Cindy
West Point,#2Author of original report
Wed, October 13, 2004
After I filed this report, I called my phone company and talked with them about this problem, they couldn't do anything about the charges because it is a third party company that had it placed on my bill. She did however place a block on my phone bill so no third party can bill me through them. Also she had the charges reverse back to USBI. (I was told that even though the blocked had been placed, I could still get billed my the third party by them sending a separte bill). (I already have a long-distance block on my phone) I then called back to USBI, talked with a woman about the charges, explained to her that I had called the day before and spoke with someone and go NO answers to any of my questions concerning this bill. She really didn't tell me a lot either except for things that I had read on the site here, that Diego Garcia is a island and that my computer called it. I told her that I didn't have my computer call anywhere, I still don't understand how this has happened, that I am not going to pay it, and that I have already done a little research about this company on my on and know that this is happening to people everywhere. Then she tells me that since I had no knowledge of the call, she could take this bill off, just once, and she would place a block my phone so that this doen't happen again. Seemed a little funny when I mentioned I had done a little checking up on this, she removes the charges. I was only charged $6.03 for 1 min., but I knew that this "call" was not made by me or a member of my family. I refused to be taken my people like this.