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    • Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      A third-party company sent a complaint notification to ************* about a page under my website that they think is a spam website. The subject website is only a simple blogsite that provides general information on retirement to the readers. The site even have notes that tell reader this is not a government site. Greengeeks suspended and terminated my hosting without conducting any proper fact find with me. It also terminated other websites that are hosted under the same account. They couldn't tell me which violation of their term. The responses were very poor. I have not lost my files and they are not giving me any opportunity for me to recoup my files before I leave their service.

      Business response

      06/23/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 9, 2022/05/10) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. A review of the account shows that we received a complaint from Netcraft on behalf of the Canadian Government, stating the clients account was hosting a fraudulent website. As was explained to the client in Ticket ************** on April 21st, 2022: "As this is effectively a government takedown request, we are forced to comply to protect our network reputation. While this is unfortunate, our decision on this matter is final. We will not be reinstating your services for any reason, and will not be able to provide you with backups of your content. We wish you the best in your future hosting endeavors and hope you have a wonderful rest of your day." Nothing further is owed to the client at this time.
    • Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      March 7, 2022 I received an invoice from Green Geeks. I opened a ticket within GG to let them know I was cancelling my account and not to process payment. I received an email the next day and while I was busy didn't read it in its entirety. Basically, it was offering me a better deal. Since I didn't want to renew, I didn't finish reading, nor did I respond to it. March 20, 2022, I received yet another email stating they had processed my payment. I called GG's and they told me I was required to respond to the last email or else I was agreeing to have the invoice paid. I did not cancel to open up negotiations. I cancelled because I had not used the product in the entire year and didn't need it. I want my money back. My original email with the invoice didn't say anything about negotiations and I didn't ask nor agree to enter into any. Their business practice is not in their customers best interests.

      Business response

      06/24/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 10, 2022/05/10) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. 3As was explained to the client, two (2) months ago on 03/30/22: The client has since filed a chargeback (Case #*********) to their credit company on March 30th, 2022 in the amount of $439.40. Had the client not filed the chargeback, we would have been able to work with them towards a satisfactory resolution. As there was a chargeback, the GreenGeeks policy is that the account gets suspended until the fraudulent chargeback is removed. If it's not settled within 30 days, accounts are terminated and the amount is sent to collections. The customer was notified viaTicket #************* on April 29th, 2022 of the following: "The services listed in your chargeback case have been terminated as a result of being unresolved for the 30 day period we outlined in our original reply. At this time your case has been closed and no further replies will be expected." We wish the client well on their future hosting endeavors.
    • Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I have tried to get this company to cancel my complete service at once. I keep getting more run around and thins they tell me to do. I just got an email stating they will cancel on due date. It appears to me they are stalling to be able to charge the card they have on file for auto renew. I can not go into the account settings to remove the card my self.

      Business response

      04/06/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 8, 2022/03/16) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. A review of the account shows that all customer services have already been cancelled, the customers domain name was set to expire on it's expiry date of 2022-03-05 and is now expired. Domains cannot be cancelled immediately, as this is simply how domains work. No services on the customers account are set to renew. The credit card on file has already been removed from the account and no further auto-renew charges will take place as customer has cancelled services.
    • Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I transferred and cancelled my account with them two years ago and had not utilized their service since then, yet they billed and charged my banking institution. To make matters worse, when I called to raise the issue, it was addressed unprofessionally with the representative rudely interrupting my inquiry and screaming and at me over the phone. I informed him of his lack of professionalism and that this is second time, they have billed me when I communicated with a representative years ago that I no longer wanted to do business with them, unjust business practices and that I would be filing a formal complaint. Based on prior complaints regarding cancellation, I am not alone in my experience and sentiment. My banking institution has been made aware of this unauthorized charge and I demand full cooperation and refund.

