Approach Telecom???? ive been ripped off

big_pete · 07-03-2005, 08:42 PM

has anyone heard of Approach telecom.
mum has been sent a bill from these guys saying she owes $157.
she has never heard of them and is very ****ed off.
i did some searching on the net and found this site

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/securit...744t-10000005c

which basically says they are 'Dumpers'.

Quote:

Internet dumping is the controversial practice of leading dial-up Internet users to run a small program -- often executed when the user clicks the "yes" button on a pop-up window when online -- which disconnects them from their Internet service provider and causes their computer to dial in to a "premium" Internet service, which is often billed at a rate of several dollars a minute.

now the thing is its supposedly all offical, but there is NO WAY mum is paying.
its got all her details on the bill and everything and she didnt do a thing.

what should we do?? has anyone had the same problem

also this is a word of warning, dont click on stupid pop ups!!!!

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