Sales of prepaid mobile phones draw scrutiny
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Never thought I would see the day when terrorism and prepaid would come up in the same article. Then we have the piece below to set me straight on that matter…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — People moving state to state, armed with cash and tricks to avoid detection, are buying cheap prepaid mobile phones by the thousands with plans to sell them in Latin America and Hong Kong.
Cell-phone companies say the practice is costing them millions of dollars, and some have hired private investigators to document what they say is illegal tampering with their phones. Wal-Mart, Radio Shack and other retailers are limiting how many phones they will sell at one time.
The buying has raised concerns the phones might be used to aid terrorism, though those in the trade say it’s nothing but capitalism at its best — no different from reselling stock for more than you paid…. Source: orlandosentinel.com
