Bell Canada Modem Hijacking Class Action Lawsuit
Scarfone Hawkins LLP
CLASS ACTION CLAIM OVERVIEW
A Statement of Claim was issued in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on July 22, 2004 and amended April 1, 2005.
The Class Action Statement of Claim names Bell Canada as Defendant.
The Statement of Claim alleges that Bell Canada has been aware or ought to have been aware that modem hijacking, also known as "internet dumping", could occur and was in fact occurring and ought to have warned its customers in that regard. The Claim further alleges that Bell Canada was in a position to prevent the fraud by withholding settlement payments to other telephone carriers for completing customer long distance telephone calls in those locations.
The Statement of Claim further alleges that Bell Canada, as the largest telecommunication company in Canada, was uniquely positioned to monitor, become aware of, investigate and take proactive steps to prevent such fraudulent schemes.
The class action Statement alleges for damages and reimbursement of all fraudulent long distance telephone charges paid by customers to Bell Canada as a result of modem hijacking scams.
This action is brought under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, on behalf of a class consisting of any person in Canada, who paid Bell Canada for fraudulent long distance telephone charges for calls to foreign locations such as Sao Tome, the Cook Islands, Nauru, Guyana, Guinea-Bissau, Tuvalu and Tokelau.
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Scarfone Hawkins LLP acts for Class Members on another claim against Bell Canada which was recently settled involving Bell Canada's First Rate long distance telephone savings plan. Under that settlement, Bell Canada is responsible for reimbursing customers close to $10 million.
If you would like more information regarding this claim or wish to be added to our database of claimants, please e-mail us or call Scarfone Hawkins directly at 1-905-523-1333.
9/3/2010
