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[-] Alto@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

He's not being charged with the not paying his bills part, he's being charged with the committing fraud to be able to get that much server time part.

[-] astraeus@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah but isn’t that on the provider to verify?

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Indeed to catch a fraudster and then file a criminal complaint you should verify stuff.

Attempt is usually punishable when it comes to fraud, btw, he'd be on the hook even if caught before services were rendered.

this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2024
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