AOL Again

Jim · 2006-08-06, 11:04 AM

Even dead people can't escape AOL

The problem? An AOL account once held by Gauthier's late father still showed billing charges accumulating against it. The account had been dormant for months; the credit card he used for it was inactive at least as long.

Nevertheless, AOL kept charging $25.90 each month for dial-up online access. Late fees for non-payment accumulated on the credit card, too.

Gauthier even offered to send a copy of her father's obituary as proof he truly was dead. AOL was unmoved.

"An AOL service guy told me to stop complaining and learn to use a computer," she said. "Then he hung up."

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/bus...A?OpenDocument

Cleo · 2006-08-06, 11:06 AM

Damn all that spam wasted on a dead guy

Jim · 2006-08-06, 11:22 AM

I get how AOL sucks for not canceling the account but, doesn't a credit card account die with it's owner?

2006-08-06, 11:04 AM	#1
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	AOL Again Even dead people can't escape AOL The problem? An AOL account once held by Gauthier's late father still showed billing charges accumulating against it. The account had been dormant for months; the credit card he used for it was inactive at least as long. Nevertheless, AOL kept charging $25.90 each month for dial-up online access. Late fees for non-payment accumulated on the credit card, too. Gauthier even offered to send a copy of her father's obituary as proof he truly was dead. AOL was unmoved. "An AOL service guy told me to stop complaining and learn to use a computer," she said. "Then he hung up." http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/bus...A?OpenDocument

2006-08-06, 11:06 AM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Damn all that spam wasted on a dead guy __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2006-08-06, 11:22 AM	#3
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I get how AOL sucks for not canceling the account but, doesn't a credit card account die with it's owner?