Mercantile Agencies News
Cyber Con Is Just Like Old Crimes
Sunday April 22, 2001
EVEN cyber crime is going back to the old economy. A New York waiter has raided the accounts of the rich and famous, including Steven Spielberg, Ted Turner and Oprah Winfrey, by e-mail with an old-fashioned twist. He apparently conned credit agencies with official looking letters from investment baAccc Investigates One.tel's Ghost, A Debt Collector
Thursday April 19, 2001
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is looking into alleged harassment of consumers by One.Tel through its use of a ``ghost company" to collect some of its debts. One.Tel customers with outstanding debts have received notices from a debt collection agency owned by One.Tel directors Mr Jodee Rich, Mr Bradley Keeling and Mr Mark Silbermann.