51, Report:
#162795
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2005
Zero Plus Dialing - Legacy LD Intl ripoff Overcharged for local calls from pay phone Internet
I receive a bill on my local telephone bill for using a pay phone to make two local phone calls (from Enumclaw, WA to Enumclaw, WA). Each call was less the 1 minute but they charged me $9.95 each. I will be filling a claim of dispute with them. To make these calls I use 1-800-Call-A...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing - Legacy LD Intl
Categories: Corrupt Companies
52, Report:
#161164
Posted Date:
Oct 18 2005
Legacy LD International ripoff on collect call charges Cypress California
I was away for almost 2 weeks a few weeks ago. I don't have a cell phone so I used a pay phone to call my wife and kids collect. My wife mentioned to me that on our home caller ID a phone number was appearing and in the name area it said Californina. The number that appeared on the ...
Entity
Legacy LD International
Categories: Telephone Companies
53, Report:
#150855
Posted Date:
Jul 22 2005
Zero Plus Dialing Ripoff - Vast overcharge for a three minute call. Jackson Tennessee
On June 21 my wife called me from the hospital in Jackson TN. She had gone to Jackson to assist with a neighbor that had a stroke the night before. She called me the next morning to let me know the situation and to let me know when she would be back in Camden TN.
I was billed $1...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
54, Report:
#148100
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2005
Zero Plus Dialing, Custom Teleconnect charged me on my telephone bill for collect calls never recieved Ripoff California
This company billed me for collect calls that I never recieved, nor accepted. When you call the 866 number all you get is a recorded message to wait on hold until you get frustrated and hang up. You also have the option to leave a message which they never return the calls.
Kelly ...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing, Custom Teleconnect
Categories: Telephone Companies
55, Report:
#134847
Posted Date:
May 31 2005
Integretel, Information Service, InfoServicZZ mysterious 900 phone bill charge, computer HIJACKING, SPYWARE, VIRUS, TROJAN, DIALER, MODEM HIJACKING SAN JOSE California
On February 6, 2005 I was mysteriously billed for a 900 number I did not dial. The charge for the 900 number was for $75 by Integretel on behalf of Information Service aka InfoServicZZ on my SBC phone bill. The bill claims I made a phone call to (900) 444-0308 at 12:18AM on 2/6/05. ...
Entity
Integretel, Information Service, InfoServicZZ
Categories: Corrupt Companies
56, Report:
#142339
Posted Date:
May 23 2005
Opticom, Zero Plus Dialing ripoff charged for call never made Carmel Indiana
I received a bill for $33 attached to my verizon bill. I use my phone line strictly for an internet connection and use my cell phone for all other calls. Occasionally a local call will be made but I am from NJ and got charged for a call to Reno, Nevada. When I spoke to a customer...
Entity
Opticom
Categories: Telephone Companies
57, Report:
#142788
Posted Date:
May 15 2005
Zero Plus Dialing Ripoff! Fraudulent Billling Cincinnati Ohio
According to my January's telephone bill, from Corecomm, I made a call to Israel on 01/17/05. I called Corecomm, who is my provider, and they said that the charge was made for a third party.
They gave me the number for Navicomm. I called them and told me that the actual charge ca...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
58, Report:
#141788
Posted Date:
May 06 2005
Custom Teleconnect - Zero Plus Dialing Ripoff! Billed for non-completed telephone call San Antonio Texas
April 6, 2005 called home collect from public telephone. No answer, so hung up. Received our phone provider bill (Qwest) with a separate page listing charges of $14.16 (plus $1.35 in taxes & add-ons). Zero Plus Dialing Inc., Long Distance billed me for a 3 minute phone call. Cust...
Entity
Custom Teleconnect - Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
59, Report:
#140274
Posted Date:
Apr 25 2005
Zero Plus Dialing Ripoff! Has pop up websites that automatically dial long distance charges to your phone bill. Los Angeles California
Be very careful with anything associated with Zero Plus Dialing. They may have serveral sites. They have pop ups that will dial a long distance charge to your phone bill.
Even AFTER you delete them. I was billed twice from Reno, and Los Angeles for the same amount an hour apart A...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing.
Categories: Corrupt Companies
60, Report:
#132215
Posted Date:
Feb 22 2005
Zero Plus Dialing Ripoff fraudulent phone billing Internet
Recent phone bill included $93.15 for a new internet service provider completely unautorized by household. Three calls made to an internet provider on consecutive days completely fraudulent. I believe it was done via our dial-up connection while in use as we received error messages ...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Internet Service Providers
61, Report:
#129096
Posted Date:
Jan 27 2005
Zero Plus Dialing ripoff! Fraud! I was charged for calls I did not make. San Antonio Texas
Charges on my phonebill that i did not make. I called aol they said I was not logged on at that time and there is a fraud going on with zpd and usbi. They also said the fcc is investagation it and we are not the only ones being charged
paul
pottsville, PennsylvaniaU.S.A.
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
62, Report:
#125596
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2005
Zero Plus Dialing - Custom Teleconnect ripoff billed for bogus collect calls San Antonio Texas
Zero Plus Calling, Inc, aka, Custom Teleconnect billed me for collect calls through SBC which I never accepted, in the amount of $212.71.
Evidently, when they try to get approval from a customer to accept or reject a collect call, if no person answers, they bill your telephone n...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing - Custome Teleconnect
Categories: Telephone Companies
63, Report:
#125584
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2005
USBI - Zero Plus Dialing Modem dialer scam Internet
I'm getting ready to pay my monthly phones bills for my home and business through SBC like normal. And noticed USBI and Zero Plus Dialing Inc billed my for calls to United Kingdom and Reno, NV for just a few minutes a piece and these bills rang up over $100 to my home and $200 to m...
