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- Subject: Re: Woman Leaving Abusive Husband, Husband Works at Phone
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- Reply-To: petlock@turing.org
- Organization: U of Wisconsin Madison - Computer Sciences
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:57:32 GMT
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- anonymous@anonymous (Anonymous) writes:
-
- >A friend is leaving her husband, and moving into a new place.
- >Has kids (1 baby), so can't stay in a shelter. Wants to keep
- >location anonymous.
-
- >Her husband works at the phone company. He has access to
- >unlisted numbers and billing records. She's worried that
- >if she gets phone service, he'll find her.
-
- >If anyone knows any workarounds, please post them here.
-
- A friend of mine in another state has telephone service under an
- assumed name- I won't go into the whys and wherefores of this, just
- what he did. I'm not a lawyer so I can't give any opinion on the
- legality/illegality of this tactic, but it worked for my friend. When
- he called for service, he told the rep his wallet had just been
- stolen, that he didn't know his social security number, didn't
- remember the name of the management company of the building he lived
- in, was a student supported by his parents, etc. He gave them an
- assumed name and they set up the account without any question and did
- not require a deposit. Obviously, if you're setting up an account
- under a new assumed name, answering 'no' to the question "Have you
- ever had telephone service in your name before" would be appropriate
- to the situation. Your mileage may vary.
-
- (IMHO it's probably illegal to do this, but as long as you pay your
- bill, who really gets hurt?)
-
- -Tim Petlock
- petlock@turing.org
-
-