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And advice to deal with home-repair contractors. Today we share a slew of Watchdog mini-stories. Night caller Turns out others have fallen prey to the early-morning telephone scam first detailed in a Feb. This is the one in which a telephone caller wakes AT&T customers around 2 a. to warn that their phone bill is overdue and that unless they immediately hand over personal banking information to pay their bill phone service will be terminated.
Madigan warns of ‘vishing’ long-distance scam
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They are asked to verify certain information including address phone number name and other personal data. Sometimes the caller claims he or she is with AT&T TDS or other established companies which adds to the confusion. “Consumers need to be prepared if they receive this type of phone call” said Madigan. Generally customers can tell whether it is a scam the level of professionalism and grammar of the caller according to Andrew Peterson of TDS. “Do not provide any personal information over the telephone and if you believe you have received such a call please report the call to your phone company as well as to the Attorney General’s consumer protection hotline” Madigan cautioned. The hotline is 1-800-386-5438. For TDS the number to call is (888) CALL-TDS.
… AT&T and TDS Warn Illinois Consumers of Continued…
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Nearly a week since the first notification telecommunications customers in Illinois including several served by TDS are still being approached by a fraudulent company offering significant reductions in long distance calling plans. In a scam known as ??Vishing? which is similar to the ??Phishing? schemes online customers are offered a 35 percent discount on their Long Distance service and are asked to ??verify a few things? before receiving the discount. This could mean a customer is asked to clarify their address and phone number give out a maiden name or other personal identifiable information. Sometimes the caller says they are with TDS AT&T or other established companies which adds to the confusion. ??Consumers need to be prepared if they receive this type of phone call? said Madigan. ??Do not provide any personal information over the telephone and if you believe you have received such a call please report the call to your phone company as well as to the Attorney General??s consumer protection hotline… Nearly a week since the first notification telecommunications customers in Illinois including several served by TDS are still being approached by a fraudulent company offering significant reductions in long distance calling plans. In a scam known as ??Vishing? which is similar to the ??Phishing? schemes online customers are offered a 35 percent discount on their Long Distance service and are asked to ??verify a few things? before receiving the discount. This could mean a customer is asked to clarify their address and phone number give out a maiden name or other personal identifiable information. Sometimes the caller says they are with TDS AT&T or other established companies which adds to the confusion. ??Consumers need to be prepared if they receive this type of phone call? said Madigan. ??Do not provide any personal information over the telephone and if you believe you have received such a call please report the call to your phone company as well as to the Attorney General??s consumer protection hotline. ???Customers of telecommunications services need to be cautious.
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