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I want to warn CAGs about video game related fraud on half.com, ebay, and amazon.com that has drastically increased in the past 1-2 months. NOTE: This is primarly for half.com, but these addresses may be used on amazon.com and ebay.com as well.
They only buy video games and have hit me 5 times in the past 1-2 months.
They must be hijacking ebay IDS and changing the shipping addresses. This time they made a mistake, because they reused one of the addresses and I new it sounded familiar.
Ebay seems unwilling to fix the problem and the USPS will not handle it because they need to hear from the person whos identity has been stolen.
Here's what happens:
You get an email from half saying your item sold. You ship your item to the address half provided. A week later half tells you 'the purchase was made with unauthorized funds. Don't ship the item'. Now that they have successfully ordered 1 item, they hit you several more times with different IDs. I've been hit 5 times with their 6th attempt today. If someone makes regular sales, it may be difficult to weed out these buyers.
What to look for:
They typically order on Monday/Tuesday because the item has to be shipped by Thursday/Friday. That way they get the item before half/ebay contacts the seller.
The address tends to be in CA, so give them special attention.
Look for a recent feedback on the ebay ID within the last few days. Notice they have made several purchases all on half.com on the same day. Here is an example of one of the IDs they have used: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=slvrdrgnshdw&ftab=AllFeedback
How to protect yourself:
Send an email through the half.com system and verify the mailing address.
Send with delivery confirmation so when half asks for proof it was shipped, you have it.
Keep a log of the addresses you ship to so you can flag the ones where fraud is committed.
Here is a list of addresses where they have the items shipped. If anyone else has the same problem it would be nice to compile a list (here) we can reference to avoid shipping items to these 'buyers'.
Thanks to FatBoyInside for updating the list! (yet again!)
Confirmed SCAM addresses on Half.com / eBay / Amazon (sellers beware!) [ UPDATED 8/23/10 ]
Buyer ID: thagr81_us + other aliases
Shipping Address:
AUTUMN NEWTON
44714 Fenhold St
Lancaster, CA 93535
or
7934 Woodman Ave #15
Panorama City, CA 91402
Buyer ID: dhua4976 / pleasurechest714 / 93.5suprat / 99turbogs + other hacked accts
Shipping Address:
DENNIS DWYER / D DWYER / MILUSKA PEREZ / ANA SMITH / GREG WILLIAMSON
11024 Balboa Blvd #323
Granada Hills, CA 91344
or
7122 Mammoth Ave
Van Nuys, CA 91405
or
2004 14th Street Ct W
Palmetto, FL 34221
Buyer ID(s): Many aliases & hacked accts...just DON'T SHIP to
Shipping Address:
CRYSTAL TURNER / C TURNER / C Y TURNER
13554 Cantlay St APT 4
Van Nuys, CA 91405
or
14728 Gilmore St #7
Van Nuys, CA 91411
Buyer ID: 94-sup
Shipping Address:
BRYAN MORRIS
1570 Fourth street
Lewisport, KY 42351
Buyer ID(s): skeller968 / tinblessing8 / aznbruin / creep86er / turbotalonpsi / ctgeorge99 / alvaa01 / carlachicago / dyh888 / starpumaa
Shipping Address:
TAMMY ROY / T EDWARDS / JECK MAIN / JEN PEACE / K WEBB
618 Pear Street
Carterville, IL 62918
or
6277 4th Street
Benton, IL 62812
Buyer ID: suprafly01 / parkballer54 + other hacked accts
Shipping Address:
J GARCIA / J LEON / JULIO LEON
2565 Ohio Ave
South Gate, CA 90280
Buyer ID: psychox
Shipping Address:
PIPER HOLLOWAY
4413 FM 16 W
Tyler, TX 75706
Buyer ID: HitGaming / videogamesupply
Shipping Address:
SARAH ALLEN
6780 Russellville Rd
Hopskinville, KY 42240-8940
Buyer ID: deal-dude
Shipping Address:
SHAWN COWGER
3051 N Timberfalls PL
Meridian, ID 83646-4508
Buyer ID: cynbar768849
Shipping Address:
CYNTHIA BARNETT
9401 S. Van Ness Avenue
Inglewood, CA 90305
ONEAL HAMILTON
1050 N Summit Ave #4
Pasadena, CA 91103
Buyer ID: tonybestbuy
Shipping Address:
