What is "Broke Scholar"?
Broke Scholar helps students save money with deals on everything from textbooks to everyday expenses. They offer a subscription service where you can access exclusive student discounts and money-saving tips. If you see them on your bill, it's likely because you signed up for their subscription for ongoing savings throughout the year.
- Broke: This part could suggest the amount of money spent or imply a financial situation, but in this context, it likely indicates the type of service or something related to being a learner.
- Scholar: Refers to a student or someone engaged in learning, indicating the transaction relates to educational services or products.
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The best way to tell if this charge is fraudulent is to find the receipt. You may have an electronic copy of the receipt, which Chargeback can help you find by searching your email accounts.
Chargeback helps you identify unwanted subscriptions and charges, and help you fight them to get your money back.
Why do people get charges like this from Broke Scholar?
- Subscription Services: Customers may have unknowingly signed up for a recurring subscription, leading to regular charges.
- Free Trials: Users often report being charged after a free trial period ended, forgetting to cancel before the billing cycle began.
- Hidden Fees: Some complaints mention unexpected fees in addition to regular charges, related to specific services or bonuses.
- In-app Purchases: Charges from purchases made within the Broke Scholar platform for premium features or additional content.
- Account Sharing: Users might share accounts with friends or family, leading to charges that the primary account holder was unaware of.
- Typographical Errors: Accidental purchases due to inputting wrong information or mistakenly authorizing a transaction.
- Automatic Renewals: Customers might forget to turn off auto-renew for certain services, resulting in continued charges.
- Promotional Offers: Users may sign up for a special offer that included charges after the promotional period ended.
If I see this charge, what should I do?
If you see this charge and arenāt expecting it, you have various options.
First, try to contact the brokescholar.com via one of the support methods we listed below and inquire about the charge. See if they will refund it and cancel any associated subscriptions you might have.
If the brokescholar.com refused to issue a refund or you cannot get in touch with the company, call your bank or financial institution and open a credit card dispute. Record screenshot evidence from your prior conversations with brokescholar.com, and use that to open your credit card dispute. Tell your bank or credit card issuer that you do not recognize the charge and do not recall signing up for the service.
If this sounds like too much of a hassle, you can have Chargeback do it for you.
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