Criminal, that what he really is. After receiving a request for proposal, an online merchant picked up the phone and called “Shawn” at West Coast Contracting Services. The conversation was about 10 minutes long and the fraudster was reasonably well informed of the industry he was attempting to steal product from. Things didn’t add up, though. The destination address was very strange, the fraudster himself answered questions about the order but even with the sounds of playing children in the background, things just didn’t add up. For instance, when asked why his email address ended in @Accountant.com, the online fraudster decided he was the accountant for the contracting company. RIIIGHT, nice try. The card used over the phone ended up being reported as fraud. The merchant was out the chargeback fee and a % of the transaction for the CC fee (no refundable, even for fraud). Fortunately, there was too many red flags and the merchant never shipped the product. We hope the data provided will help you avoid the Racehorse Owning Accountant Contractor.
Data:
- Email Address Used: westcoastcontractinginc@accountant.com
- Business Name: WEST COAST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC.
- Phone: 6232555743
Outcome:
Within a few days of the initial call with the fraudster, the true owner of the credit card used informed the system that the transaction ran was fraudulent.