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baddog · 12-21-2005, 07:33 PM

There was just something weird about the whole thing. The guy places an order for one of our larger hosting packages, but can't seem to answer basic questions. Combine that with the fact that his English sucked, and the credit card said he was from Idaho, I just had a feeling.

I called the number associated with the credit card and got the guy's voice mail. A few minutes later I get another email from him so I thought it was all good, even though the guy still did not come across as the sharpest tool in the shed.

I set up the guy's account give him his login info. The next day the guy is complaining that his site has still not resolved. All looks okay on our end, in that the IP is coming up, but it doesn't look like he has uploaded anything.

We do a little investigating and discover the domain the guy is complaining about is still available. In other words, no one owns it yet. Something is fishy. I call the phone number associated with the credit card again and this time get ahold of the card owner.

He had "meant" to call me back, just never got around to it. Turns out my suspicions were right and this was a stolen credit card. I canceled the account and refunded the rightful owner his money.

The thief continues to email me and I have been ignoring him. Should I let loose and let him know he is a fucking thief or just let him go on thinking he has pulled a fast one?

12-21-2005, 07:33 PM
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	I busted a thief, should I let him know? There was just something weird about the whole thing. The guy places an order for one of our larger hosting packages, but can't seem to answer basic questions. Combine that with the fact that his English sucked, and the credit card said he was from Idaho, I just had a feeling. I called the number associated with the credit card and got the guy's voice mail. A few minutes later I get another email from him so I thought it was all good, even though the guy still did not come across as the sharpest tool in the shed. I set up the guy's account give him his login info. The next day the guy is complaining that his site has still not resolved. All looks okay on our end, in that the IP is coming up, but it doesn't look like he has uploaded anything. We do a little investigating and discover the domain the guy is complaining about is still available. In other words, no one owns it yet. Something is fishy. I call the phone number associated with the credit card again and this time get ahold of the card owner. He had "meant" to call me back, just never got around to it. Turns out my suspicions were right and this was a stolen credit card. I canceled the account and refunded the rightful owner his money. The thief continues to email me and I have been ignoring him. Should I let loose and let him know he is a fucking thief or just let him go on thinking he has pulled a fast one?