The Federal Trade Commission says it's filed charges in Atlanta against a marketing firm for padding mobile phone bills with charges for unauthorized services. Commonly referred to as bill cramming, the FTC charged Wise Media, two of its owners and Concrete Marketing Research with benefiting from deceptive sales practices, The New York Times reported Thursday. The practice that is generally associated with land lines is now a concern for mobile phone users, the Times said. It involves sneaking charges onto a phone bill for advice on how to flirt, unwanted horoscopes text messages and other services that consumers either don't notice or fail to take actions to stop. In other instances, consumers direct the marketers to stop sending unwanted services and these stop orders are ignored, regulators said. Often the bill for an unwanted service is tacked onto a bill -- typically $9.99 per month -- and the consumer does not notice it is there. After a time, the size of the bill is assumed to fall within a new range. Once a consumer begins to expect a bill of a certain size, they often stop scrutinizing the bill to see why it is so high. The FTC said in typical fashion, Wise Media and Concrete Marketing had gone to "great lengths to hide its contact information from consumers." The Times said neither the companies nor the two owners could be reached for comment.
GMT 12:09 2018 Monday ,26 November
Black Friday less wild as more Americans turn to online dealsGMT 15:07 2018 Sunday ,18 November
Refugee host countries discuss UNRWA's financial crisisGMT 17:22 2018 Wednesday ,31 October
Russia climbed to 31st place in Doing Business-2019 ratingGMT 16:53 2018 Wednesday ,17 October
"Putin" We need for collective restoration of Syria's economyGMT 14:02 2018 Friday ,12 October
Govt to announce incentives package for Overseas PakistanisGMT 18:26 2018 Saturday ,06 October
Dubai attracts Dh17.7 billion in foreign direct investmentGMT 09:02 2018 Friday ,21 September
Economy of Georgia demonstrates "strong signs of recovery"GMT 09:03 2018 Wednesday ,24 January
German investor confidence surges in JanuaryMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor