Hootsuite: Avoiding Unauthorized Charges
Users are experiencing fraudulent charges and scams associated with a specific app, leading to significant financial concerns. As a result, individuals feel compelled to obtain new cards to prevent unauthorized transactions.
6 different people have complained about this since 01 Jun 2019, most recently on 01 Mar 2026.
No new posts for 238 days. This may have been fixed, or people stopped writing about it — the evidence below is from before 01 Mar 2026.
- “doesnt work & just tried to charge my card 1500 dollars”
- “Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — SCAM ALTER !!!!!.”
- “Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — This looks to be a scam app.”
6 people in 6 posts across 1 source · 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 6 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 6 people using Hootsuite - Social Media Tools
- What goes wrong
- Unexpected high subscription fees charged6 people · 100%
- Since
- 01 Jun 2019 → 01 Mar 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Hootsuite - Social Media Tools
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint6100%
Sources
6 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — SCAM! doesnt work & just tried to charge my card 1500 dollars
Doesn't workHootsuite - Social Media Tools — SCAM ALTER !!!!! SCAM ALTER - this app will auto purchase after you sign in? Which really means sign up for a free trial with an auto purchase after 30 days! Do not downloaded this app unless your willing to pay $CAM guys!!
Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — This looks to be a scam app Be wary downloading as this looks to be a scam. Almost impossible to use and free trial seems to trigger a $69 per month fee charged annually.
Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Do not use!!! Scam company and fraudulent. Impossible to cancel and charge you even if you cancel. There is no email or phone number to contact them on. Do not use!!!
…ou to cancel during free trial until money is taken out your account. GET A NEW CARD TO AVOID YOURSELF FROM GETTING CHARGED
Market and score
Products already there, how the score moved, and what it is made of
Existing solutions
Products people named in the evidence · high competition does not automatically mean a bad market
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Opportunity history
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Why did it move?
Score 31.7 → 26.8 · 15 Oct 2026, 12:00 → 13:15 UTC
How the score was measured38 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100Show ↓Hide ↑
Questions about this idea
- Is Avoiding Unauthorized Charges a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 6 different people described it independently, in 6 mentions, the earliest from 01 Jun 2019 and the most recent from 01 Mar 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: quiet — no new posts in the last 60 days. 0 people raised it in the last 30 days and 0 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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