Since we all live vaguely in the same area, I thought I'd give you guys a heads up.  My NC Frontier (formerly Verizon) bill for my home phone nearly doubled this month.  When I checked it out, I saw two fraudulent transactions from Payment One, who was billing on behalf of "Internet Commerce Co".  Of course, I've never heard of Payment One or Internet Commerce Co., and I certainly haven't received any benefits from my supposed subscription.

I called NC Frontier who basically told me "tough cookies."  Every bad thing I've heard about their customer service is absolutely true.  They told me I had to call the fraudulent company and nicely ask for a refund.  Mind you, this is a company that is scamming me, so my expectation of them doing the Right Thing™ is slim to nil.

Supposedly, I signed up for this service in December using my 409 Thomas Street address (we moved in 05/2008) and an e-mail address of DouglasAKline@Yahoo.com.  That makes sense, right?






-b0b
(...grrr!)

Yeah, wish there was a company out there that wouldn't pull that.  (was really hoping for verizon as I am looking to get fios when it is available here.)

Att has upped my bill by $5 for the last three months.  (one of those was an introductory offer.  Another was a HD tax for MI now?  And the last was tough, just pay what we tell you.)