Cell Phone Fraud

Cell Phone fraud may occur in two different ways: Identity Theft and Cell Phone Cloning.

Identity Theft occurs when someone signs up for service with fraudulently obtained customer information or false identification. Lawbreakers use your personal information and use it to set up a cell phone account in your name.

It may take a while to solve identity theft and it could be a long and difficult process for the victim. Call your carrier if you think you have been a victim of identity theft.

Cell Phone Cloning Fraud

Every cell phone is supposed to have a unique factory-set electronic serial number (ESN) and telephone number (MIN). A cloned cell phone is one that has been reprogrammed to transmit the ESN and MIN belonging to another (legitimate) cell phone.

Unscrupulous people can obtain valid ESN/MIN combinations by illegally monitoring the radio wave transmissions from the cell phones of legitimate subscribers. After cloning, both the legitimate and the fraudulent cell phones have the same ESN/MIN combination and cellular systems cannot distinguish the cloned cell phone from the legitimate one. The legitimate phone user then gets billed for the cloned phone’s calls.

Here are our recommendations:
DialUno Cerca 1010
Register to get 10-10 code
DialUno
6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI
New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.
online contact form / 1.800.575.2640

DialAround 1010
Register to get 10-10 code.
Primus
5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI
6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.
Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee
1-800-297-9533

PNG PowerDial
Register to use toll free access number.
PNG
5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI
Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor
1-800-297-9527

Everdial Long Distance
4.9¢ state-to-state rate,
24hours 7 days a week.
30 second initial, 6 second increments.
NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.
A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee
3% Federal tax.

PNG Long Distance
3.9¢ rate .
Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.
Awesome international rates
check website for rates to call mobile

PNG
also offers stand-alone toll free service,
local phone service,
high speed internet
and cellular plans
with very low international rates

Dialuno
"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.

Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&T network.
$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.

There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.

ECG Long Distance
2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.

ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.

EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.

3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50

ECG is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.