Mastercard Canada Enpowers Merchants

Hooray for MasterCard Canada!  I will gladly assist in reporting suspected fraudulent use.  In the past I went as far as to Google the names & telephone numbers of people I thought had their cards stolen and call them myself.  Now I can simply mark the card to the credit cards companies can let each other know.

MasterCard Canada recently launched an update to their operating regulations specifically relating to ensuring card issuers are made aware of suspected fraudulent transactions. The new E-commerce Fraud Alerts for Issuers service requires that when merchants identify any previously authorized transactions suspected as fraudulent and will not be fulfilling the order, to reverse or cancel the transaction and advise the card issuer. This new service will allow merchants to support the card issuers to block or monitor suspected accounts to stop future fraudulent transactions.

RCMP Lead Raid on Credit Card Ring in Montreal

The article says 38 people were arrested. Yeah RCMP!

I had lost faith but this is more like it.

http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/news/million+bank+card+fraud+bust+nets+arrests+Quebec/6591426/story.html?rel=813152

apple.com.textwon.com Scam

I received a text message at 4:37 am saying, " Your entry into our contest last month makes you our WINNER! Goto www.apple.com.textwon (dot)com to claim your prize now.  You have 24 hours to claim."

SCAM

RCMP on reporting internet fraudsters

I also wrote a message to the RCMP website to see if there is a specific division to report to. The short answer is I need to report it to my local detachment.

FYI, the Reporting Economic Crime Online link directs you to the Anti Fraud Centre. Unfortunately as we learned from my last post the Anti Fraud Centre does not channel complaints to the police force of jurisdiction. They merely try to annoy the criminals a little bit and save a few cardholders grief.

From RCMP Webmaster's email:

Please report scams to your police force of jurisdiction. In addition, you can report this situation in detail to RECOL (Reporting Economic Crime OnLine) at www.recol.ca. This system prioritizes complaints and channels them to the police force of jurisdiction. You are likely dealing with international, well-organized and professional criminals who are experienced in taking advantage of the difficulties all police forces have in conducting international multi-jurisdictional investigations.

Although you are in the business of marketing a product and generating sales, it is in your best interest to practice due diligence when dealing with new and unfamiliar potential clients who request unusual arrangements. Once you fall victim, recouping your loss is likely impossible.

Administration of Criminal Justice in Canada is a Provincial matter, which is always a challenge with international investigations. Police forces in Canada, including the RCMP, are restricted by Provincial jurisdiction(s) under the Criminal Code. Coordination is sometimes possible; however, the complainant must first report the matter to their police force of jurisdiction.

Thank you,

Webmaster
National Communication Services | Services nationaux de communications
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Gendarmerie royale du Canada
73 Leikin Dr., Ottawa ON K1A 0R2 | Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

Anti Fraud Centre follow up

I followed up with Mr. Jay Schultz and he explained his purpose is to try to obtain information on as many stolen cards as possible so he can notify the issuing banks.

The anti fraud centre does not deal directly with the police.

Canada AntiFraudcentre FAIL!

Last week we had someone try to order using a stolen card card. We were lucky enough to catch it before any goods were sent to this person.

Out of concern for the true cardholder I called our bank to let them know what had transpired. They were able to get a hold of the bank the issued the credit card and deactivate the card. Yah, good guys.

Since I also information such a the "ship to" address I thought I would try to contact someone who could investigate this further. I looked through the internet and found that Canada has an antifraud centre. So I wrote to them.

In return I got a cut & paste reply from them with no desire to pursue anything. Very disappointing. This is probably why these criminals keep getting away with it - no one is chasing them.

This it the reply I got:

This type of scam is becoming more widely used and the most important part for your business is to make sure the cards are not processed and no money/product is sent. If you would have processed the cards the real card holders would identify the unauthorized charges, disputed them, and the bank would do a charge back on the cards resulting in your business being out whatever was sent.

If possible, try to obtain as many cards and tx details as possible from this individual. The easiest way to do this is by continually stating that the cards are being declined. He will provide you with fresh cc numbers until he suspects that you have caught onto him and he would then stop contacting you.

If you have any questions about the type of scam, let me know.

Thank you.

XXX XXXXXX

Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre (Phonebusters)

P.O. Box 686

North Bay, ON

P1B 8J8

Telephone l Téléphone – (888) 495-8501

Fax - (888) 654-9426

XXXXXXX@antifraudcentre.ca

Fraud...Recognize it...Report it...Stop it

Another person registering my domain

I am surprised that no body has registered my domain.com.cn yet.

Dear CEO,

(If you are not in charge of this, please forward this to your CEO, because this is urgent. Thanks)

We are a Network Service Company which is the domain name registration center in Shanghai, China. On March 1, 2012, we received an application from Hengtong company requested "mydomain" as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names. But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matter better, it's necessary to send email to you and confirm whether this company is your distributor or business partner in China?

Kind regards


Barry Yang
Office Manager
Shanghai Office (Head Office)
3002, Nanhai Building, No. 854 Nandan Road,
Xuhui District, Shanghai 200070, China
Tel: +86-21-6191-8696
Mobile: +86-182-2195-1605
Fax: +86-21-6191-8697