friends help: My friend apparently copied down his friend’s mom’s - Help.com

He will probably get away with it but his mom may notice later.

If his mom notices later on the statement or whatever, can something bad still happen to my friend even if she doesn’t want to press charges?

I dont think so but what is his age, how much did he charge?

He is 18 and he charged like, $225.

Oh thats a lot. He should discuss it with her and make plans to pay it back. Im not sure what the laws are.

Is there a chance that, if my friend waited to tell her until she actually saw it on her statement, that she could accidentally start a problem for my friend by trying to find out who it was that used her card without her permission? What if she got police involved and then didn’t want to get him in trouble once she found out who it was?

I dont know but it seems possible. Best to pay her back and tell her.

You’re probably right…****!!

If she notices, like most responsible adults/parents would and he doesn’t say anything prior, like me, I would think it was a mistake and contact the credit card people and dispute the charge. From there, I don’t know what would happen however, the place where the item was purchased may dispute it right back and provide the credit card co. With all information provided to purchase the item. And also, if he lives at home with his mom, what is he going to do when the item arrives? Wont she see it? And if he doesn’t live at home, im sure they can track where the item was sent….the right thing to do is to come clean. Basically, it is stealing no matter how you look at it. Telling her now and getting it over with now instead of waiting is the best thing to do. Don’t steal from your mother,