I signed up with AT&T Referrals a little over a year ago. During the first few months I referred 3 family members and received prepaid visa cards totaling $75 ($25 for each referral).

A few months ago I referred my brother and put him on my referral list at the AT&T website. They were supposed to send him an email with a link for my referral info so he could click on it and order. The problem was he had no ISP at the time and couldn't receive emails. He gave me his Yahoo account info so I could access his emails. One day I noticed the referral email came from AT&T. Problem was it had someone else's referral number. I contacted AT&T, and they acted puzzled. Said they would look into it and get back to me but they never did. Soon, my brother received another email with someone else's referral number on it.

When my brother was ready to buy the online package, I did it for him - because he still didn't have internet service, and the lower prices were only available online, and I wanted to make sure I got my referral bonus. Of course, I used my referral account number. After completing this, I waited sufficient time to receive my referral bonus, but it never came. When I contacted AT&T, they told me my brother had to sign up at the referral site in order for me to receive my bonus, and it was now too late. I reminded them that he wasn't the referer; I was, and he wasn't interested in referring anybody but they told me I couldn't get it. I was ripped off! I will never refer anyone else to AT&T and will leave myself as soon as I find another ISP I can afford that isn't dial-up.