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Originally Posted by triofria
I had an Orange contract phone that I didnt need, so i gave it to a close relative (he cant get a contract) and agreed I would pay the bill as long as it wasnt too much. Everything went well for a month or two.
But! Ive just found out that this relative has signed up for a new contract with Virgin Mobile USING MY NAME AND BANK DETAILS!  The same amount is going out via direct debit as before, so I didn't even notice anything! Christ knows where he got my bank account details from. I feel completely used and stupid.
What should I do (apart from give him a thump!!)? I haven't spoken to Virgin yet, as I do not know what they will do if I tell them what has happened (its fraud, isn't it? police?). I suspect they wont want to know, especially as they gave him an expensive new phone.
Am I stuck with this account for the next 12 months? |
It's fraud, plain and simple, and as there is no way to back out of the contract without also revealing that it was fraudulently created, you have little option but to either keep paying it for 12 months, or drop your relative in a world of doo-doo.
Pity, but sadly sometimes, some people just can't be helped. I'm afraid if it were me there's absolutely no way I would contemplate letting him get away with it, as he has shown himself willing and able to do it so there's nothing to stop him doing it again.