Comments on: Social Games and Offer-Scams: Sorting Through the Noise http://digitalpopuli.com/social-gaming/social-games-and-offer-scams-sorting-through-the-noise/ Living the Real Time Web Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nevermorea http://digitalpopuli.com/social-gaming/social-games-and-offer-scams-sorting-through-the-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-31 nevermorea Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:36:58 +0000 http://digitalpopuli.com/?p=88#comment-31 I've also been the victim of some company signing me up for long distance on my landline through a third party vendor without my consent.<br><br>The information they had from me as a security question and answer were so unknown to the public, I'm afraid one of my wife's coworkers used her private information to get a free something. My wife NEVER inputs private info; she hardly uses the internet.<br><br>Fortunately the 3rd party repaid all charges and canceled, I mean ALL charges. 3 months of payment and sign up fee were recovered at the cost of $250. I had to yell quite a bit, but I got it back.<br><br>So for everyone out there, check that landline bill for any 3rd party charges. I've also been the victim of some company signing me up for long distance on my landline through a third party vendor without my consent.

The information they had from me as a security question and answer were so unknown to the public, I'm afraid one of my wife's coworkers used her private information to get a free something. My wife NEVER inputs private info; she hardly uses the internet.

Fortunately the 3rd party repaid all charges and canceled, I mean ALL charges. 3 months of payment and sign up fee were recovered at the cost of $250. I had to yell quite a bit, but I got it back.

So for everyone out there, check that landline bill for any 3rd party charges.

]]> By: nevermorea http://digitalpopuli.com/social-gaming/social-games-and-offer-scams-sorting-through-the-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-29 nevermorea Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:36:58 +0000 http://digitalpopuli.com/?p=88#comment-29 I've also been the victim of some company signing me up for long distance on my landline through a third party vendor without my consent.<br><br>The information they had from me as a security question and answer were so unknown to the public, I'm afraid one of my wife's coworkers used her private information to get a free something. My wife NEVER inputs private info; she hardly uses the internet.<br><br>Fortunately the 3rd party repaid all charges and canceled, I mean ALL charges. 3 months of payment and sign up fee were recovered at the cost of $250. I had to yell quite a bit, but I got it back.<br><br>So for everyone out there, check that landline bill for any 3rd party charges. I've also been the victim of some company signing me up for long distance on my landline through a third party vendor without my consent.

The information they had from me as a security question and answer were so unknown to the public, I'm afraid one of my wife's coworkers used her private information to get a free something. My wife NEVER inputs private info; she hardly uses the internet.

Fortunately the 3rd party repaid all charges and canceled, I mean ALL charges. 3 months of payment and sign up fee were recovered at the cost of $250. I had to yell quite a bit, but I got it back.

So for everyone out there, check that landline bill for any 3rd party charges.

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