[Responsibility2nd]

Verizon should be on the hook for the $17,000.

[CatOwner]

Verizon should be on the hook for the $17,000.

Plus damages. $250,000 would send the right message.

[Dr. Franklin]

Verizon should be on the hook for the $17,000.

In recent years, banks have been requiring cell phone numbers which links online access to a person's phone. The idea is that a person can be easily tracked by the mobile phone, and Big Brother can find them if they do something fraudulent. Sounds like someone figured a way to beat the system.