Anonymous
map-marker Guelph, Ontario

Cancel monthly payment

Trying to stop donation, and no one answered my call. Don't feel they are a legitimate organization anymore.
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User's recommendation: Don't donate

Anonymous
map-marker Guelph, Ontario

Cancel monthly payment

Please stop my monthly donation ĺlllll LLLLLnnnnnhhggfffhjjbhfcdghhvffhbvghgghvchbvhbvhbbvhvghvgbvvnhhgghj
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Anonymous
map-marker Lancaster, England

Shady practices

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I occasionally donate to a sumofus campaign that interests me. However they have started taking money from my PayPal account I haven't authorized. A donation of £21.72 I don't remember (odd Sum) which I have to pay £4 monthly. Their contact details on PayPal are incorrect. Not happy.
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Joy V Mui

Signed petition on line but do not want emails

when I clicked to unsubscribe for emails it wouldn't recognise my email. I wish to not recieve any emails from this organisation. Also with spelling like this I doubt the authenticity of the organisation 'I have read and agree to the Pissed Consumer' . Really?
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Preferred solution: just to unsubscribe from this site and orgainisation

Anonymous
map-marker Douglas, Massachusetts

Logged into my account to a pending charge

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Logged into my bank account to see a pending charge from these scam artists Sumofus. I did not, nor would I ever make a donation! So, that leads me to believe you hacked my information from somewhere. The debit card you used has been blocked. Nice try though!
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User's recommendation: AVOID - SCAM!!

Eleanor F Gaz

Small donations not tax- deductable? Ridiculous!

I support about fifteen organizations with a modest annual donation. ALL,except Sumofus, send a tax receipt. Sumofus will receive no more money from me. Eleanor Frost
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Reason of review:
no tax receipt
Lisa S Tnt
map-marker Montreal, Quebec

SUM OF US USING BS TO MAKE MONEY/OLD STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN RESOLVED

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I HAVE BEEN SUPER PISSED OFF BY NESTLES PURCHASE IN 2016 OF A WATER WELL IN A SMALL TOWN IN ONTARIO/THEY OUTBID THE TOWN LEAVING THE COMPANY TO SUCK ONE OF OUR GREATEST AND MOST DESIRED OR LACKING NATURAL RESOURCES TO THE CORPORATE GREED AND POLLUTING CONGLOMMERATE...OF COURSE ITS NOT IN THE BUDGET OF A SMALL TOWN TO TAKE ON A HUGE CORPORATION WITH BOTTOMLESS POCKETS AND BUDGETS TO PURCHASE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES FROM THE LANDOWNER/WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO COURT AS IT DRAINS THE WATER FROM EVERWHERE IN THE AREA . NOW IM GETTING EMAILS FOR DONATIONS FROM SUM OF US TO FIGHT THIS...UM IT'S OVER/HERE'S THE EVIDENCE/IM PUTTING IN A COMPLAINT TO THE RCMP AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF LICENSING NON PROFITS SUCH AS THIS....THIS IS A DONE DEAL BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT...I HAVE BEEN FUMING OVER THIS FOR THREE YEARS NOW SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE SLIPPED MY MIND....AND IM NOT SENILE..

HERE'S THE GLOBE AND MAIL EVIDENCE/ARTICLE. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/nestle-outbids-small-ontario-municipality-to-buy-well-for-bottled-water/article3199****/ Wtf

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Anonymous

SumOfUs donation scam

I wanted to contribute to the SumOfUs organisation but after my first donation of $5 I realised that it was being converted to US dollars by my bank with an extra charge attached (my mistake for not checking out in depth before committing). I have written to the SumOfUs twice via their contact page and their Facebook page requesting to stop the donations, but had no reply and the money keeps coming out every months.

I have now initiated a complaint and request for refund from my own bank, and it's looking like I may have to cancel my card completely to stop these people from taking my money as asking them has no effect. BE WARNED!!

They have no street address on their website either, so who IS the SumOfUs org anyway? Scamwatch alert...

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Cleone Vfd

I too was conned into donating an amount of money AND a monthly amount through paypal. I immediately cancelled the monthly payment but don't think I have any chance of recouping the $250. This scam came via facebook so I will be reporting it to them too.

Guest

I’m being billed every month as well. However there’s no phone number attached to the charger!

Guest

I read their Emails but have never given them a cent. They are alarmist and lacking facts to back up many of their claims, some of which turnout to be bogus (such as the one I just received about Costco destroying the Canadian forests to make toilet paper). They have a very distinct Left Wing political agenda which makes me rather suspicious that they are simply out to sabotage Western economies at any cost.

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The last part of your comment makes you lose all credibility.

Guest

I'm not supporting to anyone or thing that can't express itself without using vulgar language in their subject lines. There are equally impactful words besides p____ed that can express outrage and anger.

The email that I received re: Monsanto from =sumofus could have gotten my attention without the tenth-grader vulgarity.

So could this site. You'd think Trump wrote it.

