Audiotel and fraudulent maneuvers
I am writing to you to let you know about a mishap I had. with the Cosmospace clairvoyance firm. 2 days ago.
I received the following message on my cell phone on August 19, the day of my birthday:
“ESME: Happy birthday M…! I am thinking of you very much on this very important. If necessary call me on 01 77…. – €15 10 mins”
In fact I know a little about this person called Olga, rightly or wrongly I trusted her. I consulted her last week I think on Wednesday October 28 or the next day, for a question, it lasted 10 minutes, she warned me after 10 minutes that the 10 minutes were well over, we ended the discussion and I was debited from my credit card for the amount of 15 euros as expected. So I had no surprise; it was indeed a voluntary and conscious act on my part.
2 days ago on Wednesday November 4, 2009 I received the following message;
“INFO MEDIUM: I need to speak to you urgently M…: Your cards show a departure. Call me quickly please, my direct phone number: 04 92…. (10min-15€)” and this message had no signature.
In hindsight I realize that I fell into this trap, I worried, I thought that this message came from Olga, given our recent communication, I called Wednesday afternoon, it was not a direct number but the Cos secretariat… I asked to speak with Olga; I was asked to call at 5 p.m. because she didn’t arrive until 5 p.m. So I called back at 5 p.m., I explained that I received this SMS, they told me if you received this message this morning, it couldn’t have been from Olga, I’ll pass on to you the person who had this feeling for you, her name is Françoise.
So I had Françoise, she told me of course that she doesn’t know me, but she sees a rapid change in my life, is everything okay? Why have I been sad these last few days?
I answer that everything is fine…She insists that it’s not okay, “I see things while you say that everything is fine, don’t you have a problem with your husband, I think he doesn’t talk much, what happened in July? I say nothing, I don’t see anything, we were busy and worried about our move but nothing serious. And this house, I’m sure there will be a problem, there isn’t a humidity problem by chance?…etc.
She told me I still see a change which can be negative as well as positive, be careful M…., pay attention to your life, I think your husband doesn’t want the same thing as you… Not agreeing with her reasoning, I continued to speak, I even told him: “you scare me!…
In fact I realize that I told about my life, I was connected to sensitive subjects of the past, I told when I had no questions about the past…,
You can imagine that the 10 minutes passed quickly, she didn’t ask me if I wanted to continue beyond (rate 7.5 euros per minute).
The communication was cut off once, I called back, I said we were cut off but it’s going to be very expensive, the secretary told me you’re going to say goodbye. I had Françoise again, first of all I said that it was going to be too expensive for me, can we consider it a new consultation with the 10 minute package for €15. She didn’t answer me, thinking that it was and just to finish the sentence, we talked and I didn’t see the timepass by, I didn’t have a watch in my hand. She always had things to say to me, she changed the subject, and your in-laws? Ec. etc. And of course, never very pleasant things to intrigue me.
I said to this clairvoyant several times at least 4 or 5 times: “Now I’m leaving you, I have to leave you, she didn’t end the conversation, she supposedly still saw things, one more thing to tell you, one more piece of advice, and if you want to send me a message or photos here is our email address…etc. I kept telling him in vain: “yes, yes I’ll leave you…”
I was then told that the consultation cost me €15 initially plus 502 euros. This was confirmed by a text message that I still have on my cell phone. Needless to say, I was angry, I protested, I had the manager who was sorry but without a solution, apart from a payment in 2 or 3 installments, or a package with Françoise for a more expensive amount of I think 700 euros, committing me again to consult Françoise in the future, I said that I was not interested, especially not with Françoise, who tricked me and whom I asked several times to end the consultation but she continued to talk to me, and to intrigue me.
We could spend hours on the phone talking about anything and everything, for me it was neither astrology nor clairvoyance but a breach of trust, a dishonest commercial technique!
I have to say that I didn’t feel good after this conversation….
In total I was charged €15 plus 442.50 euros!
It’s abusive, monstrous… I made a mistake, I shouldn’t have trusted, I shouldn’t have. I told them that these are not honest practices, I am trapped, it is not normal to send messages to people who have not asked for anything, they have not wanted to know anything.
Finally surprised by what happened, I wanted to get Olga on the phone to find out if the famous message came from her. I spoke to several people who were obviously secretaries on the phone, each time with a different version:
One person said to me: No it’s not Olga, it’s her partner who sent you the message, I asked if the partner had my telephone details? “Yes, because they work together, I was told. It was curious to see that someone who didn’t know me could have feelings for me!…
I protested, called them scammers and was hung up on me, although always very polite and very commercial on the phone!
Today I am calling on you. I don’t understand how scam firms like this can exist, how they abuse the trust and discomfort of people in our society to earn money in a dishonest way.
I think it is time to denounce them massively, to avoid other victims.
Maria*. The real name has been replaced by a pseudonym
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