By Shaun Heasley
For Disabilityscoop
November 4, 2009
An Indiana man with developmental disabilities was duped into a monthly gym membership by representatives of Bally’s who showed up at his door and drove him to the gym, the man’s family says.
Two men from Bally’s Total Fitness approached Mark Hannon,49, at his Indianapolis apartment and then drove him to a local gym to sign up for a year-long contract. Hannon has the functional abilities of a man much younger than his 49 years.
The contract Hannon agreed to included a $29.99 monthly withdrawal from his bank account plus $69.98 in initial fees for the first and last month of membership and a service fee.
When Hannon’s brothers went to the gym to request a refund, gym officials were unwilling to make any concessions, reports 6News, the Indianapolis ABC affiliate. To read more click here.
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