Marcus Didius Falco wrote:
>> Washington Post Staff Writer
>> Beth Plowman, a Damascus international public health adviser, was
>> shocked when she discovered that a $27,240 arbitration judgment had
>> been levied against her for credit card charges incurred by an
>> identity thief who bought sporting goods all across Europe.
>> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: What I do not understand, is who put
>> in the fix with the 'arbitrator'? Was it the credit card company or
>> the collection agency or ...? How could the credit card company ever
>> have reached a decision that the person was responsible for the fraud? >> PAT]
> Yes, I thought your liability from a 'stolen' card (which this
> is) was $50.00?
That's for a card issued to YOU that's stolen, not for your identity stolen and card issued to someone else.
Perhaps there were reasons beyond what's been released.
-- Gary Breuckman