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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    Here, we will list those individuals who try to, or manage to perpetrate  credit card or PayPal fraud on us.  I will ask retailers to add to this so that we start to help each other not get scammed.

    I know the names are probably fictitious, but that matters not.

    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

    last edited by 24 Nov 2016, 16:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      Sandy Morgen - Credit card scams
      Reni Dahliati - Credit card scams
      Sugeng Waluyo - Credit card scams
      Yadi Priyadi - Credit card scams
      Benny Arifin - Credit card scams

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

      last edited by 24 Nov 2016, 16:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • U
        UnTucked
        Joined: 16 Nov 2014

        Call them to the alter!!!

        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

        In search of:
        IHV-04, med.
        IHSH-185, large
        IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

        last edited by 24 Nov 2016, 16:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • K
          kiya
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 1 Oct 2009

          @Giles:

          Sandy Morgen - Credit card scams
          Reni Dahliati - Credit card scams
          Sugeng Waluyo - Credit card scams
          Yadi Priyadi - Credit card scams
          Benny Arifin - Credit card scams

          Two of these same "names" have also tried to hit us, but they've never been able to get through our fraud detection program.

          last edited by 2 Dec 2016, 19:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            ade sholeh hidayat - PayPal - Indonesia
            Mohd Azizi - Credit Card - Malaysia
            Allan Danuwidjaja - Credit Card - Indonesia
            Nor Azam Said - Chose to pay by bank transfer and did not bother sending the money - Malaysia

            Loads of people have tried the "I'll pay by bank wire" option and then never sent the money.  We assume because they are stupid enough to think we'll send the goods before we get the transfer.  Unfortunately, this has resulted in us closing the pay bay bank transfer option.

            We have also implemented and "If your address is in Indonesia or Malaysia, we will not accept your order" policy.  But, if you get in touch with us or are a repeat good customer, get in touch and we can sort you out.

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              Appfaff
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 11 Oct 2013

              Sorry that this keeps happening.

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                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.

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  Appfaff
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                  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.

                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                  last edited by 17 Dec 2016, 14:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2016/12/cyberattack/

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      Appfaff
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                      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

                      last edited by 17 Dec 2016, 15:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        Any customer who buys from this address:

                        6515 Cecilia Cir #8680
                        Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439
                        United States

                        We have had the following try:

                        Sugeng Waluyo
                        dani purnomo aji
                        Aryo Supit
                        Sandy Morgen

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • J
                          Joule
                          Joined: 22 Mar 2012

                          @Giles:

                          Any customer who buys from this address:

                          6515 Cecilia Cir #8680
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439
                          United States

                          5 miles North of me.  Should I stop by and hand out my extra IH stickers?

                          山形県の英語教師

                          last edited by 17 Feb 2017, 13:56 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            Would you mind pissing through the letter box?

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                            last edited by 17 Feb 2017, 15:09 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • J
                              Joule
                              Joined: 22 Mar 2012

                              After I have two bundles of asparagus for lunch…

                              山形県の英語教師

                              last edited by 17 Feb 2017, 15:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                That works…...

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                last edited by 17 Feb 2017, 15:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • AlexA
                                  Alex
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                                  Another address forwarding to credit card thieves abroad.

                                  14121 NE Airport Way
                                  Portland, Oregon 97230
                                  United States

                                  last edited by 22 Feb 2017, 11:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    **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

                                    pierre.dubois@instylemen.fr

                                    **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…. 😞 😞

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                    last edited by 29 Mar 2017, 11:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • ChrisC
                                      Chris
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                      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)

                                      last edited by 29 Mar 2017, 13:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • riffblaster generalR
                                        riffblaster general
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 23 Mar 2010

                                        what the hell????

                                        PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

                                        last edited by 31 Mar 2017, 17:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • G.J.F-64G
                                          G.J.F-64
                                          Joined: 5 Jan 2017

                                          ^^
                                          [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15] Damn, this fecking b…..d!

                                          last edited by 31 Mar 2017, 17:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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