I had the same experience. I did a bit of research and found an interesting string of information, which resulted in my being able to e-mail someone, who sent my refund via FedEx overnight delivery (I have tracked it and it is on its way, indeed). I am going to share the string of information for anyone else interested in taking the same action I took. Be sure to make them aware that you are NOT going to take this and that you are going to bring legal action against them... this seems to get their attention and get things done.
First, here is the text from the e-mail I sent:
I have been scammed out of $49.95 that I did NOT authorize. I have been told that I will receive a refund check in 10 days, but that is NOT good enough. After searching the web about SecretCashCardService, I have found that most people in this situation were either promised a refund that never materialized or if they received a refund, the check wasn't any good. You debited the money out of my account by means of a phony check and had your illegal funds in a space of 2 business days……I WILL NOT wait 10 days for my refund. I don't want to hear "we debited by check so we can refund by check" because that is B.S. If you were able to debit the funds in 2 days time, you can either get my check to me in 2 days (and it BETTER be a good check if you do this) or you can credit the funds right back into my account. I am not taking this laying down and if I don't hear from you with a satisfactory answer by tomorrow morning, I am fully armed with all the data I've collected in my research and am fully prepared to proceed with reporting this to the fraud department at my bank, the Attorney General in both my area and your area, the BBB in both my area and your area and the Federal Trade Commission. I am also going to file a police report in my area and yours. I have a great deal of information on your company from my extensive research and will share it with all of the above. I do not appreciate being scammed and I want my money back immediately. Further, DO NOT EVER PUT YOUR DIRTY HANDS IN MY BANK ACCOUNT AGAIN!!!!!!
I then received an answer back (text below) and answered that e-mail (text also included):
Answer:
Hello
First off, I am going to have your refund check sent as a FedEx overnight letter. You should receive it tomorrow, or the next day if we are too late today.
I understand you don't want our service, but we DID receive legal authorization for the original transaction, from the site www.citycashloans.com, which we advertise on.
It came from the computer IP address 12.172.32.236 which traces to your employer's private network.
Hostname Country Code Country Name Region Region Name City Postal Code Latitude Longitude ISP Organization Metro Code Area Code
12.172.32.236 US United States OR Oregon Portland 45.5184 -122.6554 AT&T WorldNet Services Standard Insurance 820 503
The additional transaction information is below.
I will provide you with FedEx tracking as soon as I have it.
Josh
My response:
First, thank you.
Second, I may have looked into a cash advance with the firm you mention (with whom, by the way, I will share this information), but I did NOT take the advance, nor did I (to my knowledge, at least) authorize ANYTHING at that website. The fact that you have my ISP and other personal information means nothing.....you can get that the minute I log into the website and provide it (a mistake I will not make again, believe me). That does NOT prove any authorization at all, it just proves that you are a predator waiting to get access to my information and use it for your illicit purposes. That BS may work with your less intelligent victims, but it doesn't wash with me at all. Just as you were able to get that information when I logged in, I was able to get yours relatively easily with just a short bit of research.....how do you think I knew how to e-mail you? I would say show me the agreement that I actually signed, but what would be the point of that? An electronic signature is just someone (not necessarily me) typing my name in a box. Just as you were able to produce a bogus check to present to my bank with "signature on file" noted, you could also dummy up an agreement, but you and I both know you scammed me and you got caught!
As I stated yesterday, I have reams of information (including, but not limited to, names, addresses, ISP information and phone numbers) which I am prepared to share with all possible authorities in my area and yours. I will, however, wait to see if my check arrives and to make sure it is a valid check. If both of these things occur, I will consider the matter closed....assuming, that is, that you forget my information and that you NEVER EVER AGAIN stick your filthy hands into my bank account! If, however, I either do not receive the check as promised or it proves to be a bad check or you ever again try this with my information, I WILL take action immediately!!
Finally, here is the string of information I've been able to obtain so far:
Phone Number 888-495-3091
Ask for Jerry M. Klein
Joshua Finer (Asst scam artist)
josh@virtualworksllc.com
refund@secretcashcard.com
2eae7f6301ca4695835bd418c0e58976.protect@whoisguard.com
Fedex Envelope:
GIACT SYSTEMS INC.
