Rihanna's lingerie line fined $1.2M for defrauding customers

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Savage X Fenty was accused of violating California law and automatically enrolling customers in a program with recurring charges.

Savage X Fenty, the lingerie line owned by Rihanna, will pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed her company defrauded customers.
In addition to the $1 million fine, Savage X Fenty will pay $150,000 in restitution to former or present VIP members in California and $50,000 in state investigative fees as part of the settlement.

The lawsuit claimed that customers would fraudulently be enrolled in an automatic recurring paid VIP membership when they made purchases on Savage X Fenty’s website, resulting in credit card charges that would continue until the membership was canceled.

The lawsuit asserted customers were also misled into believing that shop credit earned through VIP membership could be used at will, but in reality, customers could only apply it toward purchases that exceeded the credit’s value.

Savage X Fenty cooperated with the county government’s investigation and modified its website, automatic renewal alerts, store credit and advertising methods.
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[weed 74,057]

I mean they literally did it as they're paying the settlement but wowww!!! messy business method... it's snake-like. Glad it's been changed. 

[Kimmo 80,884]

So that’s how she became a Billionaire… 

[BUtterfield 8 41,478]

A mess

[Siena 6,268]

Yep this happened to me and it took me forever to finally cancel the subscription. I ordered 1 bra over a year ago, and after 5 months realized I was being charged monthly from Fenty when I never signed up for anything. I cancelled it, but continued to receive the charges for 2 more months. The 2nd time I canceled it worked but omg it was a mess and I’m never ordering from them again  

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1 hour ago, Kimmo said:

So that’s how she became a Billionaire… 

People really mean it when they say there’s no ethical way to become one… like sadly the workers always catch the most flack, but customers too? Rihanna wyd…

[pachinko 10,444]

$1.2 million is nothing. 

[Charmz 4,204]

Not me thinking Savage x Fenty was just makeup