Telecom Staff Opening Unauthorized Accounts Without Customer Consent
AT&T employees have been documented opening new accounts or service lines without explicit customer authorization, creating unauthorized credit inquiries and billing obligations. Customers discover the fraud only after credit damage occurs. Existing dispute processes are slow and burdensome.
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