odd phone charges?

[DreamGirlie]

We just got our land line phone bill in the mail.

Apparently we called 'someone' in the UK for 20 mins on March 10th for a total charge of $50.00!

1. We do not know ANYONE in the UK
2. There is only 3 of us in the household for the most part, and my mother definitely did not call, I couldnt call due to a injury on my hand i couldnt even dial lol, my sister is 13 and she would NEVER do that she is too responsible.

I am calling the company 'usbi' in the morning but still isnt this awfully strange?

any ideas?

[skahound]

Re: odd phone charges?

1. We do not know ANYONE in the UK


any ideas?

Keep this on the down-low, but MJ's been bragging about the 20 minute phone sex session he had with you a few weeks ago.

[DreamGirlie]

Re: odd phone charges?

I call him from my cell phone so thats a no-go

[peloquin]

Re: odd phone charges?

i haven't had a land line for about 3 years... i forgot all that long distance bullshit (yay cellphones) call and bitch at the phone company!

[DreamGirlie]

Re: odd phone charges?

i plan on it first thing tomorrow, im just trying to figure out how it could happen? do phone lines really get crossed that much that a 20 mins call could be made from our line and noone knew?

[peloquin]

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sorry

[DreamGirlie]

Re: odd phone charges?

you should be!

[skahound]

Re: odd phone charges?

There are those scams out there where people call you and get you to press some odd sequence of numbers claiming that they are the phone company. That opens your phone line up to those people and they can then call any place they choose. Had someone call me trying to do that once, but thankfully I had already received the email and forwarded to 20 of my closest friends, so I knew what to do...still waiting for my $50 check from Microsoft though.

[Balanc3]

Re: odd phone charges?

You on dial-up???

This might help...

http://www.ripoffreport.com/results.asp?q1=ALL&q5=USBI&submit2=Search%21&q4=&q6=&q3=&q2=&q7=&searchtype=0

[picklemonkey]

Re: odd phone charges?

Had someone call me trying to do that once, but thankfully I had already received the email and forwarded to 20 of my closest friends, so I knew what to do...still waiting for my $50 check from Microsoft though.

:ROFLMAO:


DG, are you saying that all I need to do is call you on me cell phone and I can have hot 20-minute phone sex with you? Whats your phone number?

[peloquin]

Re: odd phone charges?

pickle, wouldnt be jealous?

[DreamGirlie]

Re: odd phone charges?

hmm thats interesting balanc3. i am on DSL though.

i looked at my statement and it looks like i was online from 655-855 that evening, wouldnt i see something weird if that happened to me though?

[Balanc3]

Re: odd phone charges?

The Premium XXX dialer was just one example. Here's one closer to what your experiencing.

Company
USBI
Address:
Nationwide, Sweden
Phone Number:
877-770-2022
Fax:


I'am trying to get $179.00 that was charged to my phone bill by USBI ,TELLIS. They tried to claim that we made calls to Sweden
My phone company has been very helpfull.

Cindy
verona, Missouri
U.S.A.

and another

Here's how these crooks work.

The main crooks at usbi tell the worker bees to collect as much money as possible.

Naturally, nobody ever made any of the calls they are being billed for. So, the bees have to fight with people over and over again all day long. Can you imagine doing that job?

Anyway, they make their phony threats to try to scare people into sending money. But, there is really nothing they can do. Call your real phone company and refuse the charges. Pay the rest of the normal phone bill on time. But, leave the usbi part unpaid.

Just refuse to pay usbi. There's nothing they can do. They're frauds. It's no different than the bum on the corner trying to get you to buy him a beer.

They are just looking for handouts, just like the bum. Don't be foolish enough to give them one.

Paul - Anaheim, California
U.S.A.

Federal Trade Commision Ruling



The FTC considers this practice illegal:
cramming (kram-ming) v. 1. the practice of packing charges on your phone bill for services that you never ordered, authorized, received, or used.

Please go to this website to file a complaint and read the settlement details. You will need to file a new complaint based on the settlement date.

www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/cramming/

John - Franklin, Massachusetts
U.S.A.

Good luck!

[DJZeke]

Re: odd phone charges?

lame

[picklemonkey]

Re: odd phone charges?

defo not cool. are they getting away with it because they're out of country?