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If cramming is illegal, why don't people go to jail for it?

• sixtofour 15y ago
  "Cramming is stealing. It's no different than you or me hacking into someone's bank account and transferring money to our own accounts. It's no different than stealing someone's credit card and going on a shopping spree. It's no different than picking someone's pocket and taking their money." Yeah. Maybe. There is a difference. When you hack someone's bank account or credit card, you aren't giving anyone a choice; the money's gone without any action on the victim's part. In cramming, the fraudsters don't get any money until you voluntarily pay them. And you could dispute the charges. Not defending cramming, the perpetrators should be charged, although something more fraud related rather than direct theft related might be more appropriate. But there is a difference.