Scammers Disguise Opt-Out Info as Junk Mail

When Roger Holen was cold-called by a telemarketer selling Internet services, he politely responded the way many people do when they’re eager to get off the phone and resume their dinner: “I said, ‘Mail me information and I’ll look at it.’ ”

The following month, Holen’s wife, Janet, noticed a $29.95 charge on their telephone bill for the GoInternet services he never ordered.

The Holens, of White Salmon, Wash., are among some 400,000 people who were bilked out of nearly $75 million by the now-defunct Philadelphia-based company. Until busted by federal authorities, the company’s real mission, say prosecutors, was to trick “customers” into paying monthly fees without their knowledge. Read the entire article.

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