getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Brent Harding
Hi there. I've had an IPhone 4S on Sprint for awhile now, but the bad guys got my number and started billing it $9.99 a month. I did not consent to ever getting billed and deleted the messages as spam. When I had a problem with the replacement phone not syncing with visual voicemail, they fixed

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Richard Turner
Assuming you are in the United States, check with the State Attorney General's office in your state. They should have a consumer fraud division. Good luck, Richard On May 10, 2012, at 7:55 AM, "Brent Harding" wrote: > Hi there. I've had an IPhone 4S on Sprint for awhile now, but the bad guys

RE: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Cristobal
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges Assuming you are in the United States, check with the State Attorney General's office in

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Brent Harding
phone number, if my number is in every telemarketer database known doesn't authorize any charge the last I knew. - Original Message - From: "Richard Turner" To: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:09 AM Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges Assu

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Brent Harding
for it, with no appeal process if the company has a disconnected number, etc. - Original Message - From: "Cristobal" To: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:13 AM Subject: RE: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges This is probably something you should take up with yo

RE: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Cristobal
s.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges I don't know if the bank can help me. They just deliver the bill. I paid Sprint the portion I wo

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
I had something similar happen with me and AT&T. They did 3 things. 1. Reversed the charge. 2. Contacted the company on my behalf and had them stop any future billing to my AT&T account. 3. Put a block on my phone lines so that text charges can no longer happen without a code. Of course, t

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Brent Harding
al with this mess when it's on their bill? - Original Message - From: "Raul A. Gallegos" To: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:54 AM Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges I had something similar happen with me and AT&T. They did 3 things.

RE: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Cristobal
11:47 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges This third-party biller doesn't have my credit card number, just my phone number. I called Sprint last night, and the lady was kind of rude and basically told me because my number might be av

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-10 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
ck, which is a hastle, but I wonder why Sprint can't just deal with this mess when it's on their bill? - Original Message - From: "Raul A. Gallegos" To: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:54 AM Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges I had somet

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-11 Thread Brent Harding
t routed to when I dialed the 888 number. - Original Message - From: "Raul A. Gallegos" To: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:04 PM Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges That sounds still like Sprint is giving you the run-around. Since the com

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-11 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
l Message - From: "Raul A. Gallegos" To: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:04 PM Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges That sounds still like Sprint is giving you the run-around. Since the company is billing Sprint, who is in turn billing you, there has to be

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-11 Thread James Mannion
t;> I'll see what comes of it on June's bill. One lady from the local store >> said those blocks only block the reception, but there is no way to >> return or decline authorization for these charges, not sure which sprint >> person is right, the local one, or the one I got

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-14 Thread Brent Harding
2 10:49 PM Subject: Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges Hey there. I'm sorry you had to go through such an ordeal with all this. From what I understand, if a block is put on your account for third-party charges, then it doesn't matter who tries to charge Sprint for t