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Published Date: 13 November 2008
CHILDREN are racking up bills of £191 million a year on their parents' credit cards without permission, new research has revealed.
More than one million teenagers secretly use their parents' cards to go online and buy fashion accessories, gadgets and computer games, according to a survey by a life assurance company.


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  • Last Updated: 12 November 2008 11:31 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Guga II,

Rockall 13/11/2008 07:00:28
If their parents are stupid enough to let them away with it, then Hell mend them.
2

SouthernSkye,

13/11/2008 07:18:16
Is it only the wife and I that check each CC statement to account for all payments on there? Do "parents" not do this and wonder why, yet again, there is a stray payment to some on-line music store (and such like)?

 

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