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LOL, I believe you. I’ve seen some whoppers. The kicker that I hate (which isn’t really off on that far a tangent) is the “Third Party Content” providers. They are often on TV and such saying “Text ‘Fun’ (or whatever) to number 8XXXX for a free _____.” What they don’t tell you is they’ll attach a monthly fee and all kinds of other charges to your phone bill, which can in some cases turn off you phone service. I dealt with many of the low credit customers who had a $150.00 “Spending limit” (monthly charges cap) on their account, but who got slammed with hundreds and thoousands of dollars from these third party providers. It’s akin to the scam where someone calls you from Guam-kenya-stan and says you need to call back for ___ reason to help a relative, and when you do, they charge $30+ per minute to you phone bill. Why the phone companies (cell and landline), let these charges be attached to your phone bill (often fraudulent in nature) is beyond me. Working at T-mobile, the CSR’s were able to remove charges from some companies, but not all of them. I’m wiling to bet that some of those providers (they often provide videos, ringtones, etc.) were involved in this situation as well.