The kicker is the credit card companies will remove the charge from the card holder and then take the money back from you and your equipment is gone...well if you had shipped. They approved the card, but then hold the merchant responsible.
Credit card companies are a big problem, but with our ecomonic system it is almost a requirement one takes them. Trying to report a bad card is almost impossible to get any action. They may know exactly where the thief is, but will do nothing. 73,ron, n9ee/r >From: Com/Rad Inc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/06/17 Tue PM 10:46:14 EDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] the scam changes... > >I share this crazy deal with y'all....Some Mort in Indonesia gave us an order >for 10K worth of ICOM gear on 4 credit cards.....Air mail to Surabaya or >wherever..... We took the card info but never shipped the stuff..... a few >days passed an some lady in Albequerqe ( spelling? ) called me and asked why >we nicked her Visa for $2500 - naturally I appologized and refunded / reversed >the deal. Scam-o-rama is alive and well on the internet!. I am waiting for my >many 3.3 mega buck slices from confidants in the third world..... >oy-vey EdCom/Rad IncDes Plaines, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: >skipp025 To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, >2008 2:26 PM- Subject: [Repeater-Builder] the scam changes... > >Oh... about once every month or so I receive the scam email >requesting radio equipment prices and availability for a >"quick purchase" using a credit card. > >Every one of these quick credit card purchases seems to be a >scam... > >The funny part is almost every email scam request is for a bulk >purchase of Motorola CP-200 radios... Does the third world only >know of Motorola CP-200 portable radios? > >This latest scam email requests not only the CP-200 radio price >and shipping... but now they're gettin' greedy asking for prices >on Thuraya Dual-Mode Satellite/GSM Phones. > >Once in a while I reply with a crazy price quote and they fire >back with a list of Visa Cards to charge the purchase toward. I >used to call Visa and tell them about the problem... but the >Visa Card Corporation has their head firmly planted and there is >no easy way to turn in a fake charge report. Master Card seems >to be much better... > >So... what's in your wallet? > >cheers, >s. > >[paste text] >Dear Sir/Ma, > >We are inquiring to place order for the following items > >below, please do send us the prices with the availability > >The items are as follows: > >1. Motorola two way radio 16 channels, 5 Watt. VHF,MODEL >CP 200 > >2. Thuraya Dual-Mode Satellite/GSM Phones The >dual-mode satellite/GSM Thuraya HNS-7101 phone > >3. Thuraya SO-2510 Satellite Phone Item# thu-bas-2510 > >Please get back to us with the prices plus the availability >on the above items. > >Regards >Kimberly Jones >Global Concepts Inc. > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
