Originally posted 2007-05-20
Please note that the site referenced here is IP-MYSTORE.COM, not MyStore.com. MyStore.com is unrelated to this post, but due to the overlap in names this post turns up when searching on the company’s name. Note the response to this post by Todd Meagher, CEO of MyStore.com, below (bear in mind that you can enter any name you want when you post a comment, but I’m assuming that the comment is indeed correctly attributed). Ironically, this comment will probably make the post rank even higher in search results for an unfortunately-named company.
OK. I’m becoming convinced that I’m either an idiot with regard to online transactions, or something seriously weird is going on. My new card–you know, the one that I got after cancelling the previous one because of a fraudulent $429.99 transaction to IP-ECOMMERCE.COM? Well…I just got a $459.95 charge from IP-MYSTORE.COM on it!
Update 2
If any Web searchers for IP-ECOMMERCE.COM, IP-MYSTORE.COM, or any company located at 1058 The Amory Building in Basseterre find this site, please post any information you have as comments!
Not so good news. This was made to the new card!
I’ve given the new number to a number of automatic billers and used it in other transactions. Here are the organizations or companies that have had access to the new card and the old:
[I've since redacted this list]
Update:
Good news. The person I talked to in the fraud department said that there are ways that a recurring charge can go through even if the account’s been closed, so apparently this is probably still a result of the old account being compromised, rather than the new.
In the meantime, my “new nature” is gently reminding me that the perpetrators need salvation–prayer for that is probably a better idea than my initial reaction: wanting to get a plane ticket to Basseterre, find this guy, and…um…I don’t know. Something vile.
So…a whois on IP-MYSTORE.com gives this for an administrative contact:
Joseph, Jason josephcorp@gmail.com
1058 The Amory Building
Victoria Road
Basseterre, Basseterre 0000
KN
12063392680
Fax:12063392680
Rather interesting, as IP-ECOMMERCE.COM has the exact same contact info. Both have the same “purchase lookup” form on their front page, where you enter your name and credit card number to look up a purchase. Yeah. Sure (for that matter, they apparently already have the number!).
A Google search on IP-ECOMMERCE.COM turns up some links to gambling sites; per http://news.umailcampaign.com/message/23438.aspx (check the Amory Building address listed), they’re also a processor for porn payments. (For fun, try Googling “basseterre credit card”, putting quotes around “credit card”–seems they know what lines of business are profitable, esp. if you happen to be located in the Caribbean out of easy reach of U.S. law.
For anyone else searching, when I asked if he had a phone number associated with the transaction, the Chase guy (standard client service, not fraud dept) said that he saw the numbers 607-428-0039, but wasn’t sure if that was a phone number (hyphens are my inference).
Another interesting link, from a Google search on ‘Basseterre “credit card” fraud’:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=477072
May these guys not get a dime…and may they be taken down!
comments from the prior blog:
For the moment, I’m “hunkering down” and switching to mostly virtual card numbers for online transactions. (http://preview.tinyurl.com/yvhqrc)
Thanks for the response!
-atthecrux
Thanks
3/8 alltel – bill
4/5 alltel – bill
4/6 alltel – in-store purchase
4/18 IP-ECOMMERCE $429.95
4/28 changed Alltel’s auto-billing to replacement card
5/6 alltel – bill
5/19 IP-MYSTORE.COM $459.95
Interestingly, I just searched on the first sentence on IP-MYSTORE.COM’s “disputes” page, and came up with http://ac-support.com/disputes.php; looks fairly familiar. Although the post doesn’t give any backing for the assertion, http://antionline.com/archive/index.php/t-274364.html claims that the organization “may be connected to notorious spammer Alexey Polyakov (aka Paul Gregoire)”.
the only site I use is paypal and never enter my details into any mail web page. Bank has cancelled the card and hopefully get the money back somehting needs to be done online transactions are not safe infact using a credit card nolonger seems safe.