      Business response

      06/23/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 10, 2022/05/09) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. As was explained to the client, three (3) months ago on 02/11/22: The client has since filed a chargeback (Case #*********) to their credit company on February 11th, 2022 in the amount of $236.40. Had the client not filed the chargeback, we would have been able to work with them towards a satisfactory resolution. As there was a chargeback, the GreenGeeks policy is that the account gets suspended until the fraudulent chargeback is removed. If it's not settled within 30 days, accounts are terminated and the amount is sent to collections. The customer was notified via Ticket #PT-********* on March 13th, 2022 of the following: "The services listed in your chargeback case have been terminated as a result of being unresolved for the 30 day period we outlined in our original reply. At this time your case has been closed and no further replies will be expected." We wish the client well on their future hosting endeavors.
    • Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I purchased a SSL cert. a year ago. They sent me an invoice for another year but I don't need the SSL cert. anymore. They auto installed it. I asked GG to cancel this SSL, but they are refusing to refund me my money. I need that $99 back and I feel like I shouldn't pay for something I am not even using. They are basically saying "too late, we already installed it and you have to pay for it". I tried to cancel all SSL's before they installed automatically but the process is very confusing. I was charged for another SSL a year ago that never got used and they refused to refund that money as well. I let that one go, but asked them to not auto renew all the others so I wouldn't run into this again. This is the second time this has happened and I am out now $200.

      Business response

      01/05/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2021/12/22) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. A review of the account shows the client originally signed up with GreenGeeks on August 26th, 2014 for a Reseller hosting plan on a monthly billing term. On the order form, it explains: "All plans are prepaid and renew automatically." Upon signup, the client had to confirm that they had read the Terms Of Service before being able to proceed with the creation of their account. The Terms of Service explain "refunds are not available for additional services such as, but not limited to domain names, dedicated IP's, SSL certificates, CDN, professional services, etc. " Upon further review of the client's account, the following emails were sent to the client: 2021-11-28 - Thank you for your payment 2021-11-15 - An invoice has been generated As noted above, there was a thirteen day window in which the client could have reached out to us to cancel the SSL certificate before it renewed. As a formal cancellation request was not received prior to the renewal date, the renewal was processed and the certificate was enabled. During the cancellation process, the client was reminded that refunds are not available on Addon services such as SSL Certificates. At which time, the client replied with a barrage of threats, including but not limited to: "You will issue a refund for AlphaSSL Wildcard or I will go to my credit card company to get this refund, plus you will lost a customer. Not to mention other customers I know that have accounts with GreenGeeks. I will be also taking this public. I do not need this SSL for this year and it should not have been auto renewed. If you are willing to lost many customers over this then so be it. I am furious and you will not hear the end of this. I will fight this until I get my $99 back." In the interest of good customer service, GreenGeeks made a one time exception and issued a 50% refund to the client. No further monies are due to the client at this time.
    • Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I submitted a request through the dashboard on Green Geeks website requesting to cancel my service. I never recievd a repsonse instead I received a notication of invoice for another month of billing. I responsed to the email advising them a request for cancellation had been submitted. I received a response saying the never received the request and to confirm by email no later than Nov 10, 2021 to cancel the account to avoid furture billing. I immediately responsed confirming I would like to have the account cancelled. In response, they said I needed to go back into the dashboard where i previosuly submitted the cancellation request that they claimed to not have received in order for the account to be cancelled although I already confirmed by email. I then logged back into the website after being verified by their system and responded to the ticket requesting another cancellation. I was then told that was still not suffice. They try to make the cancellation process very difficult to avoid you cancelling services with them. I no longer want any services with them and they refuse to cancel my account after multiple request.

