The good old credit card fraud...

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Posted by [ groovypants ] on Jul-02-2003 04:48:

The good old credit card fraud...

Ahhh yes, it's finally happened... apparently, I wanted to buy a speed boat from some watercraft company in America without knowing it

It's such an annoyance, after going on a vinyl shopping spree yesterday - spent around $300 worth of vinyl on the net - I am now more aware of internet shopping. 2 out of the 3 vinyl sites that I shop @ were trustworthy without a doubt, the remaining 1 was IMO, the one that farked me up. Arrrgh, so I tried to buy a bottle of wine with the card today and it got declined - I rang up, found out what happened and cancelled the account straight away. It's such a hassle, has anyone been a victim to credit card frauds? What did the gronks try and buy with the card? hehe

Posted by L0newo1F on Jul-02-2003 07:06:

My mums was used to buy Jewlerly (sP?) in Canada? And at my dads shop some guy bought 2.5g of Car and equipment with a fraudulent card. They sent in a lil kid to pick it up .

Posted by bragi on Jul-02-2003 07:13:

Be aware that you should straight away call your bank and tell them there's been fraudulant transactions on your credit card.

ISTR that the maximum amount you'll be liable for is around AU$50-$100, and the bank's liable for the rest.

Get a current statement, go through it and point out all the fraudulant transactions, and don't lie they tend to check up pretty closely on it all.

I do work for a bank, but not in credit card fraud, so my information isn't solid.

YMMV

Posted by gilmista on Jul-02-2003 08:53:

Re: The good old credit card fraud...

quote:
Originally posted by [ groovypants ]
Ahhh yes, it's finally happened... apparently, I wanted to buy a speed boat from some watercraft company in America without knowing it

It's such an annoyance, after going on a vinyl shopping spree yesterday - spent around $300 worth of vinyl on the net - I am now more aware of internet shopping. 2 out of the 3 vinyl sites that I shop @ were trustworthy without a doubt, the remaining 1 was IMO, the one that farked me up. Arrrgh, so I tried to buy a bottle of wine with the card today and it got declined - I rang up, found out what happened and cancelled the account straight away. It's such a hassle, has anyone been a victim to credit card frauds? What did the gronks try and buy with the card? hehe

which online vinyl shop do u think screwed u over?

Posted by escee on Jul-02-2003 09:06:

Re: Re: The good old credit card fraud...

quote:
Originally posted by gilmista
which online vinyl shop do u think screwed u over?

yeah this would be interesting to know.

Sucks that it happened :/

Posted by matt_a on Jul-02-2003 09:29:

Re: Re: The good old credit card fraud...

quote:
Originally posted by gilmista
which online vinyl shop do u think screwed u over?

yup cmon dude, we need to know

sorry to hear that, should kick their asses with yo cousins bro.

Posted by Ghostface on Jul-02-2003 09:56:

or at least tell us the three shops you ordered from and let us guess which one was el dodgo

Posted by webmeister on Jul-02-2003 11:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Ghostface
or at least tell us the three shops you ordered from and let us guess which one was el dodgo

That's probably the best way

Posted by [ groovypants ] on Jul-02-2003 12:05:

hehe, quite an obvious one...

Juno Records
Chemical Records
Mute Records

$20AUS for a double vinyl (Dirty Sticky Floors 2 x 12" - I think that basically gives it away ) INCLUDING shipping... bargin indeed, what they don't tell you though is that you'll have to buy a speed boat worth US$4000 ! lol

I must stress that it's IMO... I have no solid evidence whatsoever...
But I have thought about it quite abit. I've been shopping on the Internet for years and I only shop @ trustworthy sites (being an IT-geek and all, I do know the score). Maybe the shop (price-wise) was too good to be true. Oh wells, tiz life for ya.

Posted by matt_a on Jul-02-2003 13:03:

i put my money on Mute (Never heard of em before!)

Posted by [ groovypants ] on Jul-02-2003 23:57:

quote:
Originally posted by matt_a
i put my money on Mute (Never heard of em before!)

