[IP] Final report on fraud problem with Amazon customer
Apparently a person set up a new account on Amazon using one of my
infrequently used email account . He/she used their name (I assume) and
tried a whole set of credit cards till one actually was authorized by the
credit card company for a $500 camera. Amazon shipped the camera to his
address . The credit card was NOT mine. The interesting part was that first
Amazon was very prompt in contacting me about my query re getting purchase
confirmations from them for the item via email (might have been that
several IP reporters contacted them about the fraud :-) )..
The amazing thing is that credit card companies apparently DO NOT always
check the numbers with the billing address so the frauder just kept trying
till the credit card company approved it!!!. Amazon is trying to stop the
delivery of the item.
Why the frauder picked such a well connected person to use as the email is
an indication of the frauders lack of smarts.
Dave
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