      Business response

      12/06/2021

      Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2021/11/12) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. A review of the account shows that the client originally signed up with GreenGeeks on July 17th, 2021 for shared hosting, EcoSite Pro for a monthly hosting term and accepted the Terms Of Service, which explains "It is the obligation of the GreenGeeks customer to know when their account comes up for renewal and if their intention is to non renew their account they must fill out the GreenGeeks cancellation form 5 business days prior to their account's renewal date to ensure that GreenGeeks billing department receives the cancellation request well in advance of the renewal date so that they can stop any renewal charges. If GreenGeeks does not receive a cancellation request prior to the customer's renewal, GreenGeeks will renew the clients' account 24 hours prior to the renewal date, and will apply charges as appropriate." The client submitted a cancellation request via Ticket ************** on November 3rd, 2021. We replied back to the client on that same ticket and explained that the only way to cancel an account is by submitting a formal cancellation request at www.GreenGeeks.com/cancel/. Instead of following our instructions and gong to greengeeks.com/cancel to submit the formal cancellation request as we advised, the client replied back to this same ticket with the following: "Cancel Account - **************. If I am billed after submitting this second request for cancellation I'll request a charge back." We once again replied to the client and reiterated the following "Thanks for getting back to us. Replying back to this ticket does not cancel your service. The only way to cancel a service with us is to submit a formal cancellation request at www.GreenGeeks.com/cancel/ You will get the options on the second page to select the service(s) that you would like to cancel." Once again, instead of following the instructions provided, the client replied back to us with "I'm not jumping through hoops to cancel an account I already told you I want to cancel and I already submitted a notification through the dashboard that you claim you can't find. I want my account cancelled and if I'm billed again I will be requesting a charge back. If you refuse to cancel the account I'll just report to BBB and others." It has never been GreenGeks policy to cancel an account via email, live chat or phone. The only way to cancel an account is done the same as signing up for an account - on our website. It was not until the following reply was sent to the client, that they finally went to our website and submitted the formal cancellation request: "As previously stated, If you wish to cancel your GreenGeeks services, please submit our online cancellation form at the following URL: https://www.greengeeks.com/cancel For the security of your account, GreenGeeks staff cannot cancel your services unless the secure cancellation form is submitted. This ensures you authorized the cancellation request and not someone else on your behalf. That being said, we cannot process a cancellation request via phone, live chat, or ticket submission. You must personally submit this request yourself for security purposes. Additionally, please be advised that this is explained on our website, and within our Terms of Service, which you agreed to upon signup. I will provide the relevant information below for your reference: https://www.greengeeks.com/support/article/if-i-want-to-cancel-my-account/ In short, if the online cancellation form is not submitted, we cannot cancel your services. Our systems do not allow us to prematurely terminate accounts in good standing for your security. If you have issues or questions or concerns regarding submitting the cancellation request, please let us know. Otherwise, we will close this ticket should you not want to renew your GreenGeeks services. Repeat replies to this ticket with requests to cancel any services or domains will be ignored as we cannot process these as explained above." Shortly after receiving the above reply, the client submitted formal cancellation request #49034 on November 3rd, 2021. The account was then scheduled to be canceled at the end of it's current period on Novembe 17th, 2021 and the following reply was sent to the client: ========== Hello , This is confirmation that we have processed your request as per the terms of service. Your requested service will be terminated at the end of the period. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding your Cancellation Request we invite you to reply back. Thank you for choosing GreenGeeks. Peter Tate ************************************************ No further monies are due to the client at this time. Consumer Response /* (3000, 7, 2021/11/17) */ (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) Peter seemed to have left out some information about what occurred. I see why Green Geeks have so many billing complaints. My initial request was submitted through their website. They never responded to my cancellation request so I emailed them. At that point in time the representative sent me the following message: (Alternately, if you still don't wish to continue service, please kindly reply back to this email before November 10th, 2021 to confirm how you wish to proceed and avoid automatic renewal. If we do not hear back from you by November 10th, 2021and the account automatically renews, a refund will not be available. Please advise how you wish to proceed.) I responded back to them requesting the account to be cancelled per their request. In response to me cancellation request I was then told that I needed to go back on the website and submit another request to cancel. Which explains my responses that Peter has provided. Business Response /* (4000, 9, 2021/11/19) */ We are sorry that you've had issues with our renewal policy. Our policies are clearly marked in our Terms of Service, on our order form, and in our Support Knowledge Base. It has never been GreenGeeks policy to cancel an account via email, live chat or phone call. Canceling an account is done the same way as creating an account - online, via our website. As per the clients request, the account has been terminated. No further monies are due to the client at this time.
    • Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      GreenGeeks, LLC ran a nearly $400 charge on an account that I had reached out to cancel in mid-October 2021. They did not cancel. They ran an expired credit card under my name with an incorrect ZIP code. I don't even know how it was possible for the charge to process, but it did after they ran it twice -- on their first attempt, it failed, and on the second, it went through. When I reached out to customer service about it, they told me that they were not going to issue a refund because they'd responded to my cancellation request offering a discount and I didn't reply. This requirement -- me replying A SECOND TIME to say I wanted to cancel -- was apparently listed in the Terms of Service I agreed to when I signed up for the service three full years ago. I didn't reply because I got married in mid-late October and also, I thought it was already handled because I 1. asked them to cancel and 2. they had an expired credit card on file. I just want my money back. I don't have $400 to spend on this and they acknowledge in their message, which I've uploaded here, that I reached out and asked to cancel. Telling me the Terms of Service had an automatic renewal if I didn't respond to a second email clause is shady and dishonest. This is just not okay in any way.

