January 28, 2007

Florida Retiree Wins $31,000 Cell Phone Bill Fight

A Florida retiree has won a two-month battle with a cell phone company over bills for about $31,000 in calls from Nicaragua he said he never made. WYFF4 reports.

The 77-year-old former bank executive said his bill is normally about $150 and he said he hasn't been to Nicaragua.

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that Oliver DeSofi complained he was defrauded, but Cingular Wireless disagreed and tried to collect. Cingular canceled DeSofi's account, saying its fraud department didn't find any problems with the account.

The company has now changed its mind and said it's researching how the issue was handled".

Related:- UK Gran, 66, gets £600 bill for mobile phone she's never used

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