Money: Today, I seemingly misplaced my cell phone but didn't have time...

By xxteenhearts - 29/05/2009 00:13 - United States

Today, I seemingly misplaced my cell phone but didn't have time to look for it before work. This evening, my cell phone company calls me to tell me I have six hundred dollars worth of calls to El Salvador that I have to pay for. My cell phone was not misplaced, it was stolen. FML

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By callerid - 03/08/2009 11:45 - United States

Today, I had misplaced my cell phone. I decided the best course of action would be to dial the number from my house phone and wait for it to ring to locate it. Somebody answered when I called. It wasn't the wrong number and I had a brief conversation with the man that stole my phone. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/02/2013 07:14 - United States - Fort Collins

Today, after having lost my phone three days ago, I paid a $150 non-refundable fee to have my phone replaced and mailed to me by Tuesday. A half hour later, I found my original phone. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/04/2009 00:17 - Canada

Today, I lost my $100 in cash that I had to use to pay my phone bill. As a result, my phone got cut off and I missed an important call for an apartment that I was looking at. When I went to work, I heard my boss saying how lucky she was to find $100 in cash. FML

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By queenbee12345678 - 19/02/2012 19:29 - United States

Today, I accidentally left my cell phone at the restaurant. When I realized my mistake, I went back to see if anyone had found it. They said no, so I gave them my number to call if it turned up. I realized later that I'd given them my cell phone number. FML

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By emily - 30/07/2009 08:58 - United States

Today, my cell phone was stolen. I work in a morgue. By myself. Obviously it wasn't stolen by any of those people. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/03/2013 07:02 - United States - San Jose

Today, after working out at the gym, I went to grab my bag, and realized that my phone was missing. Panicking, I reached into my pocket, pulled out my phone, and dialed my mom's number to tell her I'd lost it. It took me until the last ring to realize what I was doing. FML

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By Littlebigben - 19/07/2017 05:00

Today, I found a cellphone. I went through the contacts and called the one listed as "Dad" to inform them I could leave it at a cash register of the store I found it in, or take it to the police station so they could pick it up. They then called the police, insisting I stole it. FML

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By missingphoneproblems - 22/07/2012 05:04 - United States - Warner Robins

Today, after being upset at the fact that my phone was stolen at work, I received a note on my locker saying, "100 bucks and you get the phone back." My phone is being held for ransom. FML

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By Princess - 28/05/2009 18:17 - United States

Today, my cell phone service was interrupted because I owed the company 27 cents. It cost 36 dollars to reinstate my service. FML

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By fffemaleee - 31/05/2015 18:21 - United States - Waterford

Today, my phone got stolen at church. FML

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muhoo 0

Friday 29 May 2009 11:55

This happened to me too. I called and reported it stolen immediately, but Verizon still billed me anyway. I had automatic billing so they billed my credit card. I called my credit card company and had them reverse the charge. Then I cancelled the credit card. Verizon sucks, they are still sending me annoying lawyer letters demanding that I pay them the $500 for calls to El Salvador. Hah. I will never pay.

Sesh54 7

Friday 17 June 2011 1:11

I'm from El Salvador ********

Comments

nutmeg 0

Friday 29 May 2009 15:46

That's when you tell the company it was stolen and then you don't have to pay for it. They'll probably see on your bill you've never called El Sal before.

takran 0

Friday 29 May 2009 15:47

#24/#28 win. This entire FML should just be deleted.

missbrunettgirl 0

Friday 29 May 2009 16:03

whats with all these cell phone theives calling ElSalvador?

July19 0

Friday 29 May 2009 16:12

Thank you #24, I was coming here to say the exact same thing. NO WAY they called that night. You'd see it on your next monthly bill. UGH, FML for continuing to come to this stupid site.

shalvius 3

Friday 29 May 2009 17:02

#24 its the rule that all FML-s should begin with "Today". so maby its 1 year old story.

kristina3514 0

Friday 29 May 2009 18:08

If you misplace your phone and its possible its stolen or someone else may have it...report it to the the company. They can suspend it so you don't get a 600 dollar bill and will usually cover 48 hours of charges before the suspend. If you choose to not suspend it, its your fault. You are responsible for all usage on the phone. So moral of the story...suspend your line if its misplaced.

Naheelawhatwhat 0

Friday 29 May 2009 18:37

YDI for not canceling your phone line when you found out it was gone. It sucks that that happened to you but it is ultimately your own fault because you didn't cancel it.

SP63_fml 0

Friday 29 May 2009 18:45

Today, I stole a phone and decided to call my family. As I was sitting with the phone on my bedside table, I got a call. When I picked up, an old sounding man on the other end shouted "WHO'S YOUR DADDY!", and made masturbating sounds. Who's phone did I steal? FML

MonkeySpeaks 4

Friday 29 May 2009 18:58

If the phone was stolen they wont make you pay for those calls. Tell them when you last misplaced your phone, they'll turn of fthe service and won't charge you for any calls made from that point on.

The_Master 0

Friday 29 May 2009 19:14

leave the service on for a while, call INS and tell them to track the phone signal down and get that dude sent back to El Salvador (assuming he is not here legally) if he is here legally, at least you can get SOMETHING done about that douche. THEN dispute the charger and get the service shut off lmao