      Business response

      04/18/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2021/11/09) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. A review of the account shows that the client originally signed up with GreenGeeks on November 1st, 2018 for shared hosting, EcoSite Starter for a 3 year hosting term. It has never been GreenGeeks policy to accept cancellation requests via ticket, phone call or live chat. When signing up for a new account. the order form explains "By submitting this order, you agree to and confirm you have read our Terms of Service." This statement links to the Terms of Service at ************************************ , where it explains the following: "It is the obligation of the GreenGeeks' customers to know when their account comes up for renewal and, if their intention is to non-renew their account, they must fill out the GreenGeeks cancellation form 5 business days prior to their account's renewal date to ensure that the billing department can stop any renewal charges." It further goes on to explain "The 30 day money back guarantee applies only to the start date of the clients' service with GreenGeeks, and does not apply to renewals of service." As the client did not submit their cancellation request five (5) business days before the renewal date, the account automatically renewed as per the Terms of Service the client agreed to upon signup. Had the customer submitted a formal cancellation request prior to the renewal date, we would have been able to prevent the renewal of the account. However, they didn't do that, and the account automatically renewed as per the Terms of Service they agreed to. We understand the credit card on file was expired yet the charge still went through. Our billing system is an automatic system that tries to process the payment, however, it is up to your financial institution to allow it to go through or not. As they allowed it to go through, the payment was processed and the account successfully renewed. As stated on our order form when you sign up, "All plans are prepaid and renew automatically. By submitting this order, you agree to and confirm you have read our Terms of Service." We are sorry that the client had issues with our renewal policy. Our policies are clearly marked in our terms of service, on our order form, and in our Support Knowledge Base. You can cancel your account at any time. However, the money-back guarantee is only available within the first 30 days of your Green Geeks account. Quarterly, one, two, and three-year accounts that are beyond the 30 day trial period are not eligible for a refund. For your convenience, I am including an informational link: ************************************************************************** Even though the client was not eligble for a refund of their renewal fees, as a part of our effort to achieve industry leading customer satisfaction, we issued a partial refund of $383.25. to the client on November 2nd, 2021. As was previously explained, the remaining balance of $10.95 was held to cover the following expenses in accordance with our Terms of Service. The remaining balance of $10.95 was held to cover the following expenses in accordance with our Terms of Service. 1-month fee No further monies are owed to the client at this time.
    • Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I canceled their services more than a year ago, today I find that they didn't cancel and are still charging me. When questioned they played dumb and just canceled my account without reimbursing me. Attached are the tickets from their own control panel which show the dates the cancellations where made. It's their own system providing this information and they just play dumb and instead of any kind of apology or resolution they just make it impossible and take terribly long to resolve any issue. They asked for illegal stuff like my credit card statement which they don't need at all. They are refusing to pay me and I will follow a class action lawsuit since there are a lot of people who they did this to. This so called business is just malpractice and dodgy tactics to get money out. They are bound to dissapear and get sued.

