Alt Rx review: Switched prescription and fraudulent charges
I sent a request for a doctors evaluation on July 7 and was asked for which prescription I was requesting. I was suggested and selected tirzepatide which was $149/month. I was charged this amount. I didn’t receive any confirmation email but called their number and confirmed I paid for tirzepatide and was told they were having issues with their server and should receive an email shortly. I was shipped an injection and double checked my account before taking it and my account stated I was on the tirzeptide plan.
Aug 3 I called and spoke with a representative that confirmed system issues and said I would be getting emails starting that day. They also told me that I paid for tirzepatide, and was signed up for tirzepatide but I was sent semaglutide. I was told a supervisor would call me back. I called 2 days later where a 3rd person confirmed system issues and that I should get emails now, as I still wasn’t receiving them. They also confirmed I paid for tirzepatide, said I was charged $89, the correct amount for semaglutide, for my 2nd charge and that it was on its way. I put in another request for a supervisor. I tried to screenshot my account and while my screen still said I was on the tirzepatide plan the prescription had been changed to reflect what they had actually shipped - semaglutide.
I spoke with the supervisor, Kaylie, on August 7th who also confirmed that I was charged for tirzepatide in July but was shipped Semaglutide instead. She told me that I would be refunded that $149 because I was given the wrong order, told that I should throw out the semaglutide order that was already shipped, and that my next order would be free of charge. Instead I was charged an additional $149 and there was no effort to refund the original order made in July.
I reached out today and the customer service agent said there was no record of my account, and in text they told me they meant I would be refunded $89. Even without the refunds and free shipment Kaylie promised, the charges they show on my account do not align with what I was actually charged. Based on their records I should have been charged $238 in total but $298 was taken from my account.
I filed a complaint with my bank, thebbb, and the ftc