Woman, 86, gets $1,000 phone sex bill

[Calvin]

Credit-card company rescinds charges; ID theft suspected

BELLEVUE, Neb. - The family of an 86-year-old woman who was billed for more than $1,000 in phone sex calls suspects identify theft.

Arlene Hald recently received a credit-card bill addressed to her husband, Sylvester, who died nearly 20 years ago. Hald said they never had a credit card, yet an account in his name was charged.

Hald's daughter, Peggy Rytych, believes her father was the victim of ID theft. She called the billing company, Preferred Platinum Plan, which agreed to remove the charges.

Rytych says they thought that was the end of it — until another bill arrived for over $70. The California-based company agreed to remove the latest charges and never bill Hald again.

Woman, 86, gets $1,000 phone sex bill

A bizarre crime

 

[Phillips]

OH Jeez! What is wrong with people who identify theft.... They re no life!!

 

[Daredevel7]

Wow, the stupidest part of this article is that the credit card company didn't cancel the account.... that's why they got billed.. AGAIN.

 

[Hollisterbabe7]

jeez! Hope they got their problems solved and get rid of that bill or give it to the person who stole their identifies.

 

[Kateweb]

thiers a term for that it's called cramming very bad thing it's a good thing she read the bill...

 

[Rio]

I had no idea that still exists

 

[Tousi]

Reminds me of an old joke....ah, well, that'd be off-topic, a favorite place of mine.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Oh my dear *sigh*

 

[~SG~]

That is a bizarre crime. Hopefully it is all sorted for this woman.