Very simple... They, the operators, should be able to go to their vendors and verify the MAC in question against the ones they purchased. I'm SURE that the vendor kept a record of the MACs purchased. If they can't validate it, they remove the charge - simple. I dunno, this just seems to be too easy for them to do.
However this *is* charter we're talking about here. -- When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more new yonooz tonigh molinigh - Ken Lee