IP-MYRXSHOPPER.COM
IP-GMSALES.COM
IP-RXCONNECT.COM
IP-CHARGE.COM
From searching on some of these, it appears as though they might be “legitimate” payment processors for some dodgy pharma sites.
To recap, previously known sources of fraudulent charges:
IP-ECOMMERCE.COM (see link to my post thereon in the body of this post)
IP-MYSTORE.COM
ac-support.com
IP-SALESBYWEB.COM
IP-7STARSALES.COM
Actually…here’s a current listing of a number of sites sharing servers w/ known sources of fraudulent charges. I don’t know that all of those listed below are scams, but I believe many of them are. I haven’t checked into all of them. If you own any of these sites and wish to explain why it’s not a scam or otherwise unsavory, drop a comment and I’ll remove it from the list. In the meantime, you should probably switch hosting companies or tell your hosting company to keep these scam sites off of their servers
CHINANAMESERVERS.COM
DONEDEALRX.COM
ECOMINTERNATIONAL.COM
FIXMYINVOICE.COM
GROUP-HARDCORE-SEX.COM
HOWTO-VCDS.COM
IPAYCARD.COM
IP-BLUEPREPAID.COM scam URL pattern
IP-DRUGS99.COM scam URL pattern
IP-EPILLSUPPORT.COM scam URL pattern
IP-EREPSUPORT.COM scam URL pattern
IP-GMSALES.COM scam URL pattern
IP-ONLINESALES.COM scam URL pattern
IP-PDGRX.COM scam URL pattern
IP-PREPAID.COM scam URL pattern
IP-RX4SALE.COM scam URL pattern
IP-SALESBYWEB.COM scam URL pattern
IP-SALESDIRECT.COM scam URL pattern
IP-SALESONLINE.COM scam URL pattern
IP-SALESSUPPORT.COM scam URL pattern
IP-SUPREMESALES.COM scam URL pattern
IP-WORLDPHARMA.COM scam URL pattern
IRINGTONEKING.COM Jason Joseph
ITRACKORDER.COM Jason Joseph
KYLIEFOX.COM apparent porn site, per a thumbnail image
LUXURY-WATCHCOLLECTION.COM Jason Joseph
MEDPRO-RX.COM
MYRXMARKET.COM
NATURASLIM.COM
PAY-ADULTSUPPORT.COM new URL pattern?
PAY-CHARGE.COM new URL pattern?
PAY-SUPPORT.COM new URL pattern?
RXMEDSTODAY.COM
RXOBSESSION.COM
TXLOOKUP.COM
YOURATMCARD.COM
Three sites located on these servers have names that look potentially legitimate, and the sites look as though they are probably “real” sites for legitimate businesses. It’s puzzling, though, that each has Jason Joseph listed in the contact info for the domain. Is Joseph simply someone who runs a hosting company? (If so, I think he’s still a legitimate target for complaint, as being complicit in the scam sites’ continued operation.)
RESTOREINTERIORS.COM
SOUNDVISIONSHOP.COM
ZIPZAPELECTRIC.COM
Naturally, I started research on them and found ip-worldpharma.com registered by “Click n Go Sales Inc”, Sands Complex, Bay Rd, Basseterre. I looked up other companies in that bldg and no one has seen their office. (located in the toilet stall, maybe?) The contact name is Vincent Cheng at the same address.
It seems to be a big, related scam and I sent all my info to the feds.
The only way to win is to dispute, dispute, dispute…and wait. They’ll get there’s eventually.
i have been charged $21.90 and have no idea what is for
http://www.discountselection.com/
an E-mail to ask them what gives. SO far no reply.
650 phone number is a California, south bay exchange.
ip-salessupport.com with the 650-249-5271 phone number …. no answer. I have canceled the card.
Is there anything that can be done about this guy …. interpol maybe?
