel..had my bank put on stop for any future chgs

Canceled my account and still charged by Ancestry for Newspapers.com which is run by, and an addon to an Ancestry account. When canceling the parent account not canceling the underlying charges (only ever accessed through Ancestry) is fraud. Please refund my credit card

I found Ancestry for Newspapers two years ago and canceled it. Here on 12/08/24 I find a $81.03 charge on my bank account. I have never signed up for this. Please refund my credit card.

i did not authorize this transaction and have asked my credit card company to not pay this charge.

Received this charge from ANC*NEWSPAPERS.COM.HTTPSWWW.NEWS UT. What was this charge? If it was subscription, I'm cancelling right now. I don't recall signing up for anything. Credit card is Visa. ending in 2363

On 10/6/2023, I received a charge of $63.79 on my Visa card. I just now had the opportunity to research this charge. I see it was fraud. Is there to recover the $$? Thanks.

do not want this

They charged me $59.90, which I will have removed from my bill,

useless stealth monthly fee

I am retired and no long want the paper, please cancel plus you charged me on 6/30 - $29.95 and then on 6/30 - $74.90 Please cancel and refund to me. Jennie Spring - Starr

I have this charge on my credit card that I did NOT sign up for $59.90. I want it to be discontinued immediately as I never solicited this business.

Delete this charge it is not my transaction $63.87 on 11/04/24 charged to American Expresa

This charge is to be reversed immediately, I have NOT made this subscription, and SHAME on Ancestry for being connected to this SCAM.