We've been hit lately with close to $3,000 in fraudulent charges to one of my company debit cards.....Adventure gear clothing store in Holland. It's been a pain, and quite frankly, this time of year, I need the cash and every spare minute I can find.
I started getting texts a couple days ago, and knew immediately it was a scam, but I've managed to keep the guy hooked and actually have a name and address to go with the card number. The Calhoun, GA police department is supposed to be on the way to the man's house right now to let him know that his card has been hacked. I don't have too much confidence that they'll get it done, so if any of you know Lawson Walker, have him call me. The rub on this deal is that he text one of my post treaters, and he referred him to me to build him some fence. He gave me an address of a house for sale in town....friend of mine owns it, and another friend has it listed. Clearly a scam from the get go, but I'm sure that they are finding a sucker to bite here and there. If I were to run this card for $8,500 and wire $1,800 to his "electrician" like he's asked, when the fraud department caught up with it, I'd be on the hook for running a stolen card.
It may be inconvenient to show an ID, but it really is for everyone's protection. Now who wants to go to New Delhi with me and whop the phuck outa some basement dwelling keyboard jockeys?