Entity
USBI - Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
64, Report:
#124645
Posted Date:
Dec 28 2004
Zero Plus Dialing, One Call Communications TOTAL RIPOFF AND NOT EVEN SMART ABOUT IT San Antonio Internet
Received my phone bill with a $20.04 charge by Zero Plus Dialing to the UK - the charge was for a call on a day we were not even at home. We don't even make out of state calls let alone International calls. Spent two days making calls and being on hold to be told that I had to call...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing, One Call Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
65, Report:
#124463
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2004
Premier Premium Communications ripoff fraudulant calls to the Unoted Kingdom, England, Reno Nevada Bedford Fort Worth New Hampshire Texas
Just like everyone else I received a bogus bill from Premium Premier Communications for $30.00 for calls made to +44 207 335 84-UNTD KINGD. Found this web site and decided to wait until I received my phone bill to proceed. Also I took my computer in to have the files cleared off an...
Entity
Premier Premium Communications
Categories: Internet
66, Report:
#122138
Posted Date:
Dec 10 2004
Zero Plus Dialing Collect phone call ripoff San Antonio Texas
This rip-off company has been doing this kind of thing for over 3 years now. Obviously they should have been jailed almost 3 years ago also. So is there no way of closing them down, PERMANANTLY?
I have been ripped off with supposed collect calls now from:
The following transact...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
67, Report:
#121326
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2004
ABRY Dba Billing Concepts - USBI - Zero Plus Dialing - ZPDI - ESBI - Avery Comms - ACI Billing - OAN - USA Voicemail - OCMC Dba One Call Comm - Opticom - Advantel - 1-800-MAX-SAVE - RegionTel - LiveTel billing for modem hijack and fraud RIPOFF Nationwide
Like countless others, my recent phone bill had charges entered for international calls (UK). This was on my second line for my son's computer which has long distance/international calls blocked. The charges were billed by ZPDI (Zero Plus Dialing). I called my phone company and they...
Entity
ABRY Dba Billing Concepts - USBI - ZPDI - ESBI & OCMC Dba One Call Comm - Opticom
Categories: Corrupt Companies
68, Report:
#119472
Posted Date:
Nov 23 2004
Zero Plus Dialing fraudulent! Rip-off! San Antonio Texas
We got our phone bill and discovered that we allegedly owe $508.44 to a company that we have NEVER used. This is very wrong and the company should be taken care of.
J
GREENVILL, CaliforniaU.S.A.
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
69, Report:
#119316
Posted Date:
Nov 22 2004
Zero Plus Dialing ripoff zeroplus.com Nationwide
Zero Plus dialing on behalf of Opticom is trying to rip me off for a four minute call. They are charging me $34.95 for a collect call of four minutes. The call was made from Clarksburg, West virginia to Vermilion Ohio. I have no intention of paying this con artist company.
Janet ...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
70, Report:
#116426
Posted Date:
Nov 06 2004
ZPDI-Opticom placed Zero Plus charges of $(9.21 on my Verizon Phone line operator Fr PLASTER NB 506-356-2035 nationwide
Phone charges of $9.21 placed on my Verizon bill from Zero Plus Dialing who permitted someone to use my home phone number for dialing. I am unable to reach ZPDI via internet because the internet address given on my phone bill is not valid (www.billview.com/zpdi). The number called w...
Entity
ZPDI-Opticom
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
71, Report:
#115333
Posted Date:
Oct 30 2004
Zero Plus Dialing huge ripoff, fraudulant charges on phone bill San Antonio Texas
A charge of $17.95 for a 3 minute call appeared on my phone bill. It was listed as a long distance call although it turns out it was actually a collect call made to me from a pay phone that is located about 2 blocks away. The collect call was made using 1-800-collect and somehow thi...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Corrupt Companies
72, Report:
#112454
Posted Date:
Oct 12 2004
Frontier A Citizens Communications illegal billing without explanation for $15.09 in collect charges while no one was home Lancaster California
I have charges on my phone bill from Frontier communications billed for zero plus dialing for a collect call made to my home while no one was home for $15.09. Josh at frontier was trying to tell me that the call was made from my home phone and there was nothing I could do about the...
Entity
Frontier A Citizens Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
73, Report:
#106560
Posted Date:
Sep 01 2004
ZERO PLUS DIALING rip-off! Internet
i WAS CHARGED $254.00 FOR COLLECT CALLS FROM A STATE I KNOW NOONE. ALL CALLS CAME AT A TIME I WAS OUT OF STATE. WHEN I CONTACTEWD ZPDI I WAS TREATED RUDELY AND TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I COULD NOT GET AN ADDRESS OR NAME OF THE OWNER OR EVEN A SUPERVISOR. THE MAN ON THE PHONE JUST...
Entity
ZERO PLUS DIALING
Categories: Telephone Companies
74, Report:
#102050
Posted Date:
Aug 04 2004
Zero Plus Dialing Has monopoly in area, charged a total of $8.00 minute, nonsubscriber fee ripoff Internet Nationwide
My daughter called me collect from a Salvation Army church camp. She tried 1-800-Collect, and was told that our number did not accept calls from that. UNTRUE.
She tried again, and when I received the phone call, there was no name even stated, as she was not given the option. K...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies
75, Report:
#99749
Posted Date:
Jul 20 2004
Zero Plus Dialing SUPER RIP-OFF - MUST THINK PEOPLE IN ALABAMA ARE DUMB! Texas
ConsumerAffairs.Com suggested that I register my complaint with your office. On June 20th, my daughter was traveling to Oklahoma, and I asked her to call me collect when she arrived. She did so. A recorded operator came on and said You have a collect call from ... (my daughter's ...
Entity
Zero Plus Dialing
Categories: Telephone Companies