10-17-18 20:58 NANCY BACKUS wrote to MICHAEL LOO about Re: 429 trading stamps +
Howdy! Nancy,

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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 10-15-18  18:05 <=-
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 NB> I'm hoping to get this packet out tomorrow when we go over to Edith's
 NB> for the next bbs training session... and not sure when my next chance
 NB> at sending anything will be...  Today, we abruptly lost our internet
 NB> service, and when I called to find out what gave, discovered that
 NB> someone has apparently stolen our phone number, and it has been ported
 NB> to some unknown company for some perfect stranger.... and that the
 NB> porting is already a done deal...  We got absolutely no warning that it
 NB> was in process, nothing asking for confirmation that we had in fact
 NB> intended to port our number to another company... either by phone,
 NB> email or letter.... We are both quietly sizzling about it....
 NB> Apparently the only notice we'll get is when we get the bill from the
 NB> new company as to who it is now... but that might not even happen since
 NB> it might be (probably is) going to the person that stole our number....
 NB> Dunno if I'll even have my landline as of tomorrow....

If You haven't done this already

Use someone else's telephone to call Your Telephone Company Customer Service
Department to report the unauthorized change.

THEY CAN help You get the phone number back.

Years ago I saw a sign in a store about filling out a coupon ----
I think it was something about showing support for some cause by writing
Your Name, Address, Telephone Number, etc.

I read the fine print on the back of the coupon and it said something about
YOU AUTHORIZE (Their Fine Print - My LARGE PRINT)

Changing Your Telephone Service to THEIR TELEPHONE COMPANY.

I didn't put the coupon in their Box, I tore it up and threw it away.

It may had been a nice cause to support but I ain't completely ignorant,
some parts are missing.


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