A ruling by a Polk County judge means you may have some money coming to you. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Vertrue Incorporated.

Last week, a Polk County judge ruled the Connecticut company used deceptive practices to convince about a half million Iowans to pay $36 million to enroll in so-called ” buying clubs. ” Miller says Vertrue billed enrollees $10 to $20 a month, continuously on their credit cards.

A Des Moines woman says she fell victim to Vertrue by applying for a free credit report online. She says the unwanted charges showed up on 3 of her credit cards.

“I called up all the credit card companies saying I’m cancelling. So I got a letter from Vertrue saying I couldn’t do that…which was news to me…so I continued to get bills and the bills increased,” says victim Mary Grefe.

Miller says he’s now working to get Iowans their money back.

source: http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-consumer-fraud-032310,0,940473.story