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Scammer Alerts
Stolen Credit Card Alerts
05/17/10: Received 2 different internet orders for an LED Purge Kit. The orders were placed at 0305 and 1513 and from different IP addresses. One order was using a Discover card and the other an Amex. The ship to addresses were: 15748 Woods St, Delhi, CA 95315 and 15739 4th St, Delhi, CA 95315 (1.3 miles apart). Obviously the AVS' did not match and we did not process the orders. Left messages for the card holders that their cards were compromised. 04/23/10: Received chargeback paperwork for an order placed via the internet on 02/16/10. A person claiming to be Reco Huggins ordered Busa pistons and 2nd day aired them to 807 E. 12th St, Suite 245, Los Angeles, CA 90021. This address matched the billing address of the card so we did not hesitate shipping the order. The email address used was wrx099jp@yahoo.com. This address is actually a denim store called Pablo Venichi inside of Stanford Wholesale Mart and the manager denies any knowledge of this shipment. Per FedEx the package was delivered to Suite 108 and signed for by "Brandon". Suite 108 is another clothing store but they only spoke chinese. Products were also purchased from Summit Racing (5 boxes) and clothing from DrJays.com (2 boxes). These 7 boxes were delivered to Pablo Venichi (suite 245). I spoke to the actual Mr. Huggins (very nice gentleman living in IL) and he has no idea how the scammers got his card numbers much less changed the billing address. Update: I finally got the truth from George the manager of Pablo Venichi, the receiving store. They had agreed through email to accept these packages and then send them via USPS to RUSSIA. Gotta love email scammers and the fools that fall for them!! 05/05/10: After presenting the evidence the chargeback was overturned and our money was returned. 11/16/09: Received a call from the New Jersey Secret Service. They needed our contact information for restitution payments from a scammer from 10/24/07. This was another case where the local police (Bound Brook PD Officer Gianotto) actually took an interest in catching the crooks. We'll probably never actually see a dime of restitution but it's still refreshing when the good guys win! 11/23/09: Received our "Crime Victims' Rights" letter from the SA Office. Douglas Gary is named as the defendant charged with Financial Institution Fraud. 11/6/09: A person claiming to be Craig Addison in MO attempted to order a Schnitz Ignition Pro 2 using a stolen Wachovia Visa ending in 4012. They wanted the part Next Day Aired to 6365 Cinnamon Oaks, Dallas, TX 75241. None of the phone numbers provided were active. The email address used was ruddcook@yahoo.com . No parts were shipped. The scammers called multiple times from a blocked number trying to locate their package. I finally got a call back number of 469-233-5827. I called Mr. Addison's place of work (he's a VP at Wachovia) and his place of residence to inform him of the compromised card. He returned my calls immediately (super nice guy) and is filing a police report. Dallas PD called later in the afternoon with follow up questions (indicates they just might do something). Hopefully justice will prevail on this one! 10/26/09: A person claiming to be Michelle Glockow attempted to order 4 Dynojet PC5 units (2 Busa & 2 ZX14) using a stolen American Express card ending in 027. The phone number on the order was 347-403-0052 (NYC cell phone), the email address was obrooklyn77@yahoo.com and the ship to address was 2019 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212. We called the number and a male answered. He claimed Michelle was his sister and he stammered that he knew nothing about the order. I contacted American Express but received no help expect for them to verify the cardholder name and billing address. They were not willing to notify the card holder that her card was compromised. I found a number to Michelle's work?/temple and left a message for her to call. Hopefully she can pursue the thieves with the local authorities. 04/30/10: Steve from Hop Up Racing called to say he had a suspicious order come in. He Google searched the customers email address and found our scammers page. The email address is obrooklyn77@yahoo.com. He also commented that Todd's latest SEMDRA win was awesome. These scum are still at it! 8/4-5/09: A person claiming to be John Seabrone attempted to order $3238.42 worth of parts via 2 orders on our internet shopping cart. They were mainly ordering parts for a GSXR 1000. The phone number on the order was 757-852-6131 (if you call it you will get a female's voice mail). The email on the order form was guttergirl2009@yahoo.com (imagine that!). The ship to address was: 9612 9th Bay, Norfolk, VA 23324. Suspecting fraud, I called the issuing bank so they could inform the Mr. Seabrone. They confirmed the card was stolen and stopped further transaction. We left a few messages for the "customer" but they would never call back. On 08/07, I finally received an email from them looking for their parts and to let us know the email should have been guttagirl2009@yahoo.com. I explained via email that we needed to speak to them in order to get the right parts to them. He tried very hard to only communicate via email but I finally got him to call. The call came from 757-644-7660 and caller ID read "Samaniego? Once I had him on the phone I turned him over to Dan. I'm sure you can all imagine the outcome of that phone call!!
