Fraudulent Credit Card purchases...

Mint Set Man · Post by **Mint Set Man** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:10 pm

Has anyone ( dealers , that is ) been the target of thieves in the last several days ???

I have been targeted by a group of middle-Eastern credit card thieves by them submitting several HUGE orders . These guys are apparently very good at their trade. On one $5000.00 order it only took them 224 attempts to crack a certain card number......dealers are charged a fee for every failed attempt. This can really add up.

The card companies were first made aware of this and contacted me just before close of business on 12-31-07. I have not shipped these most recent orders....but that does not make me any less liable for the $3000.00 plus I shipped about 10 days ago. That one is just gone like a fart in a windstorm.......I will be hit with a charge back soon.

Moral of this story ......try to curtail the joy when that next big order comes in, especially one that is out-of-country. My stupidity has just cost me big time ...bet it will not happen again !!!

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:49 pm

Bill,
Sorry that happened to you and thank you so much for putting out the message.
I will be on my toes.

Ray

Classic Case · Post by **Classic Case** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:41 am

sorry to hear that bill. hopefully they can find these thieves.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:55 am

Sorry to hear that Bill. Being that is is the Middle East the credit card companies won't be looking very hard since they have you to hold accountable. It may be that it's coming from an Eastern Bloc country like Romania that has a large population of computor programmers and security training BUT no jobs. I have heard some incredible things these groups have done - EVEN holding the FBI at a $5,000,000 ransom for data. That group however made JUST ONE mistake that allowed them to be caught.

Sorry to hear it, I'll spread the word.

okbohn · Post by **okbohn** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:00 am

Thanks for the heads up. That is terrible.

I have been rethinking my overseas policies lately anyway. $3K is a killer!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:37 am

SORRY THAT THIS HAPPENED TO YOU BILL. NOT RIGHT AND NOT HONEST BUT WE'RE NOT DEALIN WITH EITHER OF THOSE HERE. ALL I CAN SAY IS I'LL BE HOPIN FOR THE BEST IN YOUR SITUATION MY FRIEND.

PERRY

gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:52 am

We got burned for a load of product that went to Japan back in the late 80s. We never sent another thing offshore! I'm even leery of shipping to Canada!

Sorry for the loss Bill.............................One bad apple.

Gary

Forensic Jim · Post by **Forensic Jim** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:45 am

Bill, Sorry to hear what happened. That should be a heads up for all of us.