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A T Barr

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In the last several months, I've received several orders from Indonesia. Normally, I just deleted them. When I received the latest order, I went ahead and accepted the order. The scam artist sent me two credit card numbers, telling me if needed, to break the over $6,000.00 order into two sales. One was a MasterCard and the other Visa.

I called the fraud division on each of those cards. Both of these cards were legitimate, but the name on the card was not my "customer's". By taking the time to get those numbers and contacting the credit card numbers, two honest people will not have their credit messed with. Since those credit cards are
now no good, if my "customer" emails me, asking about his order. I plan on telling him that those cards must have been over limit and ask him if he has another card.

I suggest that when you knife makers get one of these "orders", don't delete them. Take that order and get those credit card numbers. Eventually, these scum will get the idea and leave us alone.

A.T.

http://www.customknives.com/
New Knives added 4.9.03
"Don't you buy no ugly knife"
 
Credit card fraud is out of control, especially overseas. Before entering Law Enforcement, I was a Loss Prevention Agent for a major deppartment store, specializing in credit card fraud. From the teenage kid to the Asian gangsters with real cards with stolen numbers, the crime is rampant. Unfortunately, the companies (with the exception of AMEX) don't focus enough on the problems, although several new security measures have been implemented in the last few years.

--dan
 
Yeah very good information A T..., been there..., and it is totally out of control!
 
Every time I start playing with the idea, "Maybe its time to start taking credit card payments..." I get jolted back to reality.

Back to money orders... Sheesh. Jason.
 
Ray Rogers posted this on CKD. Now it only takes one number to call in a CC.:D

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I just got off the phone with the Visa fraud people. They assured me that they do want to be notified any time any of us get one of these phony inquiries with a credit card number in it. They also gave me a new phone number that goes directly to Fraud:

1-800-979-8243

This number is good for a Visa or a MasterCard.

The second pair of cards I reported were also stolen and have now been de-activated. They told me that the cards probably would have been approved if I had run the cards through a normal merchant approval system.....
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A.T.

http://www.customknives.com/
New Knives added 4.9.03
"Don't you buy no ugly knife"
 
Definitely. Although this crime is growing every day, every little bit helps.

Personally, I think credit card purchases made on the internet are probably safer than those made in a store.

Here's an example:

Two years ago my daughter complained that her credit card had been refused for a purchase and she was told that someone would have to phone the head office. Since I was responsible for the account, I called the Visa number, gave them my name and card number, and was put through to a supervisor in their Fraud Division.

After confirming my identity, he told me that my daughter's card had been compromised at a clothing store about a week prior. He explained that when she made the purchase and offered her card, she was probably told something like ".....gee, your card isn't getting approval through the regular terminal! Let's try this handheld terminal...."

The employee, who had already been arrested by that time, was double-swiping card information from every sale and collecting it with a portable unit. Then that collected information was sold to organized crime and probably used to create "new" cards. Or something like that.
 
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