Alert - STC SAWA Credit Card Fraud

[iwt4choon]

I checked my PayPal account and I only had a debit card registered with them, not the credit card that got hit with the fraud.

[Kimco]

I too have had the STC SAWA fraud attack. I am really angry about this. I am with Erie Federal Credit Union. A hold was placed on my account for $80 that caused an overdraft costing me money. I received a call from EFCU's fraud department asking if I purchased from Saudia Arabia to which I adamently said no. They cancelled my Debit/Visa card causing me grief over the weekend (we use the card mostly instead of cash.) The a few days later, the money is actually taken out of my account along with a "International" fee for using the card. I was told by EFCU that they could NOT stop the charge since it was a card charge. I bet if it had been money being taken from them, they would have stopped it. Now I find out I have to take time from my busy work schedule, (more lost money) and go to the bank and fill out a "fraud report" or they will mail it to me (more time with my $80). I'm told it could be weeks before I see the money again, meanwhile this fraudlent company is using our money..... INTERNATIONAL CRIME is what this really is. Maybe a call to the Attorney Generals office would help? Anyone know how to expidite the return of my money?

Sparks
Kimco Services

[Kimco]

I do not have a Paypal account, so that's probably not the link. Here is a link from about 100 miles from where I live that also talks about this theft.
http://www.saintkansas.com/index.htm

I do not have any of the accounts he lists also.

I am perplexed how they got the credit card info. I really have almost no accounts that they could hijack. No online games, no porn sites, no casino history. I purchased recently from "HP Online".

Sparks
Kimco Services

[PTBLZ]

I to was hit by this on a citibank mastercard....4 charges over a 2 day period for 80.00 each. Also the Foreign Transaction fee.
I called citibank and they make it sound like they have no idea about this....I was asked so many questions filled out the complaint forms and am now waiting for security services to send out thier form to be completed.
I know they have an idea of what is going on with this...yet they asked if I have travelled to Saudi Arabia or gave my card to someone else to use there. I still have the card with me and the funny thing is that citibank sent me a replacement card with a new account number prior to this even happening...A matter of fact these charges where transfered from my closed account to my new account..which still has not been activated by me..I am thinking citibank is not shredding thier documents........
By the way...The only thing I use this card for is my EZ-PASS

[bigocharlie]

I also have a paypal account

[GOT_SCREWED]

i cant believe how may people have gotten hit by these guys. i am still currious as to how they got all of our cards. i dont believe it is pay pal. i do have an account with them however i use a diffrent credit card with them. i have been checking that card every day and it still has not gotten hit. lets hope it stays that way.

[dealguy31]

I have an update.
On one company they used my credit card on the other they used my debit card assocaited with the account. Everything now is closed. What is interesting is they authorized the debit cards from a place called Living Tree Community for 8 cents. From what I can find online this is the site
http://www.livingtreecommunity.com/
I didnt see anything for 8 cents on the site.
They tried to authorize 8 cents just to see if the card worked which it did. Wondering if this site has any connection to the fraudster. I just got a call from visa fraud saying a few hundred $ in more charges are pending here are a few
skype
mino wireless USA
shop.deviantart.com
epoch.com
It looks from these charges the fruadsters are a young demo. also they may be buying these phone cards then selling them for cash.

[Peter Cornstalk]

epoch.com is paycom.net and if you search "paycom porn" you get thousands of porn sites that use them as a 3rd party processor.

Looks like shopping list for some criminal scumbag.

skype credits, wireless purchases, deviant art and porn. LOL

I'm guessing they got unauthorized access to living tree's online merchant terminal to authorize 8 cents.

[avantartist]

the only online payments i've made are either through paypal or bank to bank. except for my cell phone

07/27/2007 Master Purch SPRINT PCS-996-SP OVERLAND PARKKS
07/30/2007 Master Purch STC SAWA RECHARGE RIYADH $80.00
07/30/2007 Master Purchase STC SAWA RECHARGE RIYADH $80.00
07/30/2007 Foreign ATM or POS Fee EXCHANGE FEE $1.60
07/30/2007 Foreign ATM or POS Fee EXCHANGE FEE $1.60
08/01/2007 Master Purchase STC SAWA RECHARGE RIYADH $80.00
08/01/2007 Master Purchase STC SAWA RECHARGE RIYADH $80.00
08/01/2007 Master Purchase STC SAWA RECHARGE RIYADH $80.00
08/01/2007 Foreign ATM or POS Fee EXCHANGE FEE $1.60
08/01/2007 Foreign ATM or POS Fee EXCHANGE FEE $1.60
08/01/2007 Foreign ATM or POS Fee EXCHANGE FEE $1.60
08/02/2007 Master Purchase STC SAWA RECHARGE RIYADH $80.00
08/02/2007 Foreign ATM or POS Fee EXCHANGE FEE $1.60


-Victim's location
(New York)

- Name of bank/type of card used
(citizens Bank master card and Bank Debit Card)


- If any online shopping is done and what companies used if you can remember
(Paypal, sprint, local net corp)

- Any past history of ID theft
(no)

[alphasigs819]

i just got hit for over 600. how long did it take for most of you to get your money back. what things was everyone buying on line. the last few purchases i have made was on newegg.com and to update a my ad-aware software. any comments or suggestions on what to do. i have notified the bank etc. thanks