Man Hit With $218 Trillion Phone Bill


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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (April 10) - A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he recieved a $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday.

Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the $23 bill, the New Straits Times reported.

But Telekom Malaysia later sent him a $218 trillion bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.

It wasn't clear whether the bill was a mistake, or if Yahaya's father's phone line was used illegally after after his death.

"If the company wants to seek legal action as mentioned in the letter, I'm ready to face it," the paper quoted Yahaya as saying. "In fact, I can't wait to face it," he said.

Yahaya, from northern Kedah state, received a notice from the company's debt-collection agency in early April, the paper said. Yahaya said he nearly fainted when he saw the new bill.

Government-linked Telekom Malaysia Bhd. is the country's largest telecommunications company.

A company official, who declined to be identified as she was not authorized to speak to the media, said Telekom Malaysia was aware of Yahaya's case and would address it. She did not provide further details.

04/10/06 07:16 EDT


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4/10/2006 10:37:49 AM

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"It wasn't clear whether the bill was a mistake, or if Yahaya's father's phone line was used illegally after after his death."

How is it not clear that the bill is a mistake? It's mathematically impossible to run up a $218 Trillion phone bill.

[Edited on April 10, 2006 at 11:01 AM. Reason : typo]

4/10/2006 10:43:40 AM

yeah but is it impossible to run a bill up to $218

4/10/2006 10:55:15 AM

what the fuck does that post even mean?^

mootduff should kill you where you stand

4/10/2006 11:30:26 AM

^Bobby obviously mistyped the amount, and Psykorage pointed out his mistake. Bobby fixed it before you even got here.

the bill has to be a mistake though

4/10/2006 11:41:02 AM

haha, one of my co-workers was on a company trip and didn't have any change to make a call at a pay phone. so he figured he would just use the company credit card to pay for teh call (as part of his allowance), the call was $51 for about 30 seconds and the company would only pay for part of it since it was over his allowance

but damn . . . thats like 4.8 billion a minute

must have been some international calls to some 900 number

[Edited on April 10, 2006 at 12:09 PM. Reason : ]

4/10/2006 12:07:13 PM

i dunno... if a woman got a hold of the account, there is no telling how long she babbled on about whatever it is women babble about on the phone.

4/10/2006 12:09:36 PM

Office-Space Scenario: Programming round-off error?

4/10/2006 12:59:17 PM

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"i dunno... if a woman got a hold of the account, there is no telling how long she babbled on about whatever it is women babble about on the phone."

Yes, because women are obviously the only ones who run up their phone bill. That's why my husband's phone (which I never use) had a $300 bill, and mine was the usual $60.

4/10/2006 2:51:21 PM

nah, women like to gossip on the phone.

4/10/2006 2:54:55 PM

I'm a woman and I actually hate talking on the phone...I'd rather gossip in person

4/10/2006 3:00:24 PM

this guy in high school never got off the phone, I mean literally, I saw this kid not on the phone twice in 4 years, he got hit with a $3,000 cell phone bill once, he just didnt pay it and switched companies, then did the same thing to the other one.

4/10/2006 3:36:06 PM

I don't even like to order a pizza over the phone, let alone talk to people I actually know.

4/10/2006 4:03:57 PM

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4/11/2006 10:17:42 AM

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small details that no one really cares about

4/11/2006 10:38:03 AM