Malaysian man hit with $218 trillion phone bill

[quaoar]

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/international/news/20060410p2g00m0in013000c.html

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he recieved a US $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday.

Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the 84 ringgit (US$23) bill, the New Straits Times reported.

But Telekom Malaysia later sent him a 806,400,000,000,000.01 ringgit ($218 trillion) bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.

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.

[CanuckAmok]

1. It must be a mistake

even if it were a hijacked line, the jackers would have had to rack-up $76,712,328,767.12 per day for a year.

[ps1074]

2. already posted by matcom

:)

[Bacchus39]

3. he'll have to get a second job I suppose

n/t

[henslee]

4. Phone sex adds up. I know.

[Minnesota Libra]

5. That's one way to pay down the national debt. nt