Ronny g
North hollywood,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, September 04, 2010
..when considering ANY online purchase...always look around the website for "contact us" or contact info.. and click the link.
If it does not provide an address and phone number for contacting which can be verified...then run..do not walk..RUN away from that site.
Of course this info does not help you now..but at least this report can help others from having a similar fate in the future.
Even if a site is legit, I still will not deal with a company whose link to contact info is an email only. Just my rule of thumb. If a company is not willing to disclose an address and phone number on their website, there must be a reason.
Rezotorch
Fairfield,#3Author of original report
Fri, September 03, 2010
A Beijing, China based phishing group has been found under a new alias.
The Story:
My
wife called me the other night and said "honey, what would you like for
your birthday." I responded "They re-released a pair of Nike Air Jordan
sneakers that I had when I was younger." She searched the local mall
(Trumbull, CT) and had no luck. Soon after this was realized, she called
and said "where can I buy these?" I told her to look on Google.Com and
search eBay.
When she visited Google.Com, a few keywords were
added (because she was bargain hunting). Her keyword was "ebay air
jordan cheap." On the first page (of Google's results) she found
www.ebaykicks.com She entered her credit card information, and
never received the item.
We
celebrated my birthday yesterday, and she told me that she was not able
to get my item on time. Immediately, I asked if she found the item
without any hassle. She showed me her personal email inbox, and I
noticed that there was no mention of ebay (the real ebay inc.)
What
I did find, was my debit card provider's customer service number and
website. We saw the transaction as "pending" and the merchant was listed
as "B2CTRADE."
I Googled this strange name, and found it listed as a
scam website. On my debit card provider's side, they told me our
purchase was recorded as "Counseling Services in Beijing, China."
We
are the victims of fraud, and are fighting to stop the charge. In
addition, we canceled our debit card and are awaiting a new one in the
mail.
Conclusion:
It is well known that this group
has been operating since 2008 or 2009 (at the very least.) Although
they are "somewhat listed" it scares me that my bank was not initially
aware of this merchant being dangerous... and I am OVERWHELMED to know
that there has not been an investigation into this ring. They own many
MANY sites, and are stealing from tens of thousands of Americans. (This
website alone has over 75,000+ views.)