Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

breaking into someones cell phone acount

I had a friend who knew all my account #'s break into my cell phone account. She clicked on pay a bill with a credit card that was already on file and she paid $555.00 to my account. It overdrafted my account and everything. Is there some sort of legal action I can take


Asked on 10/23/07, 10:52 am

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Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

Re: breaking into someones cell phone acount

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Yes, you can sue this friend for damages in a court of law. You should also report this activity to the police and they will prosecute her criminally. Once you file a police report, you can then file a fraud report with your credit card company. They may still hold you responsible since you apparently gave your friend all of this information and made your phone available to her to enable her to "break in".

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

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Answered on 10/23/07, 11:12 am
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: breaking into someones cell phone acount

Cretainly. You have a claim for the damages she caused (the overdraft fees and the like, not the $555 payment to the CC company, you owed that anyway).

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Answered on 10/23/07, 5:05 pm


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