303 S JUPITER RD STE 100
Allen, TX 75002-3049
(800) 839-6510
Customer Service: 1-866-379-5984
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Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: VIRTUALWORKSLLC.COM
Created on: 13-Nov-06
Expires on: 13-Nov-07
Last Updated on:
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration VIRTUALWORKSLLC.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration VIRTUALWORKSLLC.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Administrative Contact [624186]:
Moniker Privacy Services 121CASHADVANCE.COM@domainservice.com
Moniker Privacy Services
20 SW 27th Ave.
Suite 201
Pompano Beach
FL
33069
US
Phone: 1.9549848445
Fax: 1.9549699155
Billing Contact [624186]:
Moniker Privacy Services 121CASHADVANCE.COM@domainservice.com
Moniker Privacy Services
20 SW 27th Ave.
Suite 201
Pompano Beach
FL
33069
US
Phone: 1.9549848445
Fax: 1.9549699155
Technical Contact [624186]:
Moniker Privacy Services 121CASHADVANCE.COM@domainservice.com
Moniker Privacy Services
20 SW 27th Ave.
Suite 201
Pompano Beach
FL
33069
US
Phone: 1.9549848445
Fax: 1.9549699155
Domain name: www.EASYSMSMONEY.COM
Administrative Contact:
Webmaster, Webmaster Whois Privacy and Spam Prevention by DomainTools.com
2000 - 1066 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3X2
CA
604-999-4403
Technical Contact:
Webmaster, Webmaster Whois Privacy and Spam Prevention by DomainTools.com
2000 - 1066 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3X2
CA
604-999-4403
Registration Service Provider:
This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords,
DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 04-Sep-2006.
Record expires on 21-Jul-2008.
Record created on 21-Jul-2006.
Domain servers in listed order:
A.NS.I-CAMI.COM 38.118.222.130
B.NS.I-CAMI.COM 38.118.222.134
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: UNITEDCASHLOANS.COM
Created on: 30-Jul-02
Expires on: 30-Jul-07
Last Updated on: 15-Sep-06
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration UNITEDCASHLOANS.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration UNITEDCASHLOANS.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: CHRISTIANFAITHFINANCIAL.COM
Created on: 23-Oct-04
Expires on: 23-Oct-08
Last Updated on: 22-Feb-07
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration CHRISTIANFAITHFINANCIAL.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration CHRISTIANFAITHFINANCIAL.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
(661) 310-2107
(480) 624-2599
Domain name: SECRETCASHCARD.COM
Registrant Contact:
WhoisGuard
WhoisGuard Protected (2eae7f6301ca4695835bd418c0e58976.protect@whoisguard.co m)
1.6613102107
Fax: 1.6613102107
8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Westchester, CA 90045
US
Administrative Contact:
WhoisGuard
WhoisGuard Protected (2eae7f6301ca4695835bd418c0e58976.protect@whoisguard.co m)
1.6613102107
Fax: 1.6613102107
8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Westchester, CA 90045
US
Technical Contact:
WhoisGuard
WhoisGuard Protected (2eae7f6301ca4695835bd418c0e58976.protect@whoisguard.co m)
1.6613102107
Fax: 1.6613102107
8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Westchester, CA 90045
US
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration QUICKCARDSERVICE.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration QUICKCARDSERVICE.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Go Daddy is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and all civil subpoenas should be served at that location or mailed to:
Compliance Department
GoDaddy.com, Inc.
14455 N. Hayden Road
Suite 160
Scottsdale, Arizona
85260
Alternatively, the criminal subpoena can be faxed to:
480.624.2546
Attn: Compliance Department
Notice to Customer and Response Time
Fraud Section Home Page - www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud.html
DOJ Home Page - www.usdoj.gov/
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/text/Internet.htm
Hope this is helpful to any and all who have also been victimized. Good luck! |
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