CrankyGeeksFan says:

This type of fraud is called “cramming” because the bogus charge is “crammed” at the end of the billing statement.

There is the case of Willoughby Farr who operated shell companies from a jail cell in Palm Beach County Florida 6 or 7 years ago. He made millions of dollars and his associates purchased real estate, luxery items, etc.

Some of his shell companies and business associates may still be operating.

The Watcher says:

Well, I tried to shut off premium messaging….

After about five minutes of rummaging through their web site, I found the box to check.

The web site told me it couldn’t process the update, and that I should call Customer Service….

Guess I gotta think about dropping Verizon….

admfubar says:

another reason not to have a cell phone

GregA says:

This is why I ended up dropping the iPhone and switched to a pre-paid plan, and just opted out of SMS culture. Now I pay something like $25 a month for my TracPhone… Right now I have something like 250 minutes and 3 years of service…

Michael H says:

When I traded my cell phone for a home phone after having a cell for four years, I was much happier. It was very refreshing not to be bothered by people I didn’t always want to talk to while I was going about my business.

Sure, I could choose not answer the phone, but it’s still in my mind that someone is calling. I could also turn the phone off, but people would complain and ask why I had my cell phone off.

The bottom line, for me, is that I found it almost theraputic to have the option to mentally prepare myself for people I usually did not want to talk to by having them use my answering machine.

For those needing a cell phone for business and work, you have my sympathy. For those falling victim to cell phone scams, you have my deepest sympathy.