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Feds: AT&T Put Fraud on Government Tab

Service for the deaf was abused by Nigerian scammers

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 23, 2012 9:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Justice Department has accused AT&T of bilking the government out of more than $16 million by purposely allowing Nigerian fraudsters to abuse a service intended to help deaf Americans. AT&T says it's just following FCC rules requiring it to offer a...   Read full story »

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