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US company fined for UK rogue dialler scam
Tim Richardson, The Register 2004-11-17

A company based in New York has been fined £100,000 ($185,500) for ripping off UK punters with a premium rate number scam. Some 850 people complained to watchdog ICSTIS that B&B Services LLC had caused them to run up huge phone bills while connected to the internet. People claimed that dialler software installed on their PCs made repeated internet calls without their knowledge or consent.

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US company fined for UK rogue dialler scam 2004-11-18
Anonymous
If the company operates inside the borders of the US, then the UK has no jurisdiction over them even though it may be affecting their citizens. If I was running the companies involved, my response would be "pound sand."

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The best recourse is for the UK government to prosecute the case i...

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