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Gurudocs.com is A Scam Site

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On May 1, 2026, I used Gurudocs.com because I urgently needed to reduce the size of a single photo to fit a website’s upload limits. The site showed a charge of 150 yen for this, and I paid that amount through PayPal, fully believing I was making a one‑time, small payment just to resize one image. Without any clear, understandable indication that I was signing up for an ongoing plan, Gurudocs.com then charged me 8,499 yen on May 8, 2026, for an annual subscription. I did not knowingly agree to an annual subscription, and I felt completely misled when I saw this unexpected charge. I contacted Gurudocs.com and explained that I did not want any subscription and that I only intended to pay the 150 yen for the one‑time photo resizing. Instead of resolving the issue, they tried to keep me as a paying customer by offering a two‑year subscription at half price. I refused and again asked for my money back. They then offered a one‑year subscription at half price with a half refund of the fee, which I also refused because I have no interest in using their app or service at all. After that, they said they would cancel my subscription but would not provide any refund. I also contacted PayPal about this annual subscription charge, but they informed me that they could not do anything. I am left feeling that I have been scammed. Gurudocs.com claims I should have noticed that I was being upgraded and that an annual charge would be made, but when a service shows 150 yen to complete a simple task, a reasonable user does not expect a hidden annual fee of 8,499 yen to follow. I request a full refund of the 8,499 yen annual subscription fee, as I never knowingly agreed to this subscription, I do not use or intend to use the service, and I believe the way this charge was presented is misleading. I also think that other users should be made aware of these practices so they are not similarly misled by unclear upgrade or subscription conditions.

July 23 5:17 PM (1 month after complaint)

Hello Tony, Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed review. We sincerely apologize for the frustration and inconvenience you have experienced regarding the unexpected 8,499 yen charge. We completely understand your concern about being charged for an annual subscription when you only intended to make a one-time payment of 150 yen for resizing a single photo. It is never our intention to make our users feel misled, and we take your feedback regarding the clarity of our subscription terms very seriously. We want to resolve your issue and investigate the case more deeply. Please contact our support team directly. When reaching out, kindly include the email address linked to your transaction or your PayPal transaction ID so we can quickly locate your account details. We look forward to hearing from you and helping you sort this out as soon as possible. Best regards

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