Tony wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> John stall wrote:
>>> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> John stall wrote:
>>>>> I am getting online orders for my service using what might look like
>>>>> stolen credit cards. The pattern I see is that they are coming from
>>>>> the
>>>>> same class A and B ip address. I also record the timestamp.
>>>>>
>>>>> I want this person nailed so what should I do? Go to the police and
>>>>> give them the information.. like the ip addresses and timestamps? I
>>>>> don't know if they are the right authority to contact or they will do
>>>>> anything?
>>>>>
>>>>> Or is this activity too common to report and not worth my time and
>>>>> effort?
>>>>>
>>>>> John Stall
>>>>>
>>>> How do you know they are fraudulent? One guy might have found your
>>>> site
>>>> and told his friends about it.
>>>
>>> Because:
>>>
>>> 1- orders under the same credit card number
>>> 2- Does not reply to my emails
>>> 3- The person sends out spam
>>> 4- does not complain when I closed his earlier accounts
>>> 5- declined credit card transactions from the credit card processor from
>>> what looks like other attempts from him
>>> 6- all email addresses are either
>>> at Yahoo or Hotmail.
>>>
>>> 7- basically non consistent with regular order pattern
>>>
>>
>> OK, it's suspicious, I admit. But the only real thing you have is
>> that credit card transactions were declined. But there are reasons
>> other than a fraudulent card for that to happen.
>>
>> Spammers buy things also, and a lot of people have Yahoo and Hotmail
>> accounts, for instance.
>>
>> IOW, you've got suspicions, but nothing you can really tell the police
>> IS fraudulent.
>>
>
> Do you think that he should investigate and determine if it's
> fraudulent, or that he should take his suspicions to the authorities and
> let them investigate?
>

With what he has, there is nothing for the authorities to investigate.
They aren't going to spend any time following up on refused credit card
charges.

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