Fraudsters
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Sorry that this keeps happening.
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We have had about 6 successful frauds against us in 11 years trading, so we have not done too badly. But the overhead taken to manage out the bad guys is a pain in the arse.
A decent fraudster can work out a CVC code and expiry date from a Visa card in 6 seconds.
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That's absolutely insane that it's that easy for them.
I know all our software for client management had gotten really confusing, to the point that I have no control (and can provide no assistance) over a clients credit card on file once they input it into to our system. Tokenization is great, but I guess it's still not a perfect process.
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Interesting… I was under the impression that Visa was safer than MC since a lot of banks have recently
Dropped MC as their card of choice and swapped to Visa - but I bet that matters more about batch and swipe costs than anything else..Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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**We've been duped and I am very pissed off….
I received this email:**
Dear Mrs, Sir
I am pierre Dubois, i am a french journalist for the magazine press market leader of men's fashion trends and lifestyle in the whole Germany wich called in style.
In February 2017, we will launching in style men magazine for the french market.
The editorial committee has decided to make a press article on "Iron Heart" miltary jacket and would like to make a full review of one or two of your models with your agreement.
We 'd like to test the Japan quality level and how you compare with you competitors in this matters.
So we would like to know if you're interested to participate to this press article and if yes we will need a "miltary jacket" (that we're going to send you back).
If you're OK of course we're going to prepare everything for you from the photos sessions up to to the article.
Please find attached our rate card and title profile and below a quick overview of the title. I would be more than happy to present the title to you in more detail. Are you based in London? Happy to arrange a meeting.
Keyfacts
Frequency: twice a year
Day of publication: Saturday
Copyprice: 3.50 € 1)
Basic rate (1/1 page 4c): 22,300 € 2)
Sold circulation: 80,000 3)
Editor-in-Chief: Kerstin Weng
Why InStyle MEN?InStyle MEN is the essential style guide for men: Here you can find out everything about fashion, beauty and the most popular lifestyle news – naturally with the style of the stars. The magazine is aimed at the "normal" man who is interested in fashion and cosmetics but who isn't an expert.
InStyle MEN will initially appear in a bundle together with InStyle, making it an unmissable, extra-thick style package for HIM and HER. InStyle MEN will then be available at the newsstand for a further month as a stand-alone.
THE STYLE OF THE STARS – FOR MEN!InStyle MEN is the consequent extension of InStyle‘s core competence: fashion service and orientation! Within 140 pages, InStyle MEN presents everything one must know about fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
InStyle MEN is directed especially at readers who are interested in fashion but also to female InStyle fans who want to share their passion for the latest trends with their partners.
Please feel free to contact me anytime, should you require further details or wish to receive a copy in the post.
Best Regards
Pierre Dubois
T +33 755 264 558
**After some to-ing and fro-ing including some telephone conversations, I agreed to send him some gear. Anyway, he stopped communicating with me, so I got in touch with InStyle's head office.
The response:**
Dear Giles,I am very shocked to hear about that. There is no InStyle Men in France, and there was never a plan to do so. This guy is just a liar and as I said, I am really shocked that somebody is using our brand to steal clothes.
I put our Parisian correspondence Inna Fischbuch in cc, that she is informed that someone is acting like that.I am very sorry to say, but as we have nothing to do with this request, we can not refund any clothes. But what we can do: publish your label (this time for sure!) in our upcoming issue (october issue).
For further questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Best, Kerstin
@Alex just found the bastard:
http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/2017/02/24/dont-be-a-victim-and-catch-a-crook/
And sorry @Appfaff , the vest you wanted was one of the stolen items….
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At least you got scammed by an above average dick hole. That's… comforting?
(really sorry to hear this, as I am every time you get screwed)
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what the hell????
