Re: [MV] The game's afoot, (continued)

So the next step is to have him send cash right?

From: m35products <m35prod@optonline.net> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> Subject: Re: [MV] The game's afoot, (continued) Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:38:58 -0500 The cards are not valid, and my machine rejects them. I just tried with an amount of $10.00 on each. apb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com> To: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net> Cc: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [MV] The game's afoot, (continued) > I'd be a little bit careful about the charge card angle. Remember... > you could be creating a problem for some poor sod whose credit card > number was swiped. > > My advice: > > First thing I would do is get the CSC number from this guy. If he > balks, it is obvious why. If he gives you one then you can move onto > the next step. What you can do is process the card as a HOLD charge > (or I think they call it pre-authorization). Meaning, you have only > asked the credit card company to place x Dollars of the guy's credit > aside from you, but not send it to your account. If the card is legit, > and the credit limit has not been reached, this will happen no problem. > Then you can ask for the charge to be authorized and sent to your > account when you are more sure that it is legit. If you never ask for > the authorization the hold will automatically expire and go away, no > harm no foul. The card user might see the hold charge and challenge > it, which also covers your butt. > > After you have placed the charge, wait at least 3-4 weeks before > shipping anything. Chargebacks for fraud charges can take some time. > The fraud we were hit with in late Dec and early January is only now > being sent to us by various credit card companies. We will have to > refund this money plus some fees, because the American way is to always > stick the small business guy with the losses instead of the credit card > companies which are still dragging their feet on better security > measures. It's good to be the king, I guess :-) > > Steve > > > > > On Feb 2, 2005, at 12:21 PM, m35products wrote: > > > I intend to accept the CC # and then run it in my machine. > > > > I then will ask for a fax number that I can send the ticket to, for his > > signature. > > > > This will let me see exactly where this bozo is located, assuming he > > falls > > for the ruse. > > > > (If he is indeed in the states, he can be found, eventually. Some of > > these > > scumbags operate with an accomplice in the US. The accomplices often > > actually show up to intimidate the mark. He is more than welcome to > > come see > > my various collections. Perhaps he can assist me, down-range, in > > sighting-in a new rifle I got from Santa Claus.) > > > > I then, and only then, will fullfil my business obligation as an honest > > God-fearing American businessman, and send him a sample of Mrs. Bloom's > > daily kitchen garbage collection, and a small offering from Miss Dog, > > securely packaged, and hermetically sealed. I will enclose my photo, in > > uniform, pointing my Glock Model 19 at the camera, ala "Uncle Sam Wants > > You". Nothing that I do will stop him, but I may get him to soil > > himself. > > > > Then I will notify a friend at FBI, who will notify Interpol, and they > > can > > have him, (or not). > > > > AP "Dr. Evil" B > > > > bwoohahahahaha! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stephen Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com> > > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:00 PM > > Subject: [MV] The game's afoot, (continued) > > > > > >> From: steve@battlefront.com > >> Subject: Re: [MV] The game's afoot, (continued) > >> Date: February 2, 2005 11:04:04 AM EST > >> To: rickv100@yahoo.com > >> Cc: mil-veh@mil-veh.org > >> > >> I agree... likely a stolen credit card number which would only be > >> discovered AFTER shipment of materials. Probably why our little > >> friend > >> in Legos is so curious about WHEN the product will ship. > > > > > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== > > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org> > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to > > <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> > > To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org> > > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>