Posted by Scythe on Jul-03-2003 00:25:

That sucks man. I almost got done over by a paypal scam going round -beware of dodgy looking emails! Well this one wasn't so dodgy - it looked pretty damn authentic.

But you gotta be wary.

All that said and done, buying on the net is no more dangerous than giving your CC out at a restaurant or purchasing something over the phone.

It just sucks when it does happen. That said, all costs should be covered by your banks fraud protection.

Posted by [ groovypants ] on Jul-03-2003 01:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Scythe

It just sucks when it does happen. That said, all costs should be covered by your banks fraud protection.

INDEED! and THANK OH MOTHER OF GOD TOO!!!!!!!!

Posted by julianreynolds on Jul-03-2003 01:56:

groovypants: why dont you use vinylwarning mate???

the buck stops here mate!!

Posted by Chookie on Jul-03-2003 02:01:

Always check the certificates etc, etc!

Posted by [ groovypants ] on Jul-03-2003 02:06:

quote:
Originally posted by julianreynolds
groovypants: why dont you use vinylwarning mate???

the buck stops here mate!!

Mate, I do! And with the new stocktake specials, I will be buying more VERY soon!

quote:
Originally posted by Chookie
Always check the certificates etc, etc!

Yes! I usually do, but in this particular case I didn't - very foolish of me, the price of the vinyls must have eluded me somewhat hehe

Posted by Chookie on Jul-03-2003 02:11:

quote:
Originally posted by [ groovypants ]

Yes! I usually do, but in this particular case I didn't - very foolish of me, the price of the vinyls must have eluded me somewhat hehe

yes, well that's understandable, it's difficult to think properly when you are excited about new vinyl =)

Posted by julianreynolds on Jul-03-2003 02:17:

good form bro... we appreciate the support. Gotta keep the customers on the right track you know

Posted by matt_a on Jul-03-2003 02:26:

quote:
Originally posted by julianreynolds
groovypants: why dont you use vinylwarning mate???

the buck stops here mate!!

You don't have Dave Grahan - Dirty Sticky Floors in your fantastic Selection do you Jules?

Posted by knetic on Jul-03-2003 02:28:

after reading this thread, i'll think twice about going on a spending spree with credit :\

i'll only shop at vinylwarning from now on :P

Posted by bragi on Jul-03-2003 07:19:

This is for everyone in general

As someone who does Internet Security at a bank (a job that has to be taken seriously, which is why I have NERF weaponry on my desk...) the general rules of thumb for shopping on the net are:

* if the price sounds too good to be true, it probably is
* if you receive ANY sort of certificate warning, don't transact there until you have sorted it through another channel (ie, if it's your bank, call the helpdesk and check the certificate thumbprint, don't try to sort it through the 'net)
* ALWAYS check the certificate (you do, don't you?)
* Be very careful to check out the P3P (Privacy Policy) for the site
* If it sounds dodgy, don't do it
* If you can't find a Bricks'n'Mortor backing for it, like a telephone contact and address, don't touch it

For the geekier geeks, you should also do a quick dig and netblock check on a site you're transacting with for the first time, especially for large amounts of dollars

And don't mail any of those stupid chain letters to your friends.

Oh. Oops, gotta watch myself when ranting

Oh, and lastly, but most importantly, get it from vinylwarning instead of some dodgy a*** site you've found in Latvia

Posted by Ghostface on Jul-03-2003 07:36:

certificate?

Posted by escee on Jul-03-2003 09:21:

quote:
Originally posted by bragi
And don't mail any of those stupid chain letters to your friends.

this can not be emphasised enough.

Posted by webmeister on Jul-03-2003 11:01:

quote:
Originally posted by escee
this can not be emphasised enough.

Posted by Philby on Jul-03-2003 17:29:

quote:
Originally posted by matt_a
You don't have Dave Grahan - Dirty Sticky Floors in your fantastic Selection do you Jules?

yeah they do

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