      Business response

      11/12/2021

      Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2021/10/29) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. A review of the account shows that the client originally signed up with GreenGeeks on January 4th, 2016 for an EcoSite Starter hosting plan - hiscore.mx, for an annual billing term. On January 6th, 2019 the client signed reached out to us via Ticket #MZX********** and requested that we switch the billing cycle to a monthly plan, as they could no longer afford to pay the annul renewal fee. We happily accommodated the client's request to change the billing cycle. On October 21, 2021 the client visited our live chat and requested to cancel the account. At this time, the Live Chat agent opened Ticket #VJL-********* on the client's behalf with the appropriate department, explaining that the client wanted to cancel the account. Instead of waiting for a reply from the appropriate department, the client replied back to Ticket #VJL-********* hurling insults, making threats and using abusive language towards GreenGeeks staff. Additionally, the client was demading that we owe them for a year of hosting, which was not true. Additionally on October 21, 2021, the client created Ticket #HK**********3 with GreenGeeks Billing team, stating that they had been charged for a year of hosting and that they were due a refund. GreenGeeks replied and explained that the client was on a monthly billing cycle and had not been charged for an annual renewal. GreenGeeks also requested to see a screenshot of the official credit card statement showing where the client had been charged for a year, and the client refused to provide this information. Instead, the client launched into a tirade of unnecessary abusive language, which did nothing to resolve the issue. The clients account was terminated on October 21, 2021 via Cancellation Request #*****. When the client signed up, they accepted the Terms Of Service, which explains "It is the obligation of the GreenGeeks customer to know when their account comes up for renewal and if their intention is to non renew their account they must fill out the GreenGeeks cancellation form 5 business days prior to their account's renewal date to ensure that GreenGeeks billing department receives the cancellation request well in advance of the renewal date so that they can stop any renewal charges." GreensGeeks policy is that the 30 day money back guarantee applies only to the initial start date of the clients' service with GreenGeeks, and does not apply to renewals of service. As the monthy hosting plan is outside of the 30 day window in which a refund could be issued, no further monies are due to the client at this time.
    • Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      On February 17, 2021 I reached out to an employee named ******** and informed him I wanted to cancel my account. I stated it several times consecutively. I stated that I would prefer to get a refund if possible but I want to cancel regardless. The representative told me they would take care of it and would look into the refund. Months later upon review of finances I realize not only was I not issued a refund, consistent with other complaints I was charged AGAIN and even charged MORE than I'd been charged previously. I contacted green geeks again to resolve this and found that INSTEAD of cancelling the rep passed the request to another rep, ********, who decided after the fact, arbitrarily, she wouldn't cancel my service unless I personally responded to her AS WELL and confirmed within a ticketing system I was never made aware of, through a service I was under the impression I cancelled. Then on renewal day they charged me AGAIN against my explicitly stated request to the contrary.

