AT&T lets phone fraud victims off the hook

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Kevin L. Poulsen" <klp () securityfocus com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:12:17 -0700
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Subject: AT&T lets phone fraud victims off the hook


http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6158

AT&T lets phone fraud victims off the hook

By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus Jun 25 2003 6:08PM

AT&T said Wednesday that it would forgive all of the outstanding long
distance charges that the company had been trying to collect from victims of
the notorious "Yes-Yes" voicemail subversion fraud.

The announcement follows months of fierce criticism of AT&T by consumer
advocates, and the filing of two class-action lawsuits charging the company
with unfair business practices. "It's good news for these consumers who have
been scared blind by these charges and have developed health problems and
stress problems dealing with these things," says Linda Sherry of Consumer
Action, a non-profit group that championed the fraud victims. "AT&T dug in
their heels for so long."

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