Attorney General Chris Koster says crammers have cost Missourians hundreds of thousands of dollars for telephone services they did not authorize. Koster says the best way to catch cramming is to read your phone bill carefully, which he admits can be a real chore.

Koster filed lawsuits this week against six companies accused of cramming in Missouri:Coast to Coast Voice of Concord, NH; Green Certification of Miami, FL; and Family Contact 911 of Clearwater, FL in Jackson County; and SBO Online of Los Angeles, CA; Odyssey Communications of Tenafly, NJ; and ID Life Guards, Inc. of Glendale, CA.

He seeks restitution for customers and injunctions against the companies to bar them from unfair practices. If you’ve been charged without your consent, all the Attorney General’s tollfree hotline at 1.800.392.8222.