AT&T to pay out €7m over scam bills

AT&T has agreed to pay $7.75m (almost €7m) for letting scammers accused of running a drug ring bill consumers for fake directory assistance.

AT&T received a fee from the scamming companies for each charge the telephone giant placed on its customers’ bills, the Federal Communications Commission said yesterday in an e-mailed news release.

Although the companies submitted charges for thousands of AT&T customers, they never provided any directory assistance service, the agency said.