Subscription traps: Three months ago, a friend of yours ordered a free sample of beauty products through an ad that popped up on social media. The free trial offer required your friend to only pay for shipping fees. Now, unexplained charges have appeared on their credit card statement. The charge appears again the following month. Even though your friend received the promised product, they likely have been caught in a subscription trap. How can you prevent this from happening?

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Subscription traps: Three months ago, a friend of yours ordered a free sample of beauty products through an ad that popped up on social media. The free trial offer required your friend to only pay for shipping fees. Now, unexplained charges have appeared on their credit card statement. The charge appears again the following month. Even though your friend received the promised product, they likely have been caught in a subscription trap. How can you prevent this from happening?






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