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A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.

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PCancel membership | Peloton×
https://www.onepeloton.com/mymembership/cancel
PelotonClasses · Membership · Account
Cancel your membership

Your membership will end on November 9. You won't be charged again.

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ICancel membership | Iron Peak Fitness×
https://www.ironpeakfitness.com/account/cancel
Iron Peak FitnessClasses · Clubs · Account
Cancel your membership

Memberships can't be cancelled online.

Visit your home club in person or send a certified letter. Your $59.99 monthly fee continues until we receive it.

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Always check the cancel button.

You signed up online, but you can only cancel in person or by certified letter, and you pay $59.99 every month until they get it. It is built so you give up.

Always checkThe real oneThe scam
1Where it livesIs it the real company's or person's own address or number?

onepeloton.com is Peloton's own site.

ironpeakfitness.com is the gym's own site too, so the address won't warn you.

2What it asks you to doCheck firstDoes it want a password, a payment, a call, or a tap?

One button: cancel, and see the date it ends.

Go to the club in person or mail a certified letter.

3How hard it pushesIs there a deadline, a threat, or a surprise charge?

No charge after the end date.

The $59.99 keeps coming until your letter arrives.

RememberBefore you sign up for anything monthly, find out how to cancel. If you can't cancel online, think twice.

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