Guest

Yes, I saw that. They’re trying to tell us that NZ pure Blue water is trying to drain the Waihou river to sell their water.

It’s already happen and is owned by Pump (Coca Cola). So don’t donate any money as it’s a scam.

Guest

We’re you on a monthly subscription or a one off payment ?? I just paid £1 one off donation, Do you think they will repeat this without my consent ?

Guest

Thank you very much for telling about your experience with the Sum Of Us. I was suspicious of them and thought I'd check them out first.

It's rotten when people like that take money from people that want to do good in the world and don't use it for what it was intended. I'd definitely cancel my card right away if I was you.

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They are a legit non-profit advocacy group looking out for communities and fighting for environmental caused and against corporate power and resource grabs. All of their audits and 990 forms are available on their website in the funding section.

Guest

Using our donated monies for their own political agenda is beyond hateful.

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Anonymous

Money taken

I was trying to find the link to pay via Paypal - cdnt find it seemed odd. Was ages trying. When l checked PP a/c on line (most useful) and found my proposed donation had been TAKEN not once but TWICE without my authorisation. Iwas fuming, and when l looked into it on PP l saw the same thing had happened the month before AS WELL and l didnt know! I got straight on phone to PP who were hard to get through to this time, but when l did set up a Resolution for me. I emailed Sum of Us and had a go - their reply said they were very busy - but did reply and refund the 2 amounts. I had to write again about the previous amount which they say has been refunded now days later. I will have to check PP Interesting to see on here - that l am not the only one to have issues. All emails will be blocked in future. It is a very disturbing experience
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Anonymous

Sumofus Bouschie scam

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How very hypocritical of fundraising site SumofUs having a petition and collecting funds just to denouce a judicial verdict some members dont like. Sumofus is trying to get the GOFundMe page to support innocent farmer Stanley removed because it stands for hate and racism.

But its okay to have a gofundme page for the violent offenders that perputated this crime spree?, check it out the Boushie family also has a page that has raised over 180G. So its okay to support criminal behavior but not innocent people. The innocent farmer didnt ask or invite them onto his private property, he was only protecting his family and property and now his life is ultimatelty disrupted as well. Receiving death threats?

wow thats how the other side works, fight justice with death threats? just goes to show how easily the race card gets played all too often just because you dont like the verdict.

If you cant do the time dont so the crime.. Support the innocent rights of all Canadians not just the different race who dont follow the Canadian law

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  • Hypocrites
Reason of review:
double standard

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

Anonymous
map-marker Dunstable, England

Stole money from me

I made a single donation which they continue to take monthly every month!!! No way of contacting them. I will never donate again due to this scam.
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Reason of review:
Problems with payment
Anonymous
map-marker Portland, Oregon

They sell your email address

I signed a petition recently on sumofus.org and two days later I got an email newsletter from them. I didn't want it, so I unsubscribed. Now, so far today, I've gotten 38 junk emails, all starting with newsletter@ and a variety of domain names. It's the only thing I can think of that I've given my email address to recently. Beware, and don't sign any petitions on their site. Well, I never had to describe something in MORE than 100 words! Usually it's 100 or less. Okay, I'm really pissed off about them selling, renting, whatever they did with my email address. Won't be signing any petitions for anyone now. Thanks for spoiling it, Sum of Us.
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Anonymous
map-marker Texas, United States

Pulse nightclub

got an email refrencing the Pulse Nightclub zoning in on the LGBTO tells the story that is ALREADY ALL OVER THE NEWS...asking to make a financial donation to one of 6 causes in Orlando, then inviting to an event. Asking to donate $3.00 then stating all the names of the victims, then asking me to like them on FB/Twitter I have blocked this CO from my email as well as reporting them. Makes me SICK to continue to see the SICK people in this world trying to make money off of the dead that were hunted like animals! Get a life people! Your kind make me sick!
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Not as described/ advertised

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Anonymous
map-marker Gosport, England

First email ok, then....

I responded to their first email. I like to support people who are raising issues.

Today I got an email asking for funds. I was suspicious of the way it was worded so I looked up reviews. Found this! I will NOT be making any donations to them, due to what I believe is bad marketing practice.

As to their veracity, I'm already not interested.

100 plus words? What's all that about. I don't have time for these sort of games. Do you make money out of my words, or what?

Now I'm up to eighty one, eighty two, eighty nine, ninety two, three, nearly there, just six more to go. Done.

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Anonymous
map-marker Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil

Change your emphasis from money money money!!!!

I too am very irritated and suspicious of the way too many emails from SoU ask for donations. It feels really pushy and I resent that. I have also tried to unsubscribe but to no avail which also leads me to think that they are one of those sham organisations that keep switching their email address so that it side steps the spam filter. If anyone as SoU reads this, please take note that you are alientating people and if you are a ligitimate cause, find way to gain and keep peoples confidence in you without the constant emphasis onmoney grabbing. Dragons Den quote "I'm out!!!!"
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Reason of review:
Poor customer service

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