The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against telecommunications giant AT&T, claiming that the carrier allowed scammers to use a calling service for the hearing-impaired and then stuck U.S. taxpayers with the bill. While many Internet scams have originated from Nigeria, this case reportedly involves scammers using a free Internet-based calling system for hearing-impaired users. The system lets users type a message on their computers, which an employee of the phone company then relays by voice. The United States government reimburses the service providers at $1.30 per minute.
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AT&T Let Scammers Overrun Calling Service, Feds Charge
Posted by: Peter Suciu March 23, 2012 11:26 AMThe Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against telecommunications giant AT&T, claiming that the carrier allowed scammers to use a calling service for the hearing-impaired and then stuck U.S. taxpayers with the bill. While many Internet scams have originated from Nigeria, this case reportedly involves scammers using a free Internet-based calling system for hearing-impaired users. The system lets users type a message on their computers, which an employee of the phone company then relays by voice. The United States government reimburses the service providers at $1.30 per minute.