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Article #6379Re: RCN scary letter
From: KK
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:09
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:09
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In article <sunclad-DE8ED3.15121524112007@news.verizon.net>, "D. Kirkpatrick" <sunclad@sunclad.com> wrote: > In article <KENJI-2E437C.10245324112007@localhost>, > KK <KENJI@RIPCO.COM> wrote: > > > > Still does. > > > > > > The latest scam is that you get a call, you answer, call disconnects. > > > > > > Your next bill has a change from a gypsy phone service. > > > > > > You call them to get the charge removed. > > > > > > They willingly remove it *AFTER* they give you the sales speil for > > > their service. > > > > what are they selling that they get ATT to bill you for it? > > > > Its just a scam to assure a sales call. > > I've had it happen a couple of times now. > > I scream at them to not recite the sales speil and refund me and they > say "yes sir" and continue with their heavily laden Indian accent. > > They get paid if they finish the speil. > > Then they say they will issue the refund and you have to watch your > bill to assure it happens. > > I've complained to Verizon to no avail. They are powerless to stop it > - or so they say - because on their end it appears as if it wa sa > legit call. In fact it was - a hang up. The whole thing is a scam to > get you to call their 800 number to get the $5 charge removed and > force you to listen to the speil. fucken indians
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X-Google-Thread: 101049,9f7df0a16f77e37d X-Google-Thread: f6cc7,9f7df0a16f77e37d X-Google-Thread: 1130cb,9f7df0a16f77e37d X-Google-Thread: 10e835,9f7df0a16f77e37d X-Google-Thread: 107518,9f7df0a16f77e37d X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,gidf6cc7,gid1130cb,gid10e835,gid107518,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.glorb.com!gail.ripco.com!KENJI From: KK <KENJI@RIPCO.COM> Newsgroups: dc.general,pa.general,ne.general,chi.general,misc.consumers Subject: Re: RCN scary letter Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:09:08 -0600 Organization: Ripco Communications Inc. Lines: 40 Message-ID: <KENJI-468C49.17090824112007@localhost> References: <36a8dc99-ac9d-47c8-8e6b-c913de658b8d@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com> <s_r_h_i-718B4B.16114323112007@newsgroups.comcast.net> <KENJI-76D8B9.15520623112007@localhost> <sunclad-196429.18340323112007@news.verizon.net> <KENJI-FA9B2F.17384623112007@localhost> <sunclad-D1F78E.10262424112007@news.verizon.net> <KENJI-2E437C.10245324112007@localhost> <sunclad-DE8ED3.15121524112007@news.verizon.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: shell3.ripco.com X-Trace: e250.ripco.com 1195945748 20001 209.100.225.244 (24 Nov 2007 23:09:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ripco.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:09:08 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.2 (PPC Mac OS X)