Adrian Vitto - fraudulent buyer

[Mosco]

Beware folks - this guy contacts people from the Buy/Sell section, I don't believe he is a member (well, he is a member alright, but not a TRF member ). He will contact you through the provided email (address he wrote from was [email protected]), will agree to your price, and then give you a stolen credit card number. He claims to be in Singapore.


My card processor caught the fact that it was stolen and red-flagged him. If it did not - I would be s.o.l. Just giving everyone a heads-up!

[idk01]

Whois info on hoikimport.com

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[tudorman8276]

Originally Posted by Mosco

Beware folks - this guy contacts people from the Buy/Sell section, I don't believe he is a member (well, he is a member alright, but not a TRF member ). He will contact you through the provided email (address he wrote from was [email protected]), will agree to your price, and then give you a stolen credit card number. He claims to be in Singapore.


My card processor caught the fact that it was stolen and red-flagged him. If it did not - I would be s.o.l. Just giving everyone a heads-up!

...nutter scum bag.

Stan.

[TimeToGo]

Originally Posted by Mosco

Beware folks - this guy contacts people from the Buy/Sell section, I don't believe he is a member (well, he is a member alright, but not a TRF member ). He will contact you through the provided email (address he wrote from was [email protected]), will agree to your price, and then give you a stolen credit card number. He claims to be in Singapore.


My card processor caught the fact that it was stolen and red-flagged him. If it did not - I would be s.o.l. Just giving everyone a heads-up!

Excellent to know you have the "right tools"...

It is a mad world out there!!

[shaggy]

Originally Posted by Mosco

Beware folks - this guy contacts people from the Buy/Sell section, I don't believe he is a member (well, he is a member alright, but not a TRF member ). He will contact you through the provided email (address he wrote from was [email protected]), will agree to your price, and then give you a stolen credit card number. He claims to be in Singapore.


My card processor caught the fact that it was stolen and red-flagged him. If it did not - I would be s.o.l. Just giving everyone a heads-up!

forgive me my ignorance here but i thought if you(the retailer or person with card machine) got a transaction authorisation number you would get payed and it was the bank or cardholders insurance that took the kicking?
is this not the case then?
if so why do we pay insurance against fraud to the card companies?

have to say though good catch

[Mosco]

Originally Posted by shaggy

forgive me my ignorance here but i thought if you(the retailer or person with card machine) got a transaction authorisation number you would get payed and it was the bank or cardholders insurance that took the kicking?
is this not the case then?
if so why do we pay insurance against fraud to the card companies?

have to say though good catch

I run my cards through PayPal Virtual Terminal (unfortunately not available to the general public) and they, while about 0.65% more expensive than just a regular card processor, have a system of red flags that pop up should something 'weird' appear with the card. Hope this helps!

[shaggy]

Originally Posted by Mosco

I run my cards through PayPal Virtual Terminal (unfortunately not available to the general public) and they, while about 0.65% more expensive than just a regular card processor, have a system of red flags that pop up should something 'weird' appear with the card. Hope this helps!

just goes to show that us (the general public) dont know half of what happens
im glad the scumbag didnt get away with it mate