ANTHONY VECCHIO
P.O. Box 1643
La Fayette GA 30728
or
1401 N. Main St.
La Fayette, GA 30728-6435
Buyer ID: Distribution-MM enregistre / bernylesalopard ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
MATHIEU BENOIT
224 Galipeau
Saint-jean-sur-richelieu QC
J3B8K3 Canada
Buyer ID: wwwsebcosebastien ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
SEBASTIEN CORMIER
5940 rte 138 ouest
havre-saint-pierre QC
G0G 1P0 Canada
DENISE SHACHT
19 Brighton Ave APT D
Belleville, NJ 07109-4205
ADRIENNE DENESE
26 Carol Dr
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632-2326
These were also reported, but they may have been isolated cases:
JOHN T. BOWMAN
724 Greentree Circle Apt. #202
Chesapeake, VA 23320
NINO CHIASIN
214 Franklin St APT 203
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-4888
Buyer ID: H7GRO10 / H7GRO7
Shipping Address:
JAMES PIATEK
301 Cheshire Dr APT 19
Knoxville, TN 37919-5804
or
ERIC TOCH
1132 E17th St
Long Beach, CA 90813
Buyer ID: vivianne kateregga ([email protected])
Kyle Smetana
1691 Praireview Ln.
Greenfield, IN 46140-7542
Buyer ID(s): zdongtracz22 / wildcat33t
Shipping Address:
THERESA A. CANO
9001 N. 39th Dr.
Phoenix, AZ, 85051
NEIL GORDON
14 Bailey Dr. SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
Buyer ID: bestthings772
Shipping Address:
MICHAEL CURRIE
424 Pine Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
NICK V FLEMING
2320 Bank St
Bakersfield, CA 93304
JERMANE PINSON
Buyer ID: jifferz
Shipping Address: in CT
Shipping Address: ????
147-29-182nd Street
Springfield Gardens, New York 11413
Buyer ID: graphicbreakdown ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
TIMOTHY WAPNER
5545 Pine Ave
Palmdale, CA 93551
Buyer ID: jebus101
Shipping Address:
TONIA CASSELLA
608 Route 9W
Glenmont, NY 12077
LAZARO MARTINEZ
3310 10th St
Spearfish, SD 57783
HALF.com's customer service number: 1-800-545-9857
They only buy video games and have hit me 5 times in the past 1-2 months.
They must be hijacking ebay IDS and changing the shipping addresses. This time they made a mistake, because they reused one of the addresses and I new it sounded familiar.
Ebay seems unwilling to fix the problem and the USPS will not handle it because they need to hear from the person whos identity has been stolen.
Here's what happens:
You get an email from half saying your item sold. You ship your item to the address half provided. A week later half tells you 'the purchase was made with unauthorized funds. Don't ship the item'. Now that they have successfully ordered 1 item, they hit you several more times with different IDs. I've been hit 5 times with their 6th attempt today. If someone makes regular sales, it may be difficult to weed out these buyers.
What to look for:
They typically order on Monday/Tuesday because the item has to be shipped by Thursday/Friday. That way they get the item before half/ebay contacts the seller.
The address tends to be in CA, so give them special attention.
Look for a recent feedback on the ebay ID within the last few days. Notice they have made several purchases all on half.com on the same day. Here is an example of one of the IDs they have used: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=slvrdrgnshdw&ftab=AllFeedback
How to protect yourself:
Send an email through the half.com system and verify the mailing address.
Send with delivery confirmation so when half asks for proof it was shipped, you have it.
Keep a log of the addresses you ship to so you can flag the ones where fraud is committed.
Here is a list of addresses where they have the items shipped. If anyone else has the same problem it would be nice to compile a list (here) we can reference to avoid shipping items to these 'buyers'.
Thanks to FatBoyInside for updating the list! (yet again!)
