AT&T Accepts Orders for Blacklisted Phones Then Offers No Transparent Dispute Path
AT&T accepted and processed an order for a device that turned out to be blacklisted, then refused to resolve the issue transparently — instead pushing an upsell to a premium service tier. Automated support emails explicitly ask customers not to reply, removing any human escalation path.
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