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NYPost Article About VZ Cramming

Danny Burstein (dannyb@panix.com)
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 04:52:45 -0500

PHONY-CALL SCAM By RICH CALDER

November 28, 2005 - It pays to scrutinize your telephone bill - just
ask Robert Bell.

The 60-year-old financial analyst recently spotted an unexpected $7.22
charge on his Verizon bill. It was for an eight-minute collect call
made in September from an Annapolis, Md., payphone to his home office
in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Bell says he and his family never accepted -- or were even asked to
accept -- the phantom call.

[ snippety snip. rest of article gives plenty
of additional examples along with VZ's comment
that they know nutting about any such complaints ... despite documen-
tation...]

"If they were knowingly gaming their customer base with fraudulent
charges, the senior management of Verizon should be wearing handcuffs
and orange jump suits," Bell said.

rich.calder@nypost.com

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/58209.htm
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