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Scamsters defraud customers in the name of Dish Network
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FREMONT: The Amritsar Times Media Group has unearthed a scam in which a large number of people were being duped of thousands of dollars under the name of Dish Network even as Dish Network had no knowledge of the scandal. The rogues lured people by saying that if they paid $600 in cash, they will get Dish Network's services for two years without any further payment. This money was being received via Western Union and was being encashed in Lahore-Pakistan. People were getting a package worth $200 with such a scheme and they would think that at a rate of approximately $25 a month, the package sounded like a good deal.

The channels of the Dish Network would start functioning from the very next day and no one doubted anything initially.

But the scamsters seemed to be smart, and one needs to be careful to escape their clutches. What really happened was that the money was not going to Dish Network but to some individual (e.g. M. Bilal). The customer would be told to call up Dish Network and inquire about any pending dues. He would of course receive information that there was nothing pending against his name.

When the Amritsar Times Media team probed the matter, it was found that the fraudsters were making payments to Dish Network with stolen credit cards. The owner of the card would notice the discrepancy only after a month or two and would call up Dish Network which used to return the money to the card holder and instead bill the customer, a usual business practice. Thus, the customer was a victim of double whammy.

Amritsar Times team spoke to more than 15 affected customers in different cities like Yuba City, LA, Bakersfield, Fremont, Selma etc. The extent of the fraudster’s activity is likely to be much larger.

Dish Network's Dave Hernandez has now told Amritsar Times Media that no customer should send any money to anyone except in the name of Dish Network. He said if any customer has paid money to any such individual, he or she should contact Dish Network's Dispute Resolution line at phone 720.514.8555 ext 80531.

For the information of the readers, the fraudsters operate through phone numbers 845.704.1155 and 434.322.4454.

Customers  are also welcome to call Satnam Singh Khalsa of Amritsar Times at 510.706.1300 so that Dish Network can be approached for some kind of concession.

16 December 2009
 

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