Already criticized for its lack of transparency, the SNCF cashback service, offered by the company Webloyalty, is on the government’s radar.
Soon finished, cashback on SNCF? As a reminder, this return of money is offered to the Internet user after a transaction on an e-commerce site. When validating your purchase, for example a train ticket, a tab opens announcing that you can obtain a refund of part of the amount.
If this reimbursement may seem attractive, it is better to read the conditions of obtaining. Because very often, the customer must take out a paid monthly subscription. Two companies share the subscription cashback market: Webloyalty and Monetize Angels.
Disconnecting Webloyalty from SNCF Connect
However, it is this first actor, Webloyalty, service provider for the SNCF, which finds itself in the sights of the government with its Discounts and Reductions program, as shown by the tweet of Philippe Latombe, deputy Renaissance. Contact by Tech&Cothe office of Transport Minister Clment Beaune confirmed that exchanges would be organized with the SNCF.
The deputy announces that he wants to disconnect Webloyalty from SNCF Connect. In question therefore, the subscription of the paid subscription while the customer thinks to be reimbursed. Nevertheless, in its message, the SNCF notes that by clicking on continue, you will be able to join the Discount and Reductions program for 18 euros per month and get refunds from our partner Webloyalty.
If Webloyalty has never been condemned in France, the Fraud Repression has already made it known that these paid cashback offers could be apprehended from the angle deceptive marketing practices.
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