[WoofDog123]

Weird as heck, comments?

BTW this is my first attempt at a vanity post in ~10 years on FR, so if I did it wrong, please constructively show me how I can post this somewhere.

[Blood of Tyrants]

They were buying them because they were cheap and could be reprogrammed to use in the Middle East. It could be possible that they might have been used is some covert manner. Get a hold of the counter terrorism unit of the FBI and give them the numbers on the phone.

[Vesuvian]

I thank you for the heads up, as I also use prepaid cell service- it’s cheaper for my purposes. I use T-Mobile to Go, which one did you purchase?

[Cindy]

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“Looking for Map of Cell Phone Purchases”
self | August 11, 2006 | madison10
Posted on August 11, 2006 3:01:13 PM PDT by madison10

[G Big]

txflake has posted a good idea; at minimum, the store is committing fraud and should be reported. But at the very least, maybe you should name them here, and maybe report them to the BBB so the rest of us can avoid them.

[texas booster]

Middle Eastern types have runs scams for years, whether Indian, Arab or Persian. Kinda like Travelers in Europe.

Whether infant formula, prepaid phones or dollar store junk, they gravitate to these ventures.

Reselling old phones makes sense, and they certainly have a ready-made network of convenience stores to work through.

Some of the perps who were arrested in one of the phone scams, which it certainly is a scam even if we don't know all the details, are tied right into the Holy Land Foundation, and should be suspect of wrong doing “just because”.

Thanks for the info.

Now call the FTC and FCC.