      Business response

      04/18/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2021/10/21) */ GreenGeeks apologizes for the misunderstanding that has occurred. We welcome an opportunity to work with the client towards a resolution. A review of the account shows that the client originally signed up with GreenGeeks on June 18th, 2014 for an EcoSite hosting plan - ***********, for an annual term and accepted the Terms Of Service, which explains "It is the obligation of the GreenGeeks customer to know when their account comes up for renewal and if their intention is to non renew their account they must fill out the GreenGeeks cancellation form 5 business days prior to their account's renewal date to ensure that GreenGeeks billing department receives the cancellation request well in advance of the renewal date so that they can stop any renewal charges." The clients hosting plan automatically renewed each year up to and including 2017. In 2017, the client renewed their EcoSite plan and contacted us via Ticket #************* on July 13th, 2017 to request that we upgrade their hosting plan to our EcoSite Premium plan which renews at a higher price point. Invoice #******* was created in the amount of $110.00 for the difference in price. The client paid the invoice and GreenGeeks upgraded the account to an annual EcoSite Premium plan. The clients hosting plan continued to renew each June 17th, automatically through 2020. On February 17th, 2021, the client contacted us via Ticket #************* and stated that they needed to close the account and receive a pro-rated refund for the 4 months remaining on the current billing cycle. On February 18th, 2021 GreenGeeks replied and explained that refunds were ony available during the first 30 days of signup and if the account were to be cancelled now, the client would forfeit the remaining time left on the account. GreenGeeks even included an informational link with further information: *********************************************************************** We ended that reply by asking how we could be of further assistance to the client. GreenGeeks did not hear back from the client and the clients hosting account renewed once again on June 17, 2021. The client finally replied back to Ticket #************* on October 11, 2021, upset that the account had renewed four (4) months earlier in June and demanding a refund. It is unfortunate that the client did not reply back to GreenGeeks in February when the initial reply was sent. It is also unfortunate that the client waited four (4) months after renewal on June 17th, 2021 to contact us in October to inquire about a refund on a service that had renewed in June 2021. Had the client replied back to us in February, we could have provided instructions on how to properly cancel the account. Instead, the client failed to get back to us until after the renewal occurred and regrettably, refunds are not available on account renewals as per the Terms of Service the client agreed to upon signup. It has never been GreenGeeks policy to cancel an account via ticket, telephone or live chat. The only way to cancel an account is to submit the formal cancellation request form on the GreenGeeks website. Additionally, GreensGeeks policy is that The 30 day money back guarantee applies only to the initial start date of the clients' service with GreenGeeks, and does not apply to renewals of service. The client submitted a formal Cancellation Request #***** on October 12th, 2021 and GreenGeeks terminated the account on October 14th, 2021 as per the Terms of Service. No further monies are owed to the client at this time. Consumer Response /* (3000, 7, 2021/10/21) */ (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) I appreciate Green Geeks laying out the entire history of our service relationship, but I feel this sets up for a straw man argument not actually relevant to my initial complaint. To be clear, my complaint is that I explicitly told a member through their CHAT service I would like to cancel my hosting. The representative in this CHAT service told me they WOULD, IN FACT, cancel my account. The representative replying HERE is lying about a very critical detail. The original ticket they reference sent on February 17th, 2021, (Ticket #*************) requesting cancellation and asking additionally IF a refund was possible, WAS NOT IN FACT INITIATED BY ME. It was an internal ticket sent by THEIR chat rep to THEIR cancellation department, referencing my request to cancel. I will HAPPILY attach a picture proving this. This is a critically important fact, because the issue lies in the fact that yes, while their cancellation department DID reach out to me via this ticketing system afterwards to (unnecessarily) have me confirm for a SECOND time that I wanted to cancel after they told me they would cancel it, they did so via a mechanism (their ticketing system) that I was not even aware EXISTED. Hence my lack of reply. Yes, I agreed to your terms of service. Thanks for the patronizing cop-out for your predatory sales practices. However, I defy you to show me where in your TOS it says your chat representatives can make false claims to your customers about what they're doing, specifically leading said customers to not take the "necessary" actions you arbitrarily require, IN ORDER to entrap them into further charges. Business Response /* (4000, 9, 2021/10/29) */ We are sorry that you've had issues with our renewal policy. Our policies are clearly marked in our terms of service, on our order form, and in our Support Knowledge Base. You can cancel your account at any time. However, the money-back guarantee is only available within the first 30 days of your Green Geeks account. Quarterly, one, two, and three-year accounts that are beyond the 30 day trial period are not eligible for a refund. For your convenience, I am including an informational link: *************************************************************************** We cannot process a cancellation request via phone, live chat, or ticket submission. You must personally submit this request yourself for security purposes. The client submitted a formal Cancellation Request #***** on October 12th, 2021 and GreenGeeks terminated the account on October 14th, 2021 as per the Terms of Service. As was previously explained, no further monies are owed to the client at this time.

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