Month: December 2016

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Fraudster: Sophia Lien

sophia lien fraud

Unresponsive Sophia Lien

It’s not unusual for ecommerce companies to receive orders for items being billed in one area and shipped to another. What’s unusual is when someone orders $500 worth of product and never responds to emails or phone calls. It was the quantity of an item that tipped off this investigation. Most fraudsters want items that are “Marketable”, easy to resell  for a profit. This is what happened with Sophia Lien. The merchant attempted contact on multiple channels with no response. It then went to an investigation of the email address & shipping address.

It was the shipping destination that tipped off the fraud. The destination is a “Shipping Center” and “We Flip Your TVs” business.

A phone call was made to the local police regarding this attempt to defraud / stolen credit card.

Transaction Information:

Name: Sophia Lien
CVC Check: Pass
Street Check: Pass
Zip Check: Pass

Billing address

Sophia Lien
12728 Durham Way
Apple Valley, MN 55124

Shipping address

Sophia Lien
114 Community Park Rd. Ste C B4072
Seymour, TN 37865
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Fraudster: Steve Putra using a Freight Forwarder

freight forwarder fraud

The Christmas Fraudsters

There is a special level of hell for those who steal CC numbers. There is an even more special level of hell for those who use those stolen CCs around Christmas time. “Steve” ordered a stupid number of headlamps from a merchant who specializes in sports equipment. While the dollar amount of the order wasn’t weird, the shier number of headlamps ordered was odd. Looking into the processor metadata, it was revealed that the card’s origin was Australia and the street check + zip check were both unavailable. Red flags all around. A quick Google search of the shipping address revealed an entry in the “Bad Buyer” database & a warning from an airsoft online community, letting people know this address was using stolen credit cards.

The shipping address went to “Vyking Ship”, a freight forwarder / consolidator. While some of these businesses can either be involved or turn a blind eye to this type of fraud, Vyking Ship seems to have rid itself of the person / customer / employee conducting this fraud. That’s evident by their Facebook reviews – including one from a “victim” of CC fraud.

Transaction Details

Name: Steve Putra
Card: Mastercard Debit, 6120
Billing: 6515 Cecilia Circle Suite 9109 Minneapolis, MN 55439 USA
Shipping: Same
Origin: Australia
CVC Check: Passed
Street Check: Unavailable
Zip Check: Unavailable
Email: steveputraa@gmail.com
Tel: 5035056938