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Al Capone

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Feb 25, 2010 12:28 PM
Got my phone bill today and had 30 dollars in extra charges. To make a long story short, someone over the computer signed me up for extra stuff that I would never use. The phone company gave me the email address that did this. Is there any way I can find out who the address belongs too? Thanks
Feb 25, 2010 12:28pm
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GoChiefs

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Feb 25, 2010 12:30 PM
I'd offer some help..but I doubt you'd want advice from a Browns fan. :)
Feb 25, 2010 12:30pm
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FatHobbit

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Feb 25, 2010 12:59 PM
Al Capone wrote: Got my phone bill today and had 30 dollars in extra charges. To make a long story short, someone over the computer signed me up for extra stuff that I would never use. The phone company gave me the email address that did this. Is there any way I can find out who the address belongs too? Thanks
You probably can't find out who the email belongs to, but I would not pay charges that someone who wasn't me authorized.
Feb 25, 2010 12:59pm
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Al Capone

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Feb 25, 2010 1:11 PM
No I'm not paying, the phone company took the charges off. I was just curious of who did it.
Feb 25, 2010 1:11pm
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FatHobbit

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Feb 25, 2010 1:15 PM
Al Capone wrote: No I'm not paying, the phone company took the charges off. I was just curious of who did it.
Did you try googling the email? You could also try searching for them by email on facebook/myspace.

I think if someone was doing this intentionally they would create a new fake email and then they would be pretty much impossible to track to down. (I supposed if it were serious enough you might be able to get a subpoena to find the ip address of whoever created the account and then track them through their service provider, but I don't think that this is the case.) If it was someone who did this by accident you might be able to figure it out.
Feb 25, 2010 1:15pm
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stroups

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Feb 25, 2010 1:19 PM
is the email address [email protected]
Feb 25, 2010 1:19pm