Telephone Company called to say they are partnering with Century Link and will be lowering my bill. They just needed some information to make sure they were speaking to the right person. I've been through this before when I had Qwest. Instead of lowering my bill, they tack on their services to my monthly bill. It ended up costing me around $36.00 more. Qwest could do nothing about crediting me the monies, but did stop collecting for them. Guess it was my fault for not investigating first, but it was made to sound like a done deal and they just needed to let me know after they make sure they are talking to the subscriber of the phone service. How do I report this as a Scam?????
I just received a call from this number, informing me they are "Long Distance Access", and that "Qwest" had contracted with them to supply their long distance services for cheaper. They just needed me to validate a few things, and then "authorize" the change. Unfortunately for the young lady, I have been in telecomm for over 30 years, and know enough to know that what is being spoke about is a PIC change (Primary Interexchange Carrier) - all long distance suppliers have their own unique PIC code. I also informed her that Qwest is no longer the company out here, but actually CenturyLink. When I asked her why there had not been a letter from them advising of this "change" that they were initiating, I was told I would receive a letter within a few days of this call.
This is BOGUS information. The only letter I would have received would have been possibly a letter from CenturyLink confirming "my" request to change carriers, and a letter from Long Distance Access welcoming me to their business.
Hopefully more of you will google these slimes before they trick you into changing your services, and winding up with a higher bill.