| Somehow, someway my credit card information found | | | | than the credit card holder for information on the |
| its way into the hands of evil. I heard from eCost.com, | | | | purchase order |
| an online computer shop that someone ordered a | | | | · The evil doer confirms the credit card holders |
| computer and verified my home address as the | | | | delivery address |
| deliver to address. What that evil person did not | | | | · When shipping conformation is delivered to |
| expect was that the eCost would double check the IP | | | | the evil doers email a redirect, delivery intercept or |
| geography of the ordered from computer and the | | | | reroute is ordered from the shipping carrier to cause |
| geography of my published home address IP location. | | | | the delivery of goods to another address (the evil |
| The evil doer was using an IP from an upper western | | | | doers) |
| state and my published home address just happens to | | | | Solutions to the aforementioned fraud |
| be in a mid-west state. Alarm bells went off for eCost | | | | · Credit Card Company validates customer |
| and they called me using the telephone number verified | | | | email address verification anything other than the email |
| with my credit card account. I denied the purchase and | | | | of the credit card holder will cause the charge to be |
| they canceled the order. I called my credit card | | | | denied |
| company and reported the incident. | | | | · Shipper to maintain an Opt-out of redirect or |
| Another situation arose with another credit card; this | | | | reroute capability |
| one involved Dell. There was a $3000.00 computer | | | | · Merchant checks the IP address of the order |
| purchase that was denied by Dell, another purchase of | | | | to validate the geography of the order placer and the |
| $49.00 and yet another for $99.00. When the fourth | | | | card holder. |
| purchase was attempted, Dell contacted me and | | | | One of the problems that I have encountered is the |
| asked if I authorized these purchases. I denied the | | | | lack of information that I have gotten from the |
| purchases and contacted that credit card company to | | | | merchants or credit card companies. I would like to be |
| report that one too. | | | | able to report this to my states attorney general and |
| Here is the process from what I can discover: | | | | Sheriffs Office, but do not have the necessary details. |
| · A credit card number is captured and used to | | | | What can be done to protect credit card holders and |
| make a purchase | | | | businesses from this kind of identity theft and credit |
| · The evil doer uses an email address other | | | | card fraud? Feedback and comments requested. |