There are reports of people standing outside cel phone stores in New York City "taking" payments for people who do not want to wait in line in the store to pay their bill.

They stand outside, and fill out a form for you and hand you a receipt, but these people do not post the payment.

If you make a payment in a store, make sure it is to a uniformed person inside the store or with one of the automated payment machines!

Stores from all the carriers have been notified and instructed to call the police if they see it going on.


Just a heads up for the NYC people...