Voicemail Direct USA Sneaky sign-ups Plantation Florida

I received an odd email on 6/24/08 thanking me for signing up for an 800# and voicemail account. I'm not sure how my information was submitted to this company, but after reading the previous complaints I have an idea. The sad thing is that it seems like a reasonable service; too bad it relies on such shady tactics to recruit victims. Otherwise, the victims might be referred to as customers.

I called my phone company first, explained the situation, and blocked incoming charges. Then I called Voicemail Direct USA and cancelled my account. A few hours later I received this in an email:

"Please note that your voicemail account with VoiceMail Direct USA has been cancelled as per your request.

Thank you,
Customer Service
VoiceMail Direct USA"

This was a (relatively) quick and easy solution. However, I caught the problem within 24 hours. I'm not sure how easy it would be to reverse after a longer period of time, especially after charges to your phone bill had already posted.

Once again, it seems a shame that the company feels the need to piggy-back their service. There are a lot of honest consumers who look for honest companies to do business with, and fortunately (for us) we share our experiences with one another.

HTH!

TDC
Atlanta area, Georgia
U.S.A.