- Sep 11, 2005
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I got my debit card stolen in the beginning of this past may. As soon as I found out I canceled the card, got a new one, and signed an affidavit from Wachovia stating that the charges after 05/XX/09 were fraudulent. I put a fraud alert on my credit file just in case, just to make sure that it was just my card and not my identity that was stolen.
There have been no calls or emails about any fraud, no other problems that I was aware of.
However, a few days ago I received a bill from a company called "Preferred Platinum Plan" for $156.02. I did a little Googling and found out that it's a business that provides billing services for phone sex hot lines. The call was from the number (661) 298-0913 for a 16-minute phone call made on 6/4. The problem with this is that I live in Pennsylvania, and my number has a 215 area code. I haven't been out of state in months. Also, the my old stolen card was canceled on 5/23.
I called the company up and told them my situation, and what had happened. They played a recording of the call... the dude sounded nothing like me, and he gave his birthday as 12/1/83. My real birthday is 2/20/89.
I told the lady all of this and all she kept asking me was, "How would you like to take care of this bill?" I told her that I would like it gone, seeing as how I didn't make the purchase, and that the person who did used a stolen card. She told me that she was sending me an affidavit in the mail, which I would need to sign and return along with a police report. When they received that, they would "investigate the claim further".
I looked into the company a little further and found a lot of complaints regarding their business practices. Apparently, they don't check to see if a card will go through before they start the phone sessions. They simply take your number down and send you a bill later if the card doesn't get approved.
All I can say now is... FUCK. THIS. SHIT. This is really starting to piss me off.
Does anyone feel like doing a little detective work for me, perhaps finding out who the number that the call was made from belongs to? I know it's a long shot, but maybe someone has some special ways and means that I don't.
/blog
EDIT: Found out where the dude who placed the call lives! Did a little snooping with his phone number and found his full name and address. Where should I go from here?
There have been no calls or emails about any fraud, no other problems that I was aware of.
However, a few days ago I received a bill from a company called "Preferred Platinum Plan" for $156.02. I did a little Googling and found out that it's a business that provides billing services for phone sex hot lines. The call was from the number (661) 298-0913 for a 16-minute phone call made on 6/4. The problem with this is that I live in Pennsylvania, and my number has a 215 area code. I haven't been out of state in months. Also, the my old stolen card was canceled on 5/23.
I called the company up and told them my situation, and what had happened. They played a recording of the call... the dude sounded nothing like me, and he gave his birthday as 12/1/83. My real birthday is 2/20/89.
I told the lady all of this and all she kept asking me was, "How would you like to take care of this bill?" I told her that I would like it gone, seeing as how I didn't make the purchase, and that the person who did used a stolen card. She told me that she was sending me an affidavit in the mail, which I would need to sign and return along with a police report. When they received that, they would "investigate the claim further".
I looked into the company a little further and found a lot of complaints regarding their business practices. Apparently, they don't check to see if a card will go through before they start the phone sessions. They simply take your number down and send you a bill later if the card doesn't get approved.
All I can say now is... FUCK. THIS. SHIT. This is really starting to piss me off.
Does anyone feel like doing a little detective work for me, perhaps finding out who the number that the call was made from belongs to? I know it's a long shot, but maybe someone has some special ways and means that I don't.
/blog
EDIT: Found out where the dude who placed the call lives! Did a little snooping with his phone number and found his full name and address. Where should I go from here?
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