"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> DavidBee <DavidBee.38een5@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:
>
>> I'm writing this on behalf of my 17 year old daughter.
>
>> Her mobile phone was stolen last month. Someone used it and
>> ran up a bill of over $400.00. When we received the bill we found
>> that the thief made premium SMS calls on the number 19942226
>> which were used to buy credits from the Habbo Hotel. We believe
>> that the person was someone from my daughter's school.
>
>> We're going to make out a police report and the police will require
>> details of the account. Does anyone know the legal situation and the
>> best way to approach it. There are privacy laws, but as this is a
>> criminal act can the police get details of the Habbo Hotel account
>> holder?
>
> Corse the cops can get any details they want when criminal activity like
> theft is involved.
>
but pity that most of the time they couldn't be bothered, same as stolen
handsets and tracking via IMEI


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