Counterfeit Check Case 1/27/09: Tom A., a customer who had posted pistons for sale in our classified section sent me the following information:
"Robert Jones" Money Order Scam 07/21/2008: What's up with the scammers? We just got hit again. Close one door and another opens! This time it was a COD cash order. We received the USPS money orders from UPS today and found that they have already been endorsed/cashed. The scammer used white out to cover the original payee name and wrote in ours. This guy is from Columbus, GA and probably rides a 2007 GSXR 1000 and will be installing one of our new Spyder Nitrous Kits and an Automatic Air Shifter. He used the name Robert Jones but I doubt that really is his name. The name on the money orders is David Jordan. I guess we'll have to quit accepting CODs now. 9/1/2008: I just got off the phone with Garron from Adam's Performance in Mooresville, NC. Apparently "Robert Jones" hit them last week. They shipped a Bazzaz Box, a chain and 06-07 GSXR 1000 extensions. Same story ... used or cancelled money orders. He has also called using the names Michael and Bobby Davis ordering a pipe, clutch levers and a steering stabilizer. The order going to the "Davis" person went back to Adams Performance b/c "Davis" never picked it up. All orders are shipping to Columbus, GA addresses. This joker will have to get all this stuff installed and tuned. Someone has to know something. 10/20/2008: Update on the "Robert Jones" case. UPS finally reimbursed MPS the full amount for the fraudulent money orders. It took many phone calls and determination but they finally came through.
Scott McKinney Stolen Credit Card Scam 07/17/2008: I
started this new Scammer alert page and sent a mass email in honor of
a very unscrupulous person in our midst. His
name is Scott
McKinney of SMM Performance Parts in Indiana (www.SMMPerformance.com).
He was a dealer of ours for a very brief time (3 orders) and decided to
chargeback a $578.78 order and keep the parts.
I found out yesterday the card he used has been reported as stolen by the
cardholder who lives in DE. I have
provided just a few links to the forum threads devoted to this guy.
What a gem. We have filed criminal charges but also wanted to warn others to beware.
Please do not confuse this Scott McKinney from INDIANA with the one from
OHIO. They are two different
people. http://www.modularfords.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106073
Thank
you for your time, 07/21/2008: Mr. McKinney was arrested today on a class C felony. His bike and brand new motor were confiscated! Last I heard he's there with no bond and the authorities are putting together a plethora of other charges! 10/21/2008: Good news: We received a check from McKinney in September for the $578.78 he owed us. I was surprised but figured his lawyer was attempting damage control. Bad news: When we returned from the AMA Dragbike race in Norwalk we had his NSF check and Notice of Bankruptcy paperwork for McKinney in the mailbox. His bankruptcy hearing is 11/5/2008. I doubt he will be successful due to all the fraudulent activity surrounding his debt and he still has multiple criminal charges pending. Time will tell. 01/21/09: Received a check for $600 postdated for January 20th on 1/7/09. Deposited it today. Let's see if this one works! 5/30/09: McKinney was sentenced today. He got a few years probation and a few months of house arrest. I'm not sure if justice was served but at least something was done.
Counterfeit MPS Products on eBay We know that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
but it has come to our attention that Click on the links below for a sampling of information/evidence:
Scammers Suck!
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