Is it illegal to get bills in a fake name?
823932
Perhaps it depends on the country.\n\nCertainly in the UK, providing there is no intention to defraud (you pay the bills in other words), there is nothing to stop you having each bill addressed to you as "Captain Agnes Wumpingdale the 3rd" - should the title and name so amuse you.\n\n**IF** you do so to avoid payment, then YES it would be illegal.\n\nIn te UK at least, Fraud is an intersting crime insofar as you cannot be found guilty if they belive you genuinely did not know it was fraudulent - unlike almost everything else where "ignorance is no defense"\n\nSo, to cut a long story short, "NO" it is NOT illegal, providing the reasons behind doing so are not illegal.
987025
Not against the law...but against morality.\nYou are using someone else's account..
1177763
posession of a fake id is illegal\n\nu can always go online and research it
8808
I wasn't aware that they were available from old bills, but I don't know anything about them. You might want to ask in the newsgroups linked below.
1014784
if you are looking for someone to "Pay" you for the entire amount of the invoice AND recover these "supposed" funds, I would say NO. Just because you can give a supposed invoice does not mean it's real. This is known as fraud and is highly illegal. The best manner in which to collect on these funds is to go through the collections proccess.
905435
Yes. have them look into it. there could be another person with the same name. have them match the SS # to validate the info.
916111
NO!! This is a scam to steal your identy. For real help to pay off bills go to www.crown.org, www.daveramsey.com or www.suzeorman.com\n\nMore information on the scam:\nhttp://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp\nand a similar scam:\nhttp://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/d/dutchlottery.htm
320203
It's queer as a three-dollar bill.  There used to really be two-dollar bills.  The idea originated back when people were more often confronted with fake bills.  They are not counterfeit, because they do not actually match U.S. currency; there never has been an authentic three-dollar bill.  But if you saw a three-dollar bill, you knew it was "queer," that is, fake.  (This before the word "queer" had become exclusive to homosexuals.  And long before "gay" got assigned to them, too, of course.)\n\nMy grandfather had a three-dollar bill, which was actually a promotional gimmick -- an advertisement.  He said some people used to be so naive (or perhaps illiterate) they would think it was real money and try to pass it.  The picture on it was of a chiropractor!  (I wonder if he ever thought it would be used as real money!)  Apparently the advertisement was that he would do an adjustment for $3.00, which tells you how old the thing had to be.\n\nIt's like the thing with wooden nickels: they were for specific towns, or even just Main Street of the town, to use as a sort of "coupon."  People would give away the wooden nickels, and you could redeem them when you shopped.  So "don't take any wooden nickels" should probably read "don't take JUST ANY wooden nickels" -- only the ones for your Chamber of Commerce, or whoever issued it.
177870
If they want the household income and he lived with you and his name is on the bills too then yes. If there is no way to prove he is part of your household then no.
124884
Here is a tip. If you find something that normally cost 1,000 dollars for say 20 bucks in the Bahammas then its probably fake. \n\nI'm guessing if you didn't have a truckload of them, and you get a lawyer you should get off with a fine. \n\nIf can't afford a lawyer, then go to the court date, plead innocent, and plead your case with the judge, I'm guessing he'll spare you, and give you a small fine.
769335
I used to be a bill collector.  Although you can't be held responsible for accounts your name weren't on, they can still try and collect from you.  If they do, send them a copy of the death certificate along with a "Notice to Quit" stating that your name was not on the account, you're not paying it and you don't want them to contact you again.  Make sure it's sent certified or with delievery confirmation and keep a copy.
1116757
possibly, make sure it's real though !\n\nsearch for it on ebay "error bill" etc. "misprint bill"\n\nsee what's out there, and if there's a market for it/
867114
It's not so much inherently illegal as it may be fraudulent business practices as applied.\n\nYour state attorney general is one option. The Federal Trade Commission is another. Outside the US, seek similar authorities.
1070561
No.  As long as you don't sell it as the brand name, it's legal.
138686
Of course it is! What state statute would make it illegal?
1187439
No, but I've found MANY with the words:  http://www.wheresgeorge.com/\n\nI found out that it's a site that "tracks" money.  You can enter the serial numbers from you bills, and if someone else registers that same bill, it will show up as a location.\n\n(A couple of the bills I had were from across the country in a matter of days!)
1108169
"Investigators found the man, who told officers he had bought a fake Social Security card at a flea market, according to a police report. He was not arrested." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060616/ap_o...\n\nI guess it is not illegal for illegal immigrants. Americans go to prison for this. They get to walk away.