Outline
Message claims that users under surveillance are being charged a “lawful interception fee” to cover the cost of wiretapping their phones. As proof, the message includes an image depicting an AT&T bill that lists the alleged fee.
Brief Analysis
The message is a hoax and the image of the bill has been digitally manipulated. There are anomalies in the way the fee items are listed that indicate that the image is fake (see below for details). There are no other reports about such a fee and no other photos. And, an AT&T spokesperson has denied the existence of any such fee.
Example
WHEN I TRIED TO SHARE THIS IT HAD BEEN REMOVED SO I AM PUTING BACK ON SHARE QUICKLY B4 THEY TAKE IT OFF AGAIN
I was looking at my bill and didn’t know what this lawful interception fee was….I googled it……WIRE TAPPING!!! I called and they said its a new fee for the… cost incurred from the government. I don’t have anything to hide so if they wanna tap my phone go ahead…..but why should I have to pay for it??!!!
This is ridiculous, please share this so we can get the word out there. Oh, and check your bills people!!
Original Source : https://www.hoax-slayer.com/lawful-interception-recovery-fee-hoax.shtml