Telephone customers are being SCAMMED!!!

There is a telephone scam going out on the long distance billing sheet of

your telephone bill! It happened to me on my "Var Tec ILD teleservices" long

distance sheet, which is mailed out by AT&T in conjunction with my AT&T bill. The

company doing it is: "American Evoice Ltd," and is listed on the telephone

bill as "American Evoice LTD. V-Mail monthly fee for $14.95." It's supposedly

for a voice mail service with an 800 number. It's done through your on line

service where they somehow get your mother's maiden name. You are not notified,

you don't sign up, you don't register, you have no idea it's there -- they just

suddenly put it on your telephone bill and you're expected to pay it. In my

case I am supposed to pay for something which I don't have, nor know anything

about, nor DON'T WANT!! You can call Merrie (like Mary) a supervisor at American

Evoice at 1-866 576 1876. In my case she backed off very quickly and said

they would credit me for the 3 months (at $14.95 per month) that they have

charged me. The scam is: they do not get your permission to do it, and if you

don't complain, they just keep on charging you each month. The other phone number

listed on the bill is: 1-800 433 4518 which also gets you in contact with

American Evoice. If you plug in "American Evoice scam," on your Google and open

up the Complaints Board you will see just how many people have been scammed -

no indication how many have been scammed but are just not doing anything about

it and are just paying the monthly charge, not knowing what it's for because

NOBODY contacted them!! I have worked closely with Rose Swinford who works for

ILD Teleservices in Dallas that does the billing for Var Tec. In her words: "I

am going to get rid of this scam!" Her email is: Email User Her

phone: 972 910 1870. Her objective is to find out "who" is responsible for

the scam charge, and who is "accepting" the charge from the scammer and putting

it on (in my case) the Var Tec ILD Teleservices long distance telephone bill

sheet, which is mailed to me by AT&T along with the AT&T bill. I hope somehow

telephone customers can be notified and be told that they have to call

American Evoice to get rid of the scam. Otherwise they'll be paying the monthly

charge forever, not having any idea what they're paying for!

Sincerely, Gordon

Atwater, CA. 85301

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My husband and I have been victims of the same scam. Suddenly our Verizon bill contained a $14.95 each month from American eVoice. We had never heard of this company, never authorized the charges, and do not want this service. Apparently they obtained our information fraudulantly on line and signed us up without our knowledge. We are still trying to resolve the issue. We have contacted Verizon and asked them to block all third party charges. They have issued a partial refund.

Not having much luck contacting American evoice.