Rip Offs Alert: What is Telephone Bill "Cramming"?

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There is also the involvement of third party billing Companies for products or services. These combined with new technologies, like incoming number capture or identification give scammers a new and improved billing option.</div> <bR> <div> Telephone bills today are more confusing, and in many instances the scammers keep the monthly amounts low enough that unsuspecting victims don't even notice the fraudulent charges.</div> <bR> <div> Always check your phone bill thoroughly.  If there are charges on your bill that you haven't authorized contact your local phone company and notify them immediately.</div> <bR> <div> Also, call the third party billing Company who initiated the charges.  They will usually be identified on your bill.  Tell them you didn't authorize these charges, and you want them canceled.  </div> <bR> <div> Be persistent and make sure the issue is resolved. </div> <bR> <div> If your telephone company offers you the ability to conceal your phone number when making outgoing calls, use it when calling unknown 800 numbers or responding to solicitations.</div> <bR> <div> These unauthorized charges against telephone bills are what's referred to as "cramming". </div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=24 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index_money_making_scams_home_top.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Your Scam Free Success!"><U>Home</U></A>    <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Shelley"><U>Contact Shelley</U></A>     <A HREF="money_making_scams_exposed.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Nasty Stuff: Money Making Scams, ema"><U>Scams Revealed</U></A>     <A HREF="starting_an_internet_business.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Free Guide to Starting an Internet B"><U>Starting an Internet Business</U></A>     <A HREF="product_reviews.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reviews: Internet Business Tools Affili"><U>Reviews </U></A>    <A HREF="site_map.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Map"><U>SiteMap</U></A>     <A HREF="forum.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scam Free Success Forum"><U>Forum</U></A>    <A HREF="reprints.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Articles You Can Use"><U>Article Reprint</U></A>     <A HREF="ranting.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ranting and Raving Newsletter"><U>Ranting & Raving</U></A>     <A HREF="free_ebooks_and_other_stuff.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free ebooks"><U>Free Stuff</U></A> </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>