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September 05, 2004

A text romance, with .................a CALL CENTRE

Whilst reading the Sunday papers, as I do, I came across a story that staggered me. A woman had spend over twenty thousand pounds in just a year on text messages. Ok, text messages that cost five pounds each, but still, that's a lot of text messages.

The woman had fell for this man after seeing and advert for 'Meeting a partner via your mobile phone'. She poured out her heart to this person she had never met, and amazing, never got his proper phone number from. It all came out when she threatened to kill herself, mainly due to the new mountains of debt she was getting herself into. Caused, by, the text messages.

To top it all off (thank God she did'nt), a lady from a call centre phone her and said it was all made up. There was no mystery man. Instead it was staff from an American call centre peretending to be her dream man. Using a database of information they could comunicate with her knowing all the facts they needed to know.

Stunning on both counts. Amazing that someone would actually spend so much money for a year without even speaking to this person. But more amazing that some unknown call centre staff could influence someone elses life in a 'Truman Show' manner.

Anway got to go, just got a text from Mandy, need to pop to the shop to top up my phone, don't know where it is all going these days.


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