According to the consumers contacted, the telemarketers failed to identify
themselves or the name, address and telephone number of the company on whose
behalf they were calling."
Under the terms of the settlement, ABI Marketing is required to:

-- Pay $69,800 in restitution to consumers who already filed complaints
or wish to file a complaint before July 30, 2005 to report
unauthorized fees and charges to their accounts.
-- Pay $10,200 to the 102 consumers who filed "Do Not Call" complaints.
-- Provide a toll-free number for consumers to contact the company.

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-- Pay $10,000 in civil penalties.
-- Provide clear and conspicuous disclosures of the sales, billing and
renewal terms prior to charging consumers' credit cards for any fees,
goods or services. McGowan of
Corbett's Bureau of Consumer Protection.

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Many were told that the calls were
initiated to offer free coupons, certificates or other incentives as a "thank
you" for a previous purchase.
Corbett said consumers who wish to file complaints in this case are asked
to call 1-800-441-2555 or file electronically by visiting
http://www. oil giant has been subject to
jurisdiction in a developing world court for significant environmental
damages.
For comprehensive details and documents regarding Chevron's conduct in
Ecuador , visit: http://www.

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, Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom
Corbett today announced that a Florida-based telemarketer will pay more than
$90,000 to resolve more than 100 complaints that it illegally contacted
consumers on the state's "Do Not Call" list and/or charged consumers' credit
cards for goods or services including Buyers Club memberships without
authorization. In reality, investigators said the calls were
made to encourage the purchase of additional goods or services by offering
them on a free trial basis.
Last week, lawyers for the 80 affected communities requested that the
International Commission of Jurists send observers to the trial just days
before a much-anticipated judicial inspection in the town of San Carlos
expected to be attended by 300 local residents.
The lawsuit represents the first time a U.

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Many consumers who received
the solicitation calls were officially registered on the state's "Do Not Call"
list.gov

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Chevron Faces Human Rights Questions In Ecuador Lawsuit Warns Amazon Watch

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Corbett Announces Florida-based Company to Pay More Than $90 000 Following Statewide Probe Into Sales Billing and 'Do Not Call'

"This business is accused of defrauding more than 100 Pennsylvanians from
the very beginning to the very end of its telephone solicitations," Corbett
said. The case was handled
by Senior Deputy Attorneys General E. Barry Creany and J.

Amazon Watch Executive Director Atossa Soltani said: "Chevron has a moral
responsibility to do everything in its power to stop the harassment and to
ensure the integrity of the judicial process.

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"We have put a stop to the company's widespread practice of misleading
and deceiving consumers.attorneygeneral.

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Failure to disclose identifying information at the
beginning of a telemarketing call or at the consumers' request is a violation
of the state's Telemarketer Registration Act.

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The agreement was filed in Lackawanna County Court.

CONTACT: Barbara Petito
Deputy Press Secretary
+1-717-787-5211
petito@attorneygeneral.
In a letter to the ICJ, the lawyers write: "Without your help, the
litigation is in jeopardy and 30,000 people may be denied their fair day in
court.

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The investigation
involved complaints from consumers in every Pennsylvania County except Elk
County. It is also obligated by U.

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Corbett said consumers also complained that they were misled about the
purpose of the solicitation calls.
-- Comply with all provisions of the Consumer Protection Law and
Telemarketer Registration Act.
-- Verify buyers ' authorization by an independent third party verifier
including taped or recorded consumer responses.

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"Negative option" offers are illegal because they force
consumers to act in order to halt a sales transaction to avoid being charged.

ABI Marketing is also required to cease transferring to any third parties
consumers' personal or financial data including billing information , Social
Security number, date of birth, place of birth, mother's maiden name, credit
and income information.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. If consumers did not affirmatively reject the contracts during
the free trial period, the various products and services were automatically
charged to their credit or debit cards without their authorization.
-- Disclose the purpose of the call, name of each seller , total costs of
the purchase, billing information and authorization, plus refund,
cancellation and exchange terms and conditions.P."
Recent incidents alleged in the letter include:

* A death threat against Pablo Fajardo, a lawyer for the affected
communities;

* Military surveillance of the community leaders, including phone-taps;

* The attempted kidnapping of the nine-year-old daughter of a local
leader;

* The theft of key trial files from a lawyer, Alejandro Ponce Villacis;

* A potentially illegal relationship between Chevron and the Ecuadorian
military, including the housing of Chevron lawyers on an army base and
the issuing of a false army report to suspend the trial.

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, to resolve alleged violations of Pennsylvania's
Telemarketer Registration Act and Consumer Protection Law.
The same "negative option" practice was used to charge consumers' accounts
for renewal fees that were included in the terms of the programs or
memberships."
Last December, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asked the
Ecuadorian government to protect the integrity of the trial and the
individuals involved.

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Corbett said in still other cases, some consumers were charged for
memberships or services even though they said they were not interested in the
programs or products. Our legal action not only prohibits the company from
doing business in violation of state laws, but it also levels the playing

field for those who legitimately conduct telemarketing campaigns in the
Commonwealth . SAN FRANCISCO, Chevron faces serious questions
about its human rights record in Ecuador's rainforest following a disturbing
pattern of threats and corruption in a landmark environmental trial where the
oil giant is a defendant, according to Amazon Watch, an environmental group
monitoring the case. and
Ecuadorian law to refrain from organizing or participating in illegal
activities, including bribery, robbery, and kidnapping.

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According to agents with the Attorney General's Office, ABI Marketing
through 2003 contacted consumers by telephone to sell various goods or
services including memberships into Buyers Clubs.

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San Carlos, located next to a
river where Chevron dumped more than one billion gallons of toxic waste-water,
has one of the highest cancer rates in Ecuador.

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, 2340 State Road 580, Suite
B, Clearwater, Fla.chevrontoxico.

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Corbett's Bureau of Consumer Protection entered into a legal agreement in
Lackawanna County Court with ABI Marketing, Inc.S. Chevron is accused of dumping more than 18 billion gallons of toxic
waste directly into the rainforest from 1964 to 1992, forcing two indigenous
groups to the brink of extinction.

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Investigators said unbeknownst to consumers, the free trial offers
included hidden processing fees or costs to use the free coupons or
certificates.