Confirmed SCAM addresses on Half.com / eBay / Amazon (sellers beware!) [ UPDATED 8/23/10 ]
Buyer ID: thagr81_us + other aliases
Shipping Address:
AUTUMN NEWTON
44714 Fenhold St
Lancaster, CA 93535
or
7934 Woodman Ave #15
Panorama City, CA 91402
Buyer ID: dhua4976 / pleasurechest714 / 93.5suprat / 99turbogs + other hacked accts
Shipping Address:
DENNIS DWYER / D DWYER / MILUSKA PEREZ / ANA SMITH / GREG WILLIAMSON
11024 Balboa Blvd #323
Granada Hills, CA 91344
or
7122 Mammoth Ave
Van Nuys, CA 91405
or
2004 14th Street Ct W
Palmetto, FL 34221
Buyer ID(s): Many aliases & hacked accts...just DON'T SHIP to
Shipping Address:
CRYSTAL TURNER / C TURNER / C Y TURNER
13554 Cantlay St APT 4
Van Nuys, CA 91405
or
14728 Gilmore St #7
Van Nuys, CA 91411
Buyer ID: 94-sup
Shipping Address:
BRYAN MORRIS
1570 Fourth street
Lewisport, KY 42351
Buyer ID(s): skeller968 / tinblessing8 / aznbruin / creep86er / turbotalonpsi / ctgeorge99 / alvaa01 / carlachicago / dyh888 / starpumaa
Shipping Address:
TAMMY ROY / T EDWARDS / JECK MAIN / JEN PEACE / K WEBB
618 Pear Street
Carterville, IL 62918
or
6277 4th Street
Benton, IL 62812
Buyer ID: suprafly01 / parkballer54 + other hacked accts
Shipping Address:
J GARCIA / J LEON / JULIO LEON
2565 Ohio Ave
South Gate, CA 90280
Buyer ID: psychox
Shipping Address:
PIPER HOLLOWAY
4413 FM 16 W
Tyler, TX 75706
Buyer ID: HitGaming / videogamesupply
Shipping Address:
SARAH ALLEN
6780 Russellville Rd
Hopskinville, KY 42240-8940
Buyer ID: deal-dude
Shipping Address:
SHAWN COWGER
3051 N Timberfalls PL
Meridian, ID 83646-4508
Buyer ID: cynbar768849
Shipping Address:
CYNTHIA BARNETT
9401 S. Van Ness Avenue
Inglewood, CA 90305
ONEAL HAMILTON
1050 N Summit Ave #4
Pasadena, CA 91103
Buyer ID: tonybestbuy
Shipping Address:
ANTHONY VECCHIO
P.O. Box 1643
La Fayette GA 30728
or
1401 N. Main St.
La Fayette, GA 30728-6435
Buyer ID: Distribution-MM enregistre / bernylesalopard ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
MATHIEU BENOIT
224 Galipeau
Saint-jean-sur-richelieu QC
J3B8K3 Canada
Buyer ID: wwwsebcosebastien ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
SEBASTIEN CORMIER
5940 rte 138 ouest
havre-saint-pierre QC
G0G 1P0 Canada
DENISE SHACHT
19 Brighton Ave APT D
Belleville, NJ 07109-4205
ADRIENNE DENESE
26 Carol Dr
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632-2326
These were also reported, but they may have been isolated cases:
JOHN T. BOWMAN
724 Greentree Circle Apt. #202
Chesapeake, VA 23320
NINO CHIASIN
214 Franklin St APT 203
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-4888
Buyer ID: H7GRO10 / H7GRO7
Shipping Address:
JAMES PIATEK
301 Cheshire Dr APT 19
Knoxville, TN 37919-5804
or
ERIC TOCH
1132 E17th St
Long Beach, CA 90813
Buyer ID: vivianne kateregga ([email protected])
Kyle Smetana
1691 Praireview Ln.
Greenfield, IN 46140-7542
Buyer ID(s): zdongtracz22 / wildcat33t
Shipping Address:
THERESA A. CANO
9001 N. 39th Dr.
Phoenix, AZ, 85051
NEIL GORDON
14 Bailey Dr. SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
Buyer ID: bestthings772
Shipping Address:
MICHAEL CURRIE
424 Pine Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
NICK V FLEMING
2320 Bank St
Bakersfield, CA 93304
JERMANE PINSON
Buyer ID: jifferz
Shipping Address: in CT
Shipping Address: ????
147-29-182nd Street
Springfield Gardens, New York 11413
Buyer ID: graphicbreakdown ([email protected])
Shipping Address:
TIMOTHY WAPNER
5545 Pine Ave
Palmdale, CA 93551
Buyer ID: jebus101
Shipping Address:
TONIA CASSELLA
608 Route 9W
Glenmont, NY 12077
LAZARO MARTINEZ
3310 10th St
Spearfish, SD 57783
HALF.com's customer service number: 1-800-545-9857
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