Shaw Academy - Reviews and experiences

THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO BE CHARGED AND SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY! They seem to offer a free trial and then start to take money from your account unauthorised! And after disputing with them through email they will ignore everything you've said and continue telling you that your are welcome to enjoy your course, a course you didn't sign up for! This company is a disgrace! They just want to steal your money!

This is a big scam not an academy!
I'm so mad at myself that I did not google it before I signed up for a 4 week free trial. They just ignore that you canceled the subscription and charge you - well - they steal from you 100€ just like that!
Plus - the course was really bad.

Like many others, I signed up for their free trial and I was promptly charged for a toolkit which I never opted to purchase. They have so far not responded to any of my emails and I have cancelled my trial but I am seeing many people here still charged even when they cancelled so I am living in fear of my card being charged again. Is there a way to protect myself from this?

ABSOLUTE SCAM!

I signed up to Shaw Academy to see what the course entailed. Within 5 minutes I cancelled my subscription and noticed I was charged £49.99.

They take your card details before you can see anything and by this point it’s too late. I’ve requested a refund for my apparent one-click-purchase for course materials which I did not request.

They are refusing to refund me and are even offering my a complete course for £49.99. What a load of ****.

Don’t use them. Please be aware, they are not legit and will try and take advantage.

Absolutely awful. I made an account just to check out their courses, and never finished enrolling. I then got charged £49.99 a month later, with no notification, and despite the fact that I'd never used their resources. I've been contacting them for several days and they've now stopped replying. I'm adamant to get my money back, and will send them emails as often as necessary. Also, in this time, I've been sent 4 texts, 7 emails and received a phone call trying to get me to re-enrol.

I cancelled the subscription on the same day I signed up for and never used free period for a minute. Thinking it was cancelled didn’t bother to check twice ! Turned out they charged me for two months and refuses to refund £50. This company is a scam !!

Please do not get involved in this site/company. They will harras you sending direct text messages and whatss app constantly. i do not know how they get away with it and have never experienced nothing like it.

It seems people read the reviews after they have gotten scammed, rather than before. Unfortunately, I was not an exception.
Yesterday I was charged by SA straight after I had signed up for 4 week trial, both for the allegedly 'free trial' and the course material which I did not buy.
Due to SA refused to refund the funds, I have no choice but to report them as a fraudulent company.
It would be best for these scammers to start their own courses as they might come in handy when looking for a new job.

MUST READ!!!
DON NOT USE!!!!
THEY CANT NOT BE TRUSTED!!!!
DON’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE!!!
HERES WHY:
So I had my membership extended till the 18th Oct and afterwards it would then get cancelled and by that point I had finished all of the lessons as well as complete all of the exams and when I questioned where was my hard copy I was told I didn’t finished the course and therefore would not get a hard copy of the diploma unless I paid more money!!!! (Money grabbers) ???? By this point I have had another £100 taken out of my bank account even though I was previously been told by a member of their colleagues that it would get cancelled. I had put in so much of my time and effort into this course only to find out that I won’t receive my hard copy of the diploma which is rightfully mine due to some FAULT IN THE STYTEM!!! And not only did they rob money off a young 19 year old girl (£300+) they robbed her from her dreams and future and for that they should feel ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES!!!! So what I suggest to them was I either get sent my hard copy of my diploma immediately (which is rightfully mine) or they return my full amount of money they robbed from me!!! However, their customer advice team have been completely useless toward the situation when all I want is for the issue to be solved ASAP as you can imagine I am very unhappy ????all I would like this mess to be sorted. And as I have made them aware I will take this issue even further if I have too!!!

They are a SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They charged me £199 illegally. I did not authorise this payment aand will be taking this up with THE TRADING STANDARDS INSTITUTE

They say everything its for free after a month they take away from your account 50 £ without letting you know

I created account in this school only for free trial period. I only would like to check if their courses are appropriate for me or not?
I started to receive a lot of annoying emails, messages, notifications, banners!
I only would like to remove one of this banners from my phone screen but in result I have found that I “bought something” for £49.99!!! It’s ridiculous! I didn’t want any purchase! I didn’t download anything and will not do it! I tried to communicate with the support team.. but SURE they refused to return my money back!!

