If I had a business call my office and speak to an employee about providing services, is my business bound by what my employee said?
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If I had a business call my office and speak to an employee about providing services, is my business bound by what my employee said?
I was able to listen to the recorded conversation. They were very tricky with their wording and spoke very fast. My employee and I understood they were searching for authorization to send information to our office. It turns out they were “slamming” and sent an invoice for services we do not want. I contacted them to explain and they refuse to listen and state if we do not pay they will send us to collections. They mentioned a law that makes me responsible for my employees responses on the phone even if they misunderstood.
Asked on April 24, 2013 under Business Law, Michigan
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
This is fraud and I would not pay attention to it. Contact the police and the FBI and your state attorney general. You may wish to also call the Office of Homeland Security and next time do not have employees continue on such calls. See if any of these agencies will be able to help create a sting operation.
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