Daughter took out phone contracts in family members' names and left them in thousands of pounds worth of debt
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA woman left her family with more than £28,000 in debt after she took out mobile phone contracts in their name without telling them.
Laura Rowell, of Alexandra Road, Ashington, lived with her mother, father, and sister when she took out the phone contacts in March 2020.
After taking out the contracts, the 28-year-old would then make some cash by selling the phones, a court heard. Meanwhile, her family were completely unaware that a massive debt was building up in their names over a nine-month period since none of the money was being paid back for the contracts.
In December 2020, Rowell's wicked scheme had come to light with her family owing a total of £28,535 to mobile companies, Chronicle Live reports. Read more: Vandals smash up staff cars at Forest Bank prison in Salford The police were informed of the scam that had been going on and Rowell was soon arrested.
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