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AquaBlaze
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
| reply to TK Junk Mail
Re: Fraud Alert
said by TK Junk Mail  :Because he ran it up so fast that the accounting systems didn't catch it quick enough. It should be automated, or have a better implimentation. It should be pretty easy for a computer to detect a $60-80 monthly user somehow skyrocketing over $1k, disconnect & send an automated "do you really want a $1k+ bill?" notice, and just nip these ludicrous cell bills in the bud.
I mean, credit agencies operate similarly. If all you ever buy monthly is $300-400 in burgers and gas, suddenly dropping $10k at Home Depot would incur a similar automated shut-off. | |
RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| said by AquaBlaze :I mean, credit agencies operate similarly. If all you ever buy monthly is $300-400 in burgers and gas, suddenly dropping $10k at Home Depot would incur a similar automated shut-off. There is a major difference in the credit card set-up. Every time you use your card, it is approved (to insure you do not go over the card limit). Thus there is active real-time tracking of the card usage and an alert can be triggered if the usage pattern changes even though the limit has not yet been reached. With Cell Phones, you have no "allowed to make another call" check but only an "not-allowed to make a call" check. The latter catches attempts to use a lost phone and disconnected account situations so active phones can make unlimited calls. Account Limits do not apply except for Pay-as-you-Go phones/accounts where an attempt to use the phone first checks if you have a credit left in your pre-paid account. | |
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