I got hit with $121.54 in bogus charges from Telliss so far on my Qwest bill. I am in the process of disputing this with Telliss, USBI, and Qwest. The calls were made to Sweden, according to Telliss for over $3 per minute. Their email says the calls are ligit and will stand. I, however, will not pay for calls I did not make nor intend to make because my modem was hijacked. I included in the email to Telliss the statements "My long distance carrier is IDT, not Telliss. IDT's rate to Sweden, just for comparison, is $. 165 per minute. Why in the world would I use Telliss in the first place? You are incredibly expensive!". I have not received any other bill from National One or One Web Direct, but I'm expecting them. They messed with the wrong guy this time. I'm a retired telecom switch and network technician. I know how this stuff works.
I also found on this site, a link to the FTC where another company named Alyon got in trouble for the same thing: ftc. Gov/opa/12/alyonsettlement.htm
I think there is hope of getting these guys closed down, but the reports to the FTC, and state Attourney General's offices need to be done. I am filing mine tomorrow.
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