Clip on Fraud

[Newyork]

Hi

Just wanted to share this story. Earlier this month from the 17th to the 19th my line was dead. I logged a call with Telkom and they sent somebody on the 19th and eventually they found out that there was a fault at the box on the street. Okay so now it's all working and everything is back to normal. This is what I think until I get my bill! I noticed between the period that my phone line was dead a huge amount of calls were made. I list them here:

20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 67.67
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 0.633
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 4.36
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 0.633
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 1.47
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 1.74
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 39.81
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 0.633
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 7.21
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Netherlands off-peak 6.39
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tanzania off-peak 15.9
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 17.02
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 52.28
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 28.6
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 0.633
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 0.633
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 6.04
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 0.633
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 17.24
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 0.633
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 7.94
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 3.68
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 30.1
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 23.94
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 23.56
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tanzania off-peak 37.52
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 1.79
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 0.633
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 19.96
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 1.05
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 1.07
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 20.83
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 53.83
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 3.22
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 108.57
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 42.97
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 37.46
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Zaire off-peak 20.34
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 55.61
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tanzania off-peak 74.61
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 76.45
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 5.73
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 42.73
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 59.56
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 13.2
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 6.45
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 15.25
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 3.58
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 2
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 13.51
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burundi off-peak 128.33
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 4.12
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 4.635
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 32.96
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 5.15
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.545
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 39.655
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 43.775
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 5.15
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 28.84
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 19.57
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 12.36
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 77.25
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 3.09
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 4.635
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 29.355
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.545
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 6.695
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 25.75
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 14.935
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060917 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 12.405
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 16.54
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 4.135
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 11.578
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 2.481
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 5.789
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 4.962
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 12.405
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 11.578
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 9.924
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 11.578
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 2.481
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 63.679
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 5.789
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 3.308
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 2.481
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 43.831
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 7.443
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 29.772
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx peak 1.654
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx p & o/p 3.864
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 9.785
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.545
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 17.51
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 3.09
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.575
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.545
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 9.785
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 5.15
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 15.965
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 12.875
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 15.45
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 25.75
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 29.87
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.545
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 9.27
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 3.605
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 16.48
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 8.24
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 7.725
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 2.06
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 1.03
20060918 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx off-peak 14.935

Total is 2142.49!!!!!!!!!

Funny thing is, before I knew about this Telkom had already credited me. I'm happy about that but my question is, how did they pick this up?

 

[savage]

Techie that fixed the box saw the clipon fraud, reported it, and special investigations (yes, that exists in telkom land), more than likely had a look at your account without you even knowing it...

You should give that guy (techie) a bottle of brandy to thank him - he's doing his job to good

 

[dabouncer]

That happened to us twice. Except our bills were over R5000 each time. Telkom had no issue in crediting us due to the nature of our normal calls and normal monthly usage.

 

[Kalvaer]

Dont ask questions.. just be glad they did.. Same thing happened to me some time ago. Except.. I had to pay Telkom in advance, log a call, and then wait 2 months for a credit on my account.

 

[dabouncer]

This happened to us quite a while back when South Africa was still kinda decent and Telkom were efficient. I personally have not had any issues with Telkom or their fault logging turn around time.