Friends or Scammer

last SG · 2011-10-24T20:12:16+00:00

aiya, just dun pay, wait for them to summon you, then dun pay, wait and wait, then no more already lor, they also get fed up and give up liao, where go time...

Dark_Zero SG

Cut things short; I am stupid to be too nice.

Anyway; I help a friend to sign a contract line from Starhub; since he unable to sign up for one as he claim that his line is being used by his family members.
I did it w/o having a 2nd though. And also; help him pay total $200++ in advance 1st since he didn't have enough cash. [No IOU note; and I thinking of getting him to sign one the moment I get to him]

Anyway; fast forward to now. He didn't pay the bills amounting to over $300; and reject my call and sms.

What can I do to this situation? I don't want things to turn ugly mainly because of the money issues. I currently studying and no way I be able to pay that bill and absorb the debt he owe me. The bills alone can take me at least 6months to clear.

The line is currently being suspended due to non-payment. So is there anyway I can get out of this Starhub problem 1st; mainly because is under my name and owe to company; and causing me stress.

Should I go up his doors and ask for him to explain himself for the debt he cause if he con't not to reply my sms or receive my call?

Also; does the period of contract include the time when the line got suspended?

Thanks for good advice in advance.

If going to flame me for being stupid; don't bother cause I know I am.

FireIce SG

yeah. find him to settle.

does not matter if lose this frenship

bcos apparently he dun treasure urs.

Hello Kitty SG

juz pay up & move on.

u wun get ur $ back de.

let dis be a gd lesson to u.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

1) How much is the monthly subscription?

2) What phone did you guys get during singing up?

Answer me this two question, so that I can give you a better answer to what you are going to pay in future.

kenn3th SG

You help him sign = under your nric = rightfully this number belongs to you.

Get help from your parents and pay up this debt.

After this is done. Cancel the line.

He will naturally contact you, since it' his medium of communication with his friends and associates.

Settle with him then.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Yes, most likely it includes the time during suspension too.

Hello Kitty SG

You help him sign = under your nric = rightfully this number belongs to you.

Get help from your parents and pay up this debt.

After this is done. Cancel the line.

He will naturally contact you, since it' his medium of communication with his friends and associates.

Settle with him then.

his frd wun call him back de lah.

the most his frd gets another line.

kenn3th SG

his frd wun call him back de lah.

the most his frd gets another line.

Pay up everything and call it an expensive lesson learnt.

At the end of the day, as much as i feel for the ts, he should bare part of the blame. If the line is under him, shouldn't he receive the bills monthly, and should he not inform his friend?

And 这个朋友啊 .. if have difficulities paying should at least take the liberty to inform his friends.. month after month and not try to hide and act as though nothing has happened.

Probably like what you have said. Ts friend will use the same excuse that he said to Ts to get another line.

Hello Kitty SG

sum ppl are juz out to cheat others.

single_alone SG

stomp him

Siliconchip SG

pay up and cancel the line. Then ask him to repay.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Worst come to worst, you will have to pay up everything including the equipment fee and the remaining penalty. Usually, if you negotiate nicely with them, they will allow 6 month installment.

Hwaimeng SG

he already plan to let you take the fault already by not paying the line.

so wat are you waiting for to be kind ??

fudgester SG

What I can say is this:

Cancel the line and pay the bills and all related charges; it's under your name, so you are legally obliged to pay for it.

Then call him, shout all manner of Hokkien/Malay/Tamil/German/French vulgarities at him, and tell him to fark a spider. If he doesn't take your call, then send him a letter.

Then tell all your friends about him and what he did, and tell them to break off all ties with him.

It's not going to come cheap for you, but let it be a lesson about being too trusting with people.

Loor SG

whether b4 or after u pay the bills - i'd definitely go after your 'friend'. $500+ is no joke (to me) and i'd definitely be getting to him/her thru other friends or contacts if they're not picking up your phone calls.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Last time edmw pulled its csi team resources to hunt down a paypal scammer. The victim wants to give the scammer a chance to admit his mistake, but the scammer just won't admit it and push blames to others. The case was reported to the police.

I hope to see an sgForums version to this story. Please keep us update.

More good years ahead.

Bio-Hawk SG

Small claims tribunal. Though i do not have much hope in this case.

angel7030 SG

Go to the telcos and change nos, use it as your spare phones till 2 years, what you lost will be just the initial. Forget about your friend. Next time, open your eyes big big before helping others, learn to let other help you better.

DailyFreeGames.com SG

yah lah, i also nice to friend, help him sign a line, end up starhub called me say more than 10 months never pay the bill and the line is under my name… WTF… i dun mind paying but as far as the friendship, the trust is gone, he still dare to lie and give excuses, lol… really amazing… he thinks other people are stupid to believe his lies…

But if you want to make things difficult, can find a lawyer sue him.. because if he lose, he has to incur the lawyer fee as well, so make his life even more difficult for the same way he made urs difficult… at his age, he can’t siam the debts one, because he still have so many years to live, they will keep pursuing him non-stop…

Dark_Zero SG

Ok. Thanks for all of your advice. I will start off by going to visit him tomorrow. Hopefully his parents are around; heard my story and help him clean up his mess.