Stolen cell phone results in USD 9,800 bill for Japanese man

A Japanese man was shocked to receive a massive USD 9,800 monthly mobile bill after he lost his cell phone during a trip to Europe.
The man from Fukuoka, Japan, said his cell phone was stolen on December 29 while riding the Barcelona, Spain, subway.
The man, identified by his Twitter name, Omomo, said that he had notified his service provider about the theft within 15 hours, UPI reported.
However, after he returned to Japan, his monthly bill came to 994,919 Japanese yen (USD 9,800), and majority of it run up the day after the loss of the phone.
"I feel like my head's sprung a leak," he was quoted as saying.

Omomo said his contract states the payment of the charges remain his responsibility.
"I talked to the staff at SoftBank shop and the police. I was told that if the thief is caught I won't have to pay the fees, but the chance of that happening is pretty slim," Omomo tweeted.