I received a shock with a mobile phone bill a year or two ago. I rang my mobile company and explained that whilst I liked the odd chat the £2,000 or so for the last month seemed excessive. The lady from the phone company told me that one of my mobiles had very high international calls.

I pointed out that she had used the plural not singular which is when we discovered someone had ordered a new phone using my details.

They are still unable to explain how this happened and how the person who got the phone signed for it.

I did a little detective work and phoned one of the numbers the mobile had called (itemised bill) and pretended to be a cabbie who had found it in the back of his cab. I found out who the person was and where they lived and passed it onto the mobile company who didn't want to know. What a waste.

So, to the lady who ordered a mobile with my details please give my regards to your friends and family in Zimbabwe. I may one day.