contract phones

[AngloScot]

hi i am 17 and want to set up a contract with my debit card...how risky will it be if i just tell the phone people im 18 i mean will they find out and do anything about it? cheers in advance :)

[acw]

It's breach of contract on your part.  Can't you get a parent to put it on their card and just pay them each month.  Or a mate who is 18?  Or a sibling. 

[Loosehead]

I advise against this, dd's to debit/credit cards are very difficult to cancel. You are relying on the company that is taking your money to agree to stop taking your money. I had to close a CC account once to stop this.

[Gevs1966]

Very risky, it's fraud! Obtaining goods/services by deception is illegal

[chin85]

When I got my first contract phone, I had to provide ID to prove my age.

[apex204]

Most (reputable) mobile phone retailers will ask you to provide at least 2 forms of ID, one for your address and one of your signature. It's fair to say that they'll accept your debit card as proof of signature, but the only proof of address they'll accept without finding out how old you are is a bank statement from another bank (ie. not the same bank as your debit card, so you'd need to open another account). Although it is fraud to take out a direct debit by deception, whilst you are under 18 the company technically has no legal claim to your money.