{"id":22843,"date":"2016-08-14T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-knife-point-attack-on-holiday-mobiles-stolen-then-a-5789-bill-from-vodafone\/"},"modified":"2016-08-14T13:10:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T06:10:57","slug":"a-knife-point-attack-on-holiday-mobiles-stolen-then-a-5789-bill-from-vodafone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-knife-point-attack-on-holiday-mobiles-stolen-then-a-5789-bill-from-vodafone\/","title":{"rendered":"A knife-point attack on holiday, mobiles stolen \u2026 then a \u00a35,789 bill from Vodafone"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe cap on call charges racked up by stolen phones is now set at \u00a3100 \u2013 but it came too late for a couple on holiday in AthensElizabeth and John Gilbert* were strolling the streets of Athens on a Sunday afternoon when they were ambushed. A knife was held to their throats while the two attackers seized their belongings before fleeing with their money and their mobiles. Unable to call anyone without phones or contact lists, they headed for the nearest police station to report the crime.Early next morning they managed to ring their service provider, Vodafone, to inform it of the theft. A month later a phone bill arrived for \u00a35,789. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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