It wasn't till I checked my bank account that I realized Ms Novikov had charged my card an extra $40.
She told my bank representative that it was a tax. Then she told him it was a hotel. Then she said it was some other sort of extra fee. Finally the banker got through to her that she can't make up ANY extra fees, and she agreed to give me my money back.
Long story short, she didn't, so I went to the police, then came back, she lied more, left and right, and finally, finally agreed to give me my money back on the condition that I sign a waver promising not to sue them.
I will say this--they typed up that letter pretty quickly, almost as if they'd had practice.
Lying, sleazy scammers.
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