We received our montly phone bill from AT&T/SBC and it had a charge on it from a company called OAN Services Inc. With the number 1-800-441-9678 for the amount of $16.30.
I was immediately biffed and called the number. It was a regular guys' voicemail Saying "Hi, you've reached Rick at 1-802-442-9678 leave me a message." Nothing about a business, nothing about any OAN services.
SO I called the phone company, they said they have not dealt with this company before, but that they have to let charges go through unless we dispute them. I disputed them. I still did not know what the services were billed for! The phone company said it was for some messaging investigation, but our phone bill said it was for an anti-virus email through INET Email. And that the name of the company is Operator Assistance Network. So I then called the state of Michigan Public Service phone number in Lansing.
I left a complaint with them, and the guy down there said he has had a lot of these calls lately! AT&T and SBC are able to block outside charges to your phone bill. I had it blocked, but seriously if they can just bill your phone company what else can they do? The jerk from OAN never did call back.
I want so badly to do something to get these companies in some major trouble so we innocent ppl don't have to sit and worry every darn month and look over every single bill so carefully! This is ridiculous.
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