
Mary of Melbourne, FL on Nov. 15, 2001
I received my phone bill and found an unauthorized change to it. ILD Teleservices was billing me for an 800 voice mail messaging service. I called the number to find out why they were billing me for something I did not order. They said the charge was authorized by my daughter Tanya. I explained that my daughter was a minor and not authorized to make any changes to my telephone account. That she has a learning disability, especially in reading and comprehension.
I asked them to credit my bill. The CSR said I would have to fill out some forms and they would look into it. I told her I was not going to give them any more information than they already had. She said since my daughter authorized the charges, she would not issue a credit. I then called my local phone company and explained that I would not be paying for this charge. They would investigate. I talked with my daughter later that day to find out about this, she thought the advertisement was to enter for a free thing, since the ad popped up as a lotto. She did not know she was actually signing up for a service.
I tried for a half hour to find the website on the internet that my daughter supposedly used to order this service. I was unsuccessful. Today I received a notice from my company explaining that the adjustment to my account was not approved by ILD Teleservices because it was authorized by Tanya Boyd. I decided one more time to contact these people. I left a voice mail, letting them know that I wanted this credited off my bill and that I would be filing a complaint with the FCC and my State's Attorney Office.
Suprisingly some one called me back within a few minutes (even though they said their office was closed) I spoke with a woman named Cynthia, she apologized and said they would issue a credit and she would speak with the CSR that I originally talked with. It's amazing how friendly and cooperative they become when you tell them your going to report them to the authorities. We'll see if they issue a credit.
Companies that should know better are routinely trying to enforce contracts that are, in fact, invalid. No minor can enter into a contract and any company that supplies good or services based on such an invalid agreement is out of luck.