thegoons <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote:
> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:67hf5dF2pn6tkU1@mid.individual.net...
>> 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

Irrelevant to his question.