The practice of placing unauthorized, misleading, or deceptive charges on a customer's telephone bill. Cramming is illegal -- Click here for more information on this topic.
The practice of some telecommunications service providers of adding services and charges to a customer's bill without notifying the customer.
unscrupulous internet service providers will charge you for services you never ordered. Refer to Cramming.
Beware of anyone practicing cramming. This is an illegal activity practiced by some long-distance carriers, who will bill you for additional services that you never requested. If you have long-distance service, always check your statement - if you find you have been crammed, contact the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) immediately! Also see slamming.
is similar to another telephone service scam called slamming, which switches your long distance carrier without your permission, often to one with much higher rates. But with cramming, one time and/or monthly recurring charges are added to your local telephone company bill for services you never meant to authorize -- for example, Internet access voice mail, calling cards, psychic hot lines and more. Click here for more information about cramming and to learn how you can avoid being crammed! [Back to Glossary Table of Contents
Billing for unauthorized products and/or services.
A practice in which customers are billed for unexpected telephone charges, which they typically did not order, authorize or use. Cramming refers to the fact that the charges are crammed onto the telephone bill in an inconspicuous place so that they will go unnoticed.
This is an illegal activity done by Long Distance Carriers who bill you for additional services never requested. Please review your bill carefully, and if you feel you have been crammed contact the Federal Communication's commission. (FCC)
The unauthorized, misleading, or deceptive charges for products or services on a customerâ€(tm)s local telephone bill.
The placing of charges on a consumer's utility bill for services that he or she has not authorized. Cramming, which most commonly involves telephone service, violates Indiana law and IURC and FCC rules.
A practice in which customers are billed for enhanced features such as voice mail, caller-ID and call-waiting that they have not ordered.
Adding services and charges to a customer’s bill without the customer’s knowledge or consent.
Asserting the right to payment for unauthorised telecommunications services—often a consumer will only become aware of this practice when they receive a phone bill containing unexplained charges (also see internet dumping)
The illegal practice by a telecommunications provider of billing a customer for services never requested (for example, billing a customer for call waiting when they never signed up for that service). Consumers should review their bills periodically to detect and correct these charges.
1. The practice of adding charges to a customer's monthly bill for services that the customer has not authorized. This is an illegal practice. 2. Waiting until a short time before a test to begin studying, and then studying like a crazy person to make up for lost time.
Adding charges to a bill without a customer's approval.
The illegal practice of adding charges to consumers' phone bills for products or services without proper authorization from the customer.
the act of billing a customer for additional services that the customer did not order. Consumers are often unaware of such service charges and have not consented to them.
An illegal practice in which customers are billed for additional telephone features they didn't order.
Cramming means that charges were added to your telephone bill for services that were not ordered, authorized, or received. Nationwide, cramming is the fastest-growing category of complaints received by the FCC. In Wisconsin, cramming complaints in 1998 were up 460% over 1997 totals.
An illegal activity by unscrupulous long distance carriers who bill you for additional services that you did not request. If you have been crammed, contact the Federal Communications Commission. See also Slamming.
