Jeff, DO NOT SEND ANY EQUIPMENT TO THESE PEOPLE. This is a fraud. They had contacted our store about 2 weeks ago and wanted to purchase about 20 thousand dollars of equipment over the phone, by credit card, immediate shipment. First to overseas then to somewhere in US to a PO Box of all things. I mean come on 20G's of stuff, SIGHT UNSEEN...get real. Needless to say we did not fall for it. We contacted Visa, when they could not tell us for certain that the card was Actually in the cardholders possesion, we contacted our local police, they in turn instructed us to contact the FBI. Which we did and it turns out that they were aware of these people and asked us if we had sent anything. We said no and they told us, Good ...Don't. They called repeatedly for 3 days. Then one of the salesmen cursed a blue streak at them (through the relay operator of course) telling them not to tie up our phone lines you f****** crooks etc.....
So that was our experience with the Visa order by telephone relay. The only advice i have for any shop would be not to take CC# over the phone unless you know the customer or know it is a NORMAL transaction. Nothing through a relay operator and no unusual shipping requests, no multiple items totaling large $ amounts bought sight unseen. Joe Joe Blanks Monmouth Stereo 450 Hwy 35 Shrewsbury, N.J.07702 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tech List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 10:33 PM Subject: [Techs] Beware: Web site owners... > This is a weird one for me.. Got a relay call(evidently from a deaf person) requesting some DVD players. > Asked if I ship over-seas, I said no. Then asked if I shipped to Iowa, I said yes. She said her husband > was overseas. I have three DVD players here and the person wanted all three. To make a long story short, > at the end of several messages he/she requested "credit card be rang through now". Then several requests > to send tracking number and ship right away. I said I can't until Monday morning, person said to call with > the tracking number at 3 am.(Told you it was weird). I said by noon. > I received an address with an apt. Called the Visa hotline and found out this card is drawn on an overseas > bank. > I have her name as Jennifer and she said the name on the credit card is Osama..or something like that.. > Anyway, I found out if this is a fraud, it is on the merchant, not the Visa. If I send these, with > signature requested am I safe? If I request a FAX of the credit card, front and back and the husband > signature am I safe? > I get the feeling most of you will say dump it! > I also just wanted to let others know, just in case... > Also, is there anyone I should contact? > > Jeff Dougherty > Intrepid Video TV/VCR > 263 S Front St > Steelton PA 17113 > fax...717-564-4952 > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > > > _________________________________________ > Please include original text when replying to this email. > Once you get your unit repaired, please post the fix to the group. > Order your tech repair CD today, Version 3.0 only $49.00-more monitor > tips-user friendly program. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tech-repair.net > ______ > Techs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > Go to the link above and scroll to the bottom to enter your email address > _________________________________________ Please include original text when replying to this email. Once you get your unit repaired, please post the fix to the group. Order your tech repair CD today, Version 3.0 only $49.00-more monitor tips-user friendly program. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tech-repair.net ______ Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com Go to the link above and scroll to the bottom to enter your email address
