I recently viewed my AT&T home phone service bill online and I saw this charge (I redacted my phone number for privacy purposes):
Itemized Charges and Credits
Billed on Behalf of TALENT AND MORE, LLC #
Questions? Call 1 888 567-1337
Charges for 860 *-*
Item
No. Date Description
1.3-27 TALENT AND MORE, LLC-MONTHLY SVC FEE 19.95
Taxes
2. State Sales Tax 1.20
# New services provided and billed
Total The Billing Resource Current Charges 21.15
When I called the phone number above to say WTF, I spoke with an operator named Maria who asked me to provide my phone number, name, address and email address (which I did, reluctantly). She said my information was on file as having been signed up through usprizedraw.com. I told her absolutely not, that this was fraud and told her to immediately cancel my "membership, " refund my money for this "service" and that I would like to file a fraud report. She pleasantly cancelled my membership and gave me a cancellation number; she then supposedly credited the funds back to my AT&T account. She informed me, however, it takes between 30 and 60 business days for the credit to appear on my bill!
I checked www.usprizedraw.com and it's not even a U.S. Company. I tried to enter in my email address only to be told there was no such address on file. I checked their terms and conditions and there is nothing there about Talent and More LLC nor is there mention of any monthly service charge.
This is a total rip-off and we'll see if and when I get my money back. I'll probably be out the tax too! To be on the safe side I am forwarding this to the CT Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal.
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