It's safer in your wallet. At least you can see if it's missing. Ken Smith Gulf Technical Services 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 850-934-8324 (voice) 850-932-0819 (fax) On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:30:05 -0500 "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Trick is...don't keep more money in your Debit Card account then you > would > carry in your wallet. > > -Ed- > > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > AOL Instant Messenger-Teltek813 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:16 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Business Opportunity!!!! > > > > I don't like debit cards. > > If they get your number they can empty you out and there's nothing > you can > > do about it. > > No "stop loss" like most credit cards. > > > > Russ Hoyt > > Hoyt's TV > > Exeter, NH > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 4:24 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Business Opportunity!!!! > > > > > > > I can vouch for the fact that Visa will flag the account. > > > > > > I returned from Vegas, to find that the hotel had tried to > charge my > Visa > > > debit card for my room charges, even though I had paid the > balance in > > cash. > > > They had my card number because I reserved the room using the > card. > > Somehow, > > > Visa flagged my account because of this. My debit card has now > been > > > de-activated, and a replacement is on it's way. > > > My wife asked me why I carried travelers checks, instead of > using my > > debit > > > card on vacation. Now, her question has been answered! Had I > tried to > use > > my > > > debit card this week, I'd have had a surprise. > > > > > > John > > > Myers TV Service > > > Alliance, OH > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 3:02 PM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Business Opportunity!!!! > > > > > > > > > > Best thing for these Messages is...Trash Them. Don't pass them > around. > > > > > > > > -Ed- > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > > > Ontario-Canada > > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > AOL Instant Messenger-Teltek813 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Intrepid Video Support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:51 PM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Business Opportunity!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ty, > > > > > The credit card number should also be reported to Visa so > they can > > flag > > > > the account. It is more than > > > > > likely drawn on an over-seas bank. > > > > > This is the number for Visa. 800.847.2750. I forget if this > is the > one > > > to > > > > verify street number against > > > > > credit card number, or if it was customer service. > > > > > I did think you were asking if someone on the list could > fulfill the > > > > order.. > > > > > I got one asking me to ship to another state. I called my AG > and the > > > > recipients state AG office..it didn't > > > > > seem like any of them were interested. > > > > > > > > > > Jeff Dougherty > > > > > Intrepid Video TV/VCR > > > > > 263 S Front St > > > > > Steelton PA 17113 > > > > > fax...717-564-4952 > > > > > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Ty" <ty1k@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 12:59 PM > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Business Opportunity!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It was just pointed out to me by Jay that someone might have > > interpreted > > > > > this as a real offer. > > > > > I was just relaying a SCAM that is going on, where TTY Relay > is used > > to > > > > > order equipment. > > > > > After you charged the card and sent out the equipment, the > buyer > > simply > > > > > cancels the order through Visa, and you are left MINUS the > equipment > > you > > > > > sent. > > > > > These orders are never large enough to be worth taking to > court, so > > the > > > > > seller chalks it up as a loss. > > > > > The Visa number mentioned is probably a good number. I did > not > verify > > > it. > > > > I > > > > > did report the incident to the Oregon Justice department. > > > > > > > > > > Ty > > > > > > > > > > Tiberius Kraemer > > > > > BLUE STAR ELECTRONICS > > > > > 3312 Silverton Rd. NE > > > > > Salem, Oregon > > > > > Phone: 503 391 1491 > > > > > ty1k@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ty > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 9:41 AM > > > > > To: Techassist > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Business Opportunity!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Received this over TTY Relay no less. > > > > > > > > > > Since I operate STRICTLY a Repair Service and have no access > to the > > > > > requested equipment, I thought it would be kind of me to > pass this > > > > > information on to the members of Tech Assist on the OPEN > forum, in > > hope > > > > that > > > > > by chance, someone would be interested in filling this > order. > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Harrison Hills > > > > > 213 Love Ridge Circle > > > > > Pittsburgh CA 94565 > > > > > > > > > > Wishes to purchase (4) four each, (5) five disk DVD units at > $ 89.00 > > > each, > > > > > totaling $356.00. > > > > > No make or model was mentioned, so if you are interested, > you can > send > > > him > > > > > your choice of manufacture. > > > > > > > > > > You can charge this to Visa number: > > > > > 4798 2640 3001 4104 > > > > > Exp. date: 01/05 > > > > > Verification number in the signature block is 552 > > > > > > > > > > His E-mail address is harrishills@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > With overwhelming sincerity and respect (and anything else > you might > > > want > > > > to > > > > > pile on top of it), > > > > > > > > > > Ty > > > > > > > > > > Tiberius Kraemer > > > > > BLUE STAR ELECTRONICS > > > > > 3312 Silverton Rd. 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