Web cramming
I came across the term web cramming only recently, web cramming involves a scam in which a person or small business accepts an offer for a free website or internet service only to be subsequently charged a monthly fee on their phone bill.
For example a 30 day free website trial, and upon when the customer goes to cancel after the 30 days, they made it impossible to cancel.
Not so much a financial burdon, as a stressfull inconvience to the victim, I can imagine its similar to trying to cancel membership at a gym, they don't say no but they try and charge you extra and actually make it impossible to cut any connection with them.
The first two links are cases of web cramming that went to court. The third link being a article on the US action towards web cramming and other internet scams.
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For example a 30 day free website trial, and upon when the customer goes to cancel after the 30 days, they made it impossible to cancel.
Not so much a financial burdon, as a stressfull inconvience to the victim, I can imagine its similar to trying to cancel membership at a gym, they don't say no but they try and charge you extra and actually make it impossible to cut any connection with them.
The first two links are cases of web cramming that went to court. The third link being a article on the US action towards web cramming and other internet scams.
LINK1
LINK2
LINK3
posted by katie kaboom at 9:28 PM
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