I am actually receiving a product that is similar to others that I have ordered in the past (but no longer do) from US BASED pharmacies. It comes registered mail but the return address is obscured. I have also called liveoperator once on it, and filed the web complaint twice. I will NOT give liveoperator my credit card number, there is a button you can skip that input with.
If I remember right they’ve processed on two different cards, but this time they hit my Wells Fargo issued visa, no problems reversing it and placing a block on the company.
I certainly didn’t order the product they shipped me as I’ve been turning down even US based pharmacies on calls to ‘reorder’ this particular drug for > 3 months as I don’t need it any more. Even if I still needed the drug I wouldn’t want this from a dubious source, which this is. I ONLY deal with online pharmacies that are US based (and fill via US pharmacies) there are two specific drugs (and two specific companies) I deal with as the total drug cost is lower than my copay for the same drug. The rest of my drugs the co-pay is cheaper.
The last reversal wasn’t contested so I don’t expect this one to be either. I also didn’t get contacted back either, again I don’t expect ANY action.
I’m just going to have to keep an eye on all my charges for a while. I think the cc# ‘leak’ is due to the online pharmacies ’sharing’ their database which they do.
I’ve bookmarked this page to give to the fraud department. If the company contests the reversal, I will take action with the federal government.
The authorities there are probably just as corrupt as these phony internet merchants.
Registrant:
Island Proxy Domains
John Gumbs Building
Bay Road
Basseterre, – -
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Registered through: 2 Get Domains .com
Domain Name: GTSALESSUPPORT.COM
Created on: 04-Dec-07
Expires on: 04-Dec-08
Last Updated on: 04-Dec-07
Administrative Contact:
Joseph, Jason josephcorp@gmail.com
Island Proxy Domains
John Gumbs Building
Bay Road
Basseterre, – -
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6509635506
Technical Contact:
Joseph, Jason josephcorp@gmail.com
Island Proxy Domains
John Gumbs Building
Bay Road
Basseterre, – -
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6509635506
Domain servers in listed order:
NS0.STKITTSDNS.COM
NS1.STKITTSDNS.COM
Registry Status: clientRenewProhibited
Registry Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registry Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Unreal! they didn’t call or nothing just charged my wife’s card. I hope they get caught and put to jail!!!!!!!!
website name www.med-support.org/rx and the descriptor is EASYRXMEDSLIVE.COM. PPlease e-mail me if you can help me I still have not rec’d my order and nobody from this co. will respond to me
MyStore is a marketplace. We do not charge under the name MyStore and the only possible charge you would see from us is $8. So, again thank you for clearling up the confusion.
Todd Meagher
CEO
MyStore.com
via Internet.Paketet kom från Kina med angivet innehåll av medicin.De svenska tullmyndigheterna medger ej införsel av medicin från land utanför EU varför jag måste returnera paketet.Nu har jag fått ett krav på 1214 svenska kronor men ingen leverans. Detta
är bedrägeri då leverantören bör vara införstådd med gällande införselförbud!
via Internet.Paketet kom från Kina med angivet innehåll av medicin.De svenska tullmyndigheterna medger ej införsel av medicin från land utanför EU varför jag måste returnera paketet.Nu har jag fått ett krav på 1214 svenska kronor från IP-EPILLSUPPORT.COM men ingen leverans. Detta
är bedrägeri då leverantören bör vara införstådd med gällande införselförbud!
Michelle
I ordered from them last week for an overnight medicine delivery I have a charge on my card now and no medicine yet now I try to go on to my account there to see the status and to get details to send to my bank and when i click “myaccount” a webpage comes up that says pharmacy to your home is currently closed…..I AM GETTING an awful feeling that I am a big time sucker and a half….I just called theyre customer “not so much service” line. And left a strongly worded message telling them that my messages have not been answered on the phone or online so I was going to get all the info on them I possibly could and report them to my bank and the FBI…. Gee I hope that didnt freak them out Do you think I should? I hope this isnt the same person scamming everyone else on here and I would hate that he would get away because i didnt say anything
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