Thread: Another Scam?
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Old 04-15-2004, 08:33 AM   #5
Beestie
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The website has scam written all over it. First blush looks good but start clicking on stuff and you'll see what I mean.

If you pursue the "why are we billing you," you'll end up providing a phone number and email address (I inserted bogus ones) before being taken to a non-functioning page.

The "contact us" page is yet another way to scam email addys from people who wish to send a message to the "chief manager."

I don't think these people sell anything at all - they are probably a holding company owned by an offshore firm through which orders are tacked on to legitimate credit card orders placed over the phone. For example, if you buy something over the phone, the sales rep might ask if you are interested in product X (not the product you were calling about). Regardless of what you say, they will bill you for it. That scam has been around for several years and it looks like this is but its latest incarnation.

When prosecuted, the defendant just indicates that the salesperson misunderstood, a slap on the wrist ensues, then they relocate and rename and start all over again. Minnesota just ran a few of these firms out.

You have to read your bill carefully and call the card servicer with any complaints. If enough folks call and complain, the Fed might get involved which, imo, is the only entity that can peirce the corporate veil and start locking some of these theives up for good. The states are helpless to stop this.
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