FTC takes aim at costly mobile phone bill scams that jam consumers

(May 15, 2013) -- Most consumers don’t have a clue that they can be billed for goods and services on their mobile phones. Scammers are taking advantage of this ignorance by putting charges on bills that many consumers often don’t recognize in multi-page statements that use codes rather than clear explanations about the nature of charges. Up to half of the charges may, in fact, be unauthorized....

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