This is a scam. I signed up to this and stupidly gave my PayPal details. I then immediately cancelled as upon further research the company didn’t look right. I was then charged for course materials which I didn’t purchase and when I complained they said I had been taken through a two step verification which is a lie. This is a complete scam and I want a refund. I want to give zero stars for this review but the site won’t allow me to

DO NOT USE under any circumstances. This company will take money from you during a "free" trial and then when you query it, they will force a 'lifetime membership' onto you without your consent. Effectively removing you right to pause or cancel your account. An absolute joke. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

DO NOT PURCHASE ANY COURSES from Shaw Academy....they will charge you and there is no chance getting a refund.....the upselling within the course also, there is so much of it you don't know where to click and if you do click on something you will get charged, and again theres no chance getting a refund...really bad service too and I would stay away from this site altogether...

ABSOLUTE SCAM!!!

WORST ELEARNING EXPERIENCE EVER!

I WILL NOT RECOMMEND THEM EVEN TO MY ENEMIES.

Shaw academy advertises with a "free" 4 week online class, only to get your payment details. Even after the cancellation is confirmed and you have no access to the course they keep charging you, forever.

It is practically impossible to quit and get your money back. Stay away from these CRIMINALS.

It Is Impossible to speak with the custommer care.

THE MATERIALS ARE MEDIOCRE AND DULL and you are far better off on udemy, coursera or any other learning platform.

I have connected with many other victims and we are currently organising a collective action to fight for our rights and protect others. Get in touch with me if you were defrauded or if you know somebody else who was defrauded.

We are currently contacting TV, Press and youtube influencers to spread the word ad are collecting money to start legal action.

I demand the CEO and founder of the company to stop defrauding people in this challenging times and I want to ask, how can you live yourself and your lies.

6 months I still have not received my refund and I will not let go until I get a 100% refund. I will post daily on social media, write reviews, make memes.

Don't be silent and fight for your rights

CHECK on youtube "shaw academy scam",
CHECK on instagram shawacademyfraud

STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!

THEY ARE NOT ACCREDITED!!! THEY WILL TAKE MONEY FROM YOUR ACCOUNT AND REFUSE TO REFUND IT! THEY WILL MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CANCEL YOUR FREE TRIAL AND THEN STILL CHARGE YOU AFTER! THEY WILL CONVINCE YOU IT'S A FREE TRIAL AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR A YEAR SUBSCRIPTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRIAL! NOT THE END! BE AWARE AND STAY AWAY! THEY ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR FRAUD!!!

Check The Guardian for the news article, and Facebook for the support group with tips on how to get your money back.

I wish I have seen this page before I subscribed to their free trial (trading course). I have cancelled my subscription before the due date as the content was not good and more than that there was no interaction with the instructor. I have provided the feedback when they called and asked for it taking good amount of time and explaining in detail. They told me they are extending the subscription free for another 2 months. Despite my telling them no they have extended 2 months subscription and dropped me mail confirming that it was extended and there will not be any recurring charges. After 2 months I was charged 24.99 pounds. When enquired with them they first told me that I have not cancelled the subscription. WhenI provided the evidence with the mail confirmation they said they cannot reverse the charge and I need to deal with the bank. Funny, I received a mail after this asking for feedback on the service request of the ticket. When I went to their site and typed in all the information to provide the genuine feedback and experience again it did not allow me to update, which really irked me and hence sharing the terrible experience here.

Please report them to:
Better Business Bureau, FBI Internet Crime, and Google Business

Shaw Academy is a website scam. I told them I didn't authorize any charge and that I NEVER used their free trial service. I didn't even know who they are. When I looked on the account. It says it was made by an under 18 person. So I'm thinking maybe my 10-year-old did something on the computer because my information is saved on our computer.

As the charge of $69.99 was pending, I reached out to them to let them know I never authorized anything and can they refund me the money for a service that hasn't been used. They said no and that I can still use their service! Please do not give them your bank information.

If this has happened to you. Make sure you dispute the charge with your bank. You should also report them to the Better Business Bureau and the FBI internet crime complaint. Never deal with a company if you can't talk to someone in customer service. And make sure you cancel the credit card that they have on file because your information is saved on their website. They are taking advantage of people! Research their reviews on Reddit, Trustpilot, and Better Business Bureau for more complaints on how they handle business.

***This is my reply to Shaw Academy's reply. You're not sorry for anything because this isn't your first time doing this! Your just a fraud company getting over on people. I personally did not sign up for your service. My 10-year-old son did sign up using our family's computer, where my information is saved because I pay my bills online. You should verify people through their personal phone. You are a horrible company! After researching your reviews, this is what you do and this has happened to numerous customers. I have filed a complaint with the Better Business Burea, my bank, and the FBI Internet Crime Complaint.

I did not authorise payment from my account. Received no confirmation email or acknowledgement they were taking money off me. Have been conned out of £100. Absolutely disgusted. Do not use this company. Did not take part in any online courses. Big scam.