I received a call at work from some fast talking con man who mis-represented himself as being associated with my credit card company. He assured me there was nothing wrong with my account and that since I was such a valued customer they would like to offer me $100.00 worth of free gas for simply reviewing some offers for unlimited long distance calling as well as some other "Deals".
The lure of free gas got my attention and since I had no intention of giving out my CC #, I assumed my risk would be limited. The important details that I could understand from his rapid-fire delivery was that I would be receiving a packet in the mail with my $100.00 gas card along with the offers that I could review. After reviewing the material all I had to do was decline the offers and keep the gas card.
Since I already have unlimited long distance calling, I had no intention of availing myself to that or any of the other "Deals" being offered. Needless to say, I never received the packet in the mail. Shortly thereafter I noticed charges on my CC that I was unfamiliar with. There were charges from CALLER ADVANTAGE for $4.95, $25.00, $15.00, $29.95 and $19.95. There were also charges from EZ-1-RATE for $1.95, and $49.90.
I immediatley called the numbers listed on the charges and was informed that I had applied for and received a calling card for unlimited long distance free calling. I explained to her that I had never received or used any such card. Her reply was that her records showed that I had indeed applied for the card and that since it was for "unlimited use" they kept no records as to whether or not the card had ever been activated or used! What a scam!!!
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