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Old 04-10-2006, 03:01 PM   #1
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Man Gets $218 Trillion Phone Bill

Published: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:09:09 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- 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....
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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.
Used illegally for... what?
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HOLLY CRAP!!! who could pay that.
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Why did they also charge him $0.01 on top of that? Curse these phone companies.
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