I was charged $14.95, in my mays phone bill from Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc., the charge came from an obscure company named MY IPRODUCTS IMAIL (ILD Telecommunication, Inc.), and it was for a supposed long distance service that was never contracted, and from a company that I have never heard from. When I tried to talk to the company's agent to get an explanation regarding the charges, they told me that they were "authorised" to charge my account because they had my "address" and "mother's maiden name". On July 7, a company's agent gave me a cancellation number, but told me that the charges already incurred were not going to be refunded, because they were authorised to do it. Until then, I didn't know what IMAIL meant (intelligent mail). I dont know why these scammers are charging this particular phone number since its only used for an alarm monitoring service and it is never answered by anyone. I think its scary to know that anyone out there that supposedly has your address and mother's maiden name is "authorised" to charge any amount of money they wish, sometimes hurting some retired folks on fixed income. I tried to file a claim with Better Business Bureau, but these scammers are difficult to find, and they hide behind some "billing" companies. Its time the government do something to stop these scams because it costs the consumer time and money to be fighting all these fraudulent charges. Beware of the IMAIL SCAM.
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