 | The Phone Scam You Don't Know About.| OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss The Phone Scam You Don't Know About. in the Current forums; Originally Posted by freebird
You just can't win - It's like Whack-a-mole
Now that was funny!... |
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07-13-2008, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by freebird 
You just can't win - It's like Whack-a-mole
| Now that was funny! 
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07-13-2008, 03:32 PM
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You just can't win - It's like Whack-a-mole
| That WAS funny! 
But understand its not the phone company. They probably really don't know what it is because of regulations.
Its some third rate company that provides (they say) some type of service that is billed through the phone company. Like an answering service or third-rate internet service. Thats what kills me. The phone company can't remove the bill because its not their bill, its another company and until I can get ahold of them, $16 out my pocket every month.
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07-13-2008, 03:35 PM
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07-13-2008, 07:49 PM
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| NJACO, its time for you to file a criminal complaint with your state consumer affairs dept and use that to have your local telco freeze the charges.
Untill you do that, theres nothing we can do to help you or give you other advice.
If that doesnt work, terminate your phone, and get a new number.
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07-13-2008, 07:58 PM
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Country: | I definately will Sys. but I need to investigate alittle further. Found this on Sat and everything is closed until tommorrow. I have no problem going to the government or law enforcement or even the papers about this.
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07-14-2008, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Njaco That WAS funny!
But understand its not the phone company. They probably really don't know what it is because of regulations.
Its some third rate company that provides (they say) some type of service that is billed through the phone company. Like an answering service or third-rate internet service. Thats what kills me. The phone company can't remove the bill because its not their bill, its another company and until I can get ahold of them, $16 out my pocket every month. | There is something wrong with this picture IMO. I don't think that the phone company should be able to bill you for anything that you don't actually dial up on their hardware. If it is a legitimate provider of some service they should bill you directly, not piggy-back on the phone company. What is to prevent any fly-by-night company from sending a bogus bill to the phone company to pass on to you?
{On that note Njaco I had my own company "Scams-Я-Us" forward a charge for $500 to your phone company to put on your bill!}
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07-14-2008, 07:00 AM
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Country: | Ok, guys it gets better. Just noticed a $500 bill under that "Other Provider" heading. Tracked to some transvestite sex toy shop in Canada.
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07-14-2008, 09:21 AM
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Have a standing water pipe for this building. It is in case there is a fire, the Fire Company can access the water needed to fight the fire. The standpipe never pushes any water out of it. Just sits there waiting to be used.
The Water Company hits me with a $70 a month charge for the standpipe. Not a thing in the world I can do about it. The Pa Govt mandated the standpipe and then ok'd the water company hitting me with a $70 a month charge.
Granted, we're a business and it's part of doing business. But I paid for the installation of the standpipe. The Water Company is just screwing us (with the help of the state assembly). | |
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07-14-2008, 11:47 AM
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| $70 a month or for a year?
$70 a month for water seems quite excessive.
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07-14-2008, 12:08 PM
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| Man how I'd love to just bust into one of those garages that these freaking lowlifes are hiding in!
Njaco I'm looking forward to hearing about how you will deal with this, I hope you get those bastards behind bars!
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07-14-2008, 12:20 PM
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07-14-2008, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by timshatz I.
The Water Company hits me with a $70 a month charge for the standpipe. |
To pay the roving inspectors to come around and check out your standpipe? Quote:
Originally Posted by Njaco Ok, guys it gets better. Just noticed a $500 bill under that "Other Provider" heading. Tracked to some transvestite sex toy shop in Canada. |
Enjoy your order! 
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07-14-2008, 12:44 PM
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07-14-2008, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Lucky13 Have them build something in Mojave Desert....as a chaingang..w*nkers! | hey .... we have enough criminals here! Dont be adding to our prison population!
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07-14-2008, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by syscom3 hey .... we have enough criminals here! Dont be adding to our prison population! | But.....but...but..!  How about using them for target practice with a .50 then?
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