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AT&T Autopay Has Recurring Billing Errors and Internal Payment Fraud Exposure

A 20-year AT&T customer experienced an employee stealing in-store cash payments to pay a personal account, discovered only when service was terminated for supposed non-payment. Subsequent autopay enrollment led to repeated unauthorized overdrafts. The pattern of billing errors and unresolved escalations reflects systemic accountability gaps.

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