Florida Retiree Wins Cell Phone Bill Fight

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- A 77-year-old retiree has won a two-month battle with a cell phone company over bills for about $31,000 in calls from Nicaragua he says he never made.

Oliver DeSofi's Cingular Wireless bill from November listed more than $21,420 in roaming charges for more than 4,000 calls made from his phone from Nicaragua. When he contacted Cingular about the charges, DeSofi learned there were already $9,554 in similar charges on his next bill.

The former bank executive said his bill was normally about $150 -- he has never been to Nicaragua.

"I told them this is impossible," DeSofi said.

DeSofi complained of fraud, but Cingular disagreed and tried to collect the money, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported Saturday.

Cingular canceled DeSofi's account, saying its fraud department did not find any problems with the account. The company reversed its decision after a Herald-Tribune inquiry on Thursday.

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