The US government has finally cracked down on fraudsters who for the past
year have allegedly charged credit cards for Internet services that were never
requested or provided (This Week, 9 January, p 6). The Federal Trade Commission
has charged three Californians, Kenneth Taves, Teresa Callei Taves and Gary
Mittman, who used eight business names including Netfill, Webtel and Online
Billing.
A court froze assets of two of the companies pending a hearing. The
commission asked the court to bar the illegal billings and to award damages to
victims of the fraud.
