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Can ya hear me now?
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:11 pm
by GalvestonDuck
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115225,00.html
Daddy, Why Am I Getting Bills in the Mail?
Friday, March 26, 2004
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with stealing the identity of an 8-year-old girl -- his own daughter -- in order to get telephone service.
Cecil E. Cole III, of East Conemaugh, Pa., waived a preliminary hearing Monday and will face trial for identity theft, reports the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown.
"He couldn't get service with his own name because of his bad history with the phone company," Cambria County Detective Ron Portash explained. "He allegedly had four telephone bills that he failed to pay."
Using his daughter's name, Cole allegedly had local Verizon service provided to his home from August through October of 2003.
Authorities only learned of the scam when the girl's guardian discovered it.
Cole faces up to five years in jail and a $10,000 fine for the first-degree misdemeanor. His number has been disconnected, and he could not be reached for comment.
LOL! @ that last line. Ya think??
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:16 pm
by stormraiser
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:20 pm
by TexasStooge
Just when he thought he had it made, but the only thing he did was digging himself DEEPER into debt!
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:23 pm
by weatherluvr
I actually know someone that got a Visa card under his DOG'S NAME! He even showed me the card.
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:45 pm
by Josephine96
LOL Weather luvr.. and by the way.. Yeah.. I would think the number was disconnected lol
Can ya hear me...
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:31 pm
by sunnyday
That dog must have had a human name like Joe or Ralph. I hope he didn't get a card with a name like Spot or Fluffy!
Re: Can ya hear me...
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:45 pm
by weatherluvr
sunnyday wrote:That dog must have had a human name like Joe or Ralph. I hope he didn't get a card with a name like Spot or Fluffy!
The dog's name is Cinder (short for Cinderella). He started getting telemarketers calling, asking to speak to Cinder. The weird part is, the dog got a bigger line of credit than I did!
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:05 pm
by TexasStooge
I still love the last line on the article.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:08 pm
by Josephine96
LOL I do too Stooge
