[Vision2020] Fraud Alert - shopping for a digital camera?
John Moss
johnmoss@moscow.com
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:14:47 -0700
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As a word of note and caution to any of you out there who also do =
significant Internet shopping, I recently became aware of a huge digital =
camera scam. There are about 300 digital camera shops on the net, who =
offer great prices and promise customer satisfaction, but are seriously =
bad news.
Most of these camera shops are based out of Brooklyn, New York. They =
generally have a 7-day return policy (which starts from the date of =
purchase), terrible customer service, and rude pushy salespeople. They =
are also documented for shipping the wrong product, shipping no product, =
or shipping broken products.
I would use extreme caution in ordering from any online camera site, =
unless you know it is reputable or do a ResellerRatings.com or Better =
Business Bureau check beforehand. Some examples of these camera shops =
are ExpressCameras.com, DigitalNetShop.com, BWayPhoto.com. And there =
are about 300 hundred of them.
John
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Bill London=20
To: Vision2020=20
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 7:34 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Fraud Alert
I received two of these "Fraud Alerts" yesterday.=20
They are bogus.=20
I contacted Best Buys directly and discovered that the email system is =
flooded with these fake alerts. The goal of these "alerts" is to get =
people to submit their credit card numbers to "verify" that they did not =
buy the stuff mentioned in the email.=20
The people at Best Buys said just delete the alert.=20
BL=20
Tomasine Eliezer wrote:=20
Dear customer,=20
Recently we have received an order made by using your personal =
credit card information.=20
This order was made online at our official BestBuy website on =
06/19/2003.=20
Our Fraud Department has some suspicions regarding this order and we =
need you to visit a special Fraud Department page at our web store where =
you can confirm or decline this transaction by providing us with the =
correct information.=20
This e-mail address has been taken from National Credit Bureau.=20
Click the link below to visit a special Fraud Department page to =
resolve the cause of the problem.=20
BestBuy.com/fraud_department.html =20
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1095619 - STATUS: SUSPENDED=20
ITEMS PURCHASED=20
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Item No: 73890=20
CDA-9815 In-Dash CD Player/Ai-Changer Controller=20
Price: $387.65 Qty: 2 Total: $775.3=20
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The order listed above has not yet been processed.=20
The reason for the delay in processing your order is:=20
- UNVERIFIED SHIPPING ADDRESS=20
- Information provided:=20
Shipping=20
41 WINHAM ST=20
Staten Island, NY 10306=20
United States=20
phone# 206-337-9843=20
In our effort to deter fraudulent transactions, we need your help in =
providing us with the correct information. Your prompt response is =
needed to avoid any unauthorized charges to your credit card. =
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-----------------------------------------------------------------Click =
the link below to visit a special Fraud Department page to resolve the =
cause of the problem.=20
BestBuy.com/fraud_department.html
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As a word of note and caution to any of =
you out=20
there who also do significant Internet shopping, I recently became aware =
of a=20
huge digital camera scam. There are about 300 digital camera shops =
on the=20
net, who offer great prices and promise customer satisfaction, but are =
seriously=20
bad news.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Most of these camera shops are based =
out of=20
Brooklyn, New York. They generally have a 7-day return policy =
(which=20
starts from the date of purchase), terrible customer service, and rude =
pushy=20
salespeople. They are also documented for shipping the wrong =
product,=20
shipping no product, or shipping broken products.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would use extreme caution in ordering =
from any=20
online camera site, unless you know it is reputable or do a=20
ResellerRatings.com or Better Business Bureau check beforehand. =
Some=20
examples of these camera shops are ExpressCameras.com, =
DigitalNetShop.com,=20
BWayPhoto.com. And there are about 300 hundred of =
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dlondon@moscow.com href=3D"mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill =
London</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 19, 2003 =
7:34=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Fraud =
Alert</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I received two of these "Fraud Alerts" yesterday. =
<BR>They are=20
bogus. <BR>I contacted Best Buys directly and discovered that the =
email system=20
is flooded with these fake alerts. The goal of these "alerts" is =
to get=20
people to submit their credit card numbers to "verify" that they did =
not buy=20
the stuff mentioned in the email. <BR>The people at Best Buys said =
just delete=20
the alert. <BR>BL=20
<P>Tomasine Eliezer wrote:=20
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<FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Dear customer,</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Recently we have received an =
order made by=20
using your personal credit card information.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>This order was made online at our =
official BestBuy=20
website on 06/19/2003.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D-1>Our=20
Fraud Department has some suspicions regarding this order and we =
need you to=20
visit a special Fraud Department page at our web store where you can =
confirm=20
or decline this transaction by providing us with the correct=20
information.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D-1>This e-mail=20
address has been taken from National Credit Bureau.</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Click the link below to visit =
a special=20
Fraud Department page to resolve the cause of the =
problem.</FONT></FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.your-instant-credit-reporter.org/fraud.html">BestBuy.c=
om/fraud_department.html</A></FONT></FONT> =20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
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--</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>ORDER# 1095619 - STATUS: =
SUSPENDED</FONT></FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>ITEMS PURCHASED</FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT=20
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size=3D-1>---------------------------------------------------------------=
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
--</FONT></FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Item No: 73890</FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>CDA-9815 In-Dash CD Player/Ai-Changer=20
Controller</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D-1>Price:=20
$387.65 Qty: 2 Total: $775.3</FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT=20
=
size=3D-1>---------------------------------------------------------------=
-------------------------------------</FONT></FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>The order listed above has =
not yet been=20
processed.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>The =
reason for=20
the delay in processing your order is:</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>- UNVERIFIED SHIPPING=20
ADDRESS</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>- Information =
provided:</FONT></FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1> Shipping</FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1> 41 WINHAM ST</FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1> Staten Island, NY =
10306</FONT></FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1> United =
States</FONT></FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1> phone# =
206-337-9843</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>In our effort to deter =
fraudulent=20
transactions, we need your help in providing us with the correct=20
information. Your prompt response is needed to avoid any =
unauthorized=20
charges to your credit card.</FONT></FONT> <FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
=
size=3D-1>---------------------------------------------------------------=
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
--</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Click the link below to visit a special =
Fraud=20
Department page to resolve the cause of the problem.</FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.your-instant-credit-reporter.org/fraud.html">BestBuy.c=
om/fraud_department.html</A></FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><=
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