In a wave of federal suits, Verizon Wireless is attacking the practice of "pretexting," by which imposters pose as customers to obtain calling details and other information. The suits, the most recent of which was filed Tuesday in New Jersey, charge that the defendants accessed customers' accounts online by entering telephone numbers and other data in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the state Computer Related Offenses Act, as well as common-law fraud, conversion and civil conspiracy.
December 08, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a wave of federal court suits, Verizon Wireless is attacking the increasing practice of “pretexting,” by which imposters pose as customers to obtain their billing records, calling details and other information.
The suits, the most recent of which was filed Tuesday in Newark, N.J., do not allege ulterior motives but charge that the defendants accessed customers’ accounts online by entering telephone numbers and other personal data.
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