[pchelpers] Re: stupid scams

Hi John,

Friday, March 25, 2005, 1:51:30 PM, you wrote:

JD> I'm afraid that suggestion has dangers associated with it. If you get
JD> just the card number and bill it, there is no guarantee the card belongs
JD> to the customer. It may be a stolen number.  In that case, when the
JD> owner finds out, the bank charges back the amount to your bank, which
JD> then gets it from you. Several Indonesian groups are known for this type
JD> of crime.

You should be able to get the customer's phone # from the credit card
company and call to verify, or have the credit card company call to
verify.

-- 
Scott.




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