LinkedIn users hit with £500 bills

USERS of Linkedin networking site have been charged £500 after a free trial of its top service.

The website connecting business contacts charges £479.88 a year for its Premium Business account. Sehr Sarwar, 30, a financial public relations officer from London, signed up for the free trial in January. A month later £479.88 was taken from her account. Accountant Susan Wall, 62, has also been hit by the charge. Neither said they received a notification before the trial ended.

LinkedIn says it sends notifications to users but admits the message may end up in spam folders. Both Sehr and Susan have been refunded.

To cancel a subscription prior to a trial’s end date go to linkedin.com/premium/cancel.