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At&t let a third party charge me $9.99 without my consent
I got a spam SMS from 31850 asking me to sign up for some quiz, I just ignored it, I've always heard not to reply 'STOP' to spamers because then they know your number is real and being spammers they don't care what you reply. I've seen messages on this board where people reply 'STOP' and it does no good.
Anyway, I just got my bill and AT&T let this "third party" (it's in quotes because they have to be in cahoots with at&t for this to happen) charge me $9.99 for their subscription. I don't have time to deal with it now but I'll probably have to take time out of my day monday call At&t.
I usually don't get upset over stuff but I can't believe that AT&T lets someone sign me up for a $9.99 a month charge without consent, without a password or pin or an email or anything.
By the way, you are all now signed up for my subscription service. Please read this sentence to confirm.
Christian_Hunter
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10 years ago
Wingrider01,
I don't understand why it's so important to you to defend AT&T here when it's clear that they too are culpable?
I was charged for this scam and ABSOLUTELY was not actively or passively complicit in the product being added to my monthly bill. I've founded and led 3 large direct-to-consumer businesses that specialized in high-volume low-ticket products so I know a bit about consumer marketing and acquisition rules, as well how certain co's "hide" their authorizations. That said, similar to many on this and myriad other threads online, I was "slammed" (not "crammed") for the AT&T NAVIGATOR product.
I mean, it's got AT&T's friggin name on it, and they very likely make considerable income for tolerating all the consumer friction that goes with billing for this fraudulent enterprise. The emergent realization that only you seem to be struggling with is that not only can AT&T do something about this fraud, they should.
But they haven't as of yet, so as a result, those of us who value our finite time on this planet are well within our rights to complain about it.
Christian Hunter
Austin, TX
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ms_unicorn
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10 years ago
Hello, Christian_Hunter!
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Hawktale
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10 years ago
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