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80-Year Old Richmond Woman Billed Thousands by Comcast for Porn Movies She Didn’t Order

Phillip Dampier October 3, 2012 Comcast/Xfinity, Consumer News, Video No Comments

Comcast’s porn charged cable bills run into the hundreds of dollars for one 80-year old customer who claims she never ordered them.

An 80-year-old Richmond, Virginia woman has been billed more than a thousand dollars by Comcast for adult pay per view movies she never ordered.

Shirley Mascaro has been fighting with Comcast for nearly a year over an endless series of $13.99 titles that have regularly appeared on her monthly bill since February.

Mascaro not only says she never watched the movies, she has no idea how to order pay per view programming.

Mascaro refused to pay for the movies she did not order, resulting in one bill for $700. Comcast shut off her service, despite regular complaints and promised service credits for the movies.

One young Comcast employee stood in Mascaro’s living room and doubted her veracity when she claimed she was not watching titles like “Xtsy,” “Pant,” and “Juicy.”

“‘Everybody says they don’t order these moves, but they really do,’” Mascaro recalls the Comcast employee telling her.

Another employee offered that perhaps one of Mascaro’s neighbors was stealing her cable.

“Maybe they are but I don’t know,” Mascaro replied. “You need to find out.”

Mascaro suspects Comcast’s cable box might be the culprit. The charges began right after Comcast installed the box on her new television.

With no end in sight to the porn fees, Mascaro contacted WWBT in Richmond and appealed to their consumer reporter for assistance. That quickly got the attention of Comcast, who called the entire matter “an isolated problem.”

Comcast released a statement to NBC12 apologizing to Mascaro and crediting all disputed charges on her account. But Mascaro, and the TV station, are not so sure the charges will not be back. 12 On Your Side reporter Diane Walker promised to keep watching.

Mascaro also wants Comcast to send her a letter just in case the company tries to ruin her credit over the unpaid porn movies.

http://www.phillipdampier.com/video/WWBT Richmond Elderly woman charged hundreds of dollars by Comcast for porn 10-2-12.mp4

An 80-year-old Richmond, Va. woman’s year-long dispute over hundreds of dollars in Comcast pay-per-view-porn she says she never ordered may finally be over. WWBT reports.  (3 minutes)

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