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³ The Phone Losers Of America Present ³
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³ Letters From The Phone Company - by RedBoxChiliPepper ³
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³ Written On February 2, 1995 Last Revision on February 2, 1995 ³
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Over the years I've gotten a lot of nasty letters from various phone companies,
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most of which I've kept for sovineers. So here are a selected few for you to
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laugh at or turn me in or whatever.
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______________________________________________________________________________
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The following is a letter that I received after allowing everyone in the world
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that I knew to start third number billing all their long distance calls to my
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home phone that I wasn't going to pay. Keep in mind, people were billing calls
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all over the WORLD from about ten different states and a couple of friends
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from Australia were doing the same. About a week after I got this letter, a
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representative from GTE Security North called me and said that since my social
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security number was invalid, she was shutting my phone off and the next morning
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it was dead forever.
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February 25, 1994
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RedBoxChiliPepper
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xxx W. Fayette Street #3
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Celina, OH 45822
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RE: (419) 586-xxxx
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Dear Mr. ChiliPepper
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AT&T has identified a pattern of suspected fraudulent third party calls being
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billing to your telephone number, which raises the suspicion that fraud may be
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occurring. Accordingly, in order to protect both you and AT&T from potential
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fraud, AT&T (reserves the right to set restrictions as outlined in FCC Tariff
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No. 1 pg 43.1, section 2.9.4) has restricted the ability to have AT&T third
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party calls billed to your number until this matter can be resolved.
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If these calls are determined to be fraudulent, every effort will be made to
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attempt to identify the responsible parties. Cases meeting the requirements of
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either State or Federal statutes may be referred to law enforcement officials.
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If you wish to discuss this restriction, you may do so in writing to AT&T
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Corporate Security Control Center, P.O.Box 6735, Department 18, Bridgewater,
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N.J. 08807-9998 or call 1-800-922-0479.
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(A REAL hand signature!)
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Ellie Tunis
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AT&T Security Associate
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______________________________________________________________________________
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November 23, 1992
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Dear Customer,
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Our records as of Nevember 22, 1992 indicate that you have made no payments on
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your Sprint long-distance account. Your account has an outstanding balance of
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$1,195.41.
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Unless we receive your full payment by December 8, 1992, we will disconnect
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your Sprint long-distance service. Do not delay. Mail payment of $1,195.41
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today in the envelope provided. Representatives are available at 1-800-877-4646
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to take your credit card payment or answer any questions.
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Please disregard this notice if payment has been sent.
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Sincerely,
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Sprint Collection Department
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[After adding this letter to my collection, I used the enclosed envelope to
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mail a letter to my friend in Chicago.]
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______________________________________________________________________________
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The following letter was also included in PLA006. I received this letter after
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collecting several hundred dollars of AT&T refunds in the mail.
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Mr. RedBoxChiliPepper
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P.O.Box 44xxxx 10/01/93
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Indianapolis, IN 46244
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Dear RedBoxChiliPepper:
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Our records indicate a large number of coin refund requests. In light of this
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history, we cannot provide a refund until AT&T investigates and verifies this
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claim. As part of this investigation, please provide us with the written
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detail of the call and circumstances in which you lost your money. Please mail
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your explanation to:
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Coin Refund Investigation Unit
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P.O.Box 561615
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Charlotte, NC 28256-1615
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[I swear, those AT&T guys must just make up those huge department names as
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they go along because they have nothing better to do. Coin Refund Investigation
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Unit? Sheesh.]
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______________________________________________________________________________
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The was this guy who we ordered a calling card for and we were also receiving
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all of his phone bills and stuff. Here's a letter we got for his one day.
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RE: Calling Card Number: 504-xxx-xxxx-xxxx
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Unusually high attempted usage has been detected on your BellSouth calling
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card. As a precautionary measure to protect your account, BellSouth has taken
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steps to prevent further use of your card.
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From a Southern Bell number our office can be reached by dialing our toll free
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780-2792 number. If you are calling from a South Central Bell number, we can
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be reached at the 557-6492 toll free number. You also may reach us by dialing
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1-800-831-4323 from any location.
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Our office is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We apologize for any
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inconvenience this may have caused you.
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Account representative
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______________________________________________________________________________
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This one isn't from the phone company, but from the collection agency that the
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phone company uses to collect unpaid debts.
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5/30/94
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RedBoxChiliPepper Owed to: General Telephone Co.
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xxx W Fayette St. #3 Account#: 419586xxxx 90385135
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Celina, Ohio 45822 Amount Due: $15,599.29
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Dear RedBoxChiliPepper;
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We have been advised by General Telephone Company that your account has not
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been paid. They have asked us to contact you and urge you to meet your
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obligation. You past due account has been placed for collection and is
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immediately due. Direct all questions, information and payments to this
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office. Prompt payment means good credit.
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Sincerely,
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Account Representative
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This is an attempts to collect a debt and any information obtained will be
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used for that purpose.
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Detach and Enclose with Payment
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RedBoxChiliPepper Owed to: General Telephone Co.
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xxx W Fayette St. #3 Account#: 419586xxxx 90385135
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Celina, Ohio 45822 Amount Due: $15,599.29
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[Yeah, right, like I have $15,000 here in my pocket to send away. The collection
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agency decided to call Zak periodically because he was the person that I
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called "The Most!" but Zak just insulted the poor lady all the time.]
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______________________________________________________________________________
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Dear Mr. ChiliPepper 1/2/95
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After several corporate meetings we've determined that during the last five
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years we've lost an average of $400,000 a year as a result of your calling
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card fraud, international refund checks, 900 abuse, theft of Alliance
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Teleconferencing services, red boxing, physical damage to our public phones,
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manipulation of other people's phone service, etc, etc, etc.
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In light of this history we've come to the decision to pay you just to leave
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us the hell alone. Please accept the enclosed check for $350 and the enclosed
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calling card that has unlimited use on the condition that you stop all
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illigitimate activities against us. You will recieve a check every month for
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this amount for as long as you can stop fucking with us.
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Sincerely,
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Robert Allen (You can call me Bob)
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Chairman & CEO of AT&T
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[Well, okay, that didn't happen but a guy can dream, can't he?]
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______________________________________________________________________________
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RE: AT&T Calling Card Account: P0554592482532
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Dear RedBoxChiliPepper
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According to our records, payment for final charges on your former AT&T
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Calling Card account has not been received. We are writing to remind you that
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payment of $217.78 is presently required to avoid further collection action.
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Please mail your payment today to:
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AT&T
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P.O.Box 8209
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Fox Valley, IL 60572
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Be sure to include your AT&T account number on your check or money order to
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assure proper handling. If for any reason you are unable to make this payment
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or if you need to discuss your account further, please call one of our
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representatives at 1-800-634-8078.
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If you have already mailed your payment, please disregard this notice.
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Charles E. Moore
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AT&T
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______________________________________________________________________________
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If you have any interesting letters from phone company related sources, mail
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them to me and maybe they'll become a part of this file.
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______________________________________________________________________________
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³ 512-370-4680 PLA Voice Mailbox And PLEASE Don't Pay ³
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³ 512-851-8317 Sonic Youth Systems For Your Fone Calls! ³
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³ 512-883-7543 PLA WHQ Texas Line ³
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³ 618-797-2339 PLA WHQ Illinois Line ³
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