I received a phone call from a man, probably of East Indian decent because he had a heavy accent and was very hard to underestand. He wanted to check information on our phone book listing ad. I told him I was not interested in buying anything, and that the only phone book business ad I had was the complimentary, free, one.
He told me that he wasen't selling anything at all. He was just checking information. I repeated that I was not buying anything!
He asked the company name, my name, address, etc. I tried to answer without saying yes or ok. The call ended and I thought that was the end of it.
While checking my companies current AT&T phone bill, I notices a $32.05 charge called OAN Services, Inc. I called the number on the top of the bill relating to this charge, and I got a VERY nasty, smart aleck, woman who informed me that I was recorded on tape as requesting the service.
She played the recording, and naturally, the parts where I specifically said I will not buy anything, were edited out. Bottom line, I had to pay for 2 months of this bogus service. I learned a very good lesson. I told the woman that she should be ashamed of herself to be making money by cheating businesses like that. It was like talking to a stump though!
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