I realize that many people think I'm totally nuts, spending hour after hour dealing with this crap. Many times I DO pay fraudulent charges, to make these vultures go away. I can't claim that it was due to my publication here and elsewhere, but Airtel finally went out of business. Considering my experiences with the DOC, FTC, HUD and many other government agencies, I expected nothing. It bothers me tremendously that corporations are licensed to steal.
Profits are sacred.
The US credit reporting system enables Corporate America to extort monies NOT owed by threatening to ruin our credit. We are guilty until proven innocent. Apparently consumers have no rights other than to write huge retainer checks to mostly incompetent lawyers. Corporate America decides who's guilty without ever hiring a lawyer or filing a court action. There is no judge, no jury.