Phone Company Threatens To Put Man In Hospital For Not Paying His Bill

[matcom]

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A BRITISH man has been sent a letter threatening him with hospitalisation and horrors worse than the London bombings if he failed to pay his phone bill.

The Royal Mail customer was warned in an unsigned letter on official notepaper that the terrorist attacks which killed 56 people would be nothing compared to the suffering heading his way, the Daily Mirror reported.

Kevin Harding, 39, from Carlisle in northwest England, switched phone line provider to Royal Mail as it promised cheaper calls to his girlfriend in the US.

"Dear Mr Harding," the letter began, before informing him in mangled English his balance was going up to £600 ($1430) from £292.65.

"Failure to pay will result in you being hospitalised," the chilling letter warned.

"If you thought the events of July 7 and July 21 were bad, that is nothing compared to what will happen to you.

"If you fail to pay your outstanding bill, we have told you verbally what we will do to you. This is just to remind you we will carry out our promise."

Royal Mail vehemently denied the letter was sent officially and vowed to launch an investigation.

Harding used international discount cards but Royal Mail refused to accept the number and charged him the full price for his trans-Atlantic calls.

"I finally got the bill down to £292.65 when the threat came through demanding £600," Harding said.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16445081-13762,00.html

[GOPisEvil]

1. I've heard of outsourcing collections, but to use the mob?!

:o