Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite in Security http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19514470 en Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:36:44 EDT Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:36:44 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19708921 mlsanfran : Hi all,

Just a few days ago, I noticed a $4.95 charge by mfpbsite.com on my bank statement. It was charged to my ATM card account that's tied to my checking account. Scary. Googling MFPBSITE got me their stupid website (where they, as you know, offer ebooks on such brilliant topics as "How to Become a Standup Comedian" and "How to Become an Excellent Driver"). I have had the card cancelled, but was Googling for info on fellow victims and found this thread, so thanks for all your great info sharing here, which I will pass along to my bank. As many of you may well know, it helps if you can provide this info to the fraud units :-). Happy New Year to all!

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said by katarina See Profile :

I participate in an unrelated forum where people are reporting unauthorized $4.95 charges on checking accounts and credit card accounts from digismarket and mfbpsite.

I find very little that I am comfortable clicking on when I google this. Has anyone else here experienced anything related to these companies?
said by EGeezer See Profile :

......Banks and law enforcement treat them as one time $4.95 mistakes not worth pursuing rather than a $4.95 x 50,000 victim fraud scheme. That ensures their success.

The good thing is that MSNBC picked up the story. Maybe once the media start in with their hoopla - style reporting, the issues will be taken seriously.
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I have experienced a considerable amount relating to who is really behind "these" companies. In fact, I could write a book about them, maybe even an e-book !!.

I stopped posting details about them earlier this year because the crime syndicate monitors the internet "noise levels" about themselves, and they adjust their tactics accordingly. Changing their operational procedures as a result of this feedback made them far more difficult to track and monitor. However, based on the recent wave of complaints on Chris Jupin's Blog and the subsequent
Red tapes article by Bob Sullivan, I am hoping that this may be another opportunity to get much needed media attention. Publicity, not only on the crime syndicate itself, but the fact that there is and has been continous embedded foreign access to consumer's entire card account data at the highest levels, that has yet to be uncovered.

I will provide specific details on how this crime syndicate operates, and their history. I realize that by publishing this information it may make it more difficult to monitor them going forward. However, I believe it will be worth it, if it succeeds in finally getting combined action to address both these gaping data security holes, and the criminal enterprise itself.

It is not that this syndicate has never garnered media coverage, they have, they crop up about once a year. However, no one has definitevly connected the dots publicly, nor documented the scope of this organized criminal enterprise. When one reviews the modus operandi of this multi million dollar crime syndicate's operation in its entirity, it is clearly a sophisticated well planned criminal enterprise that weaves a thread through clear weaknesses in our financial data and security systems. Though not necessarily the perfect crime, its sheer longevity and success, speaks volumes about the technical expertise and collective operational skills of those behind it. So how does one criminal enterprise end up sucking millions of dollars annualy out of consumers pockets?, and make no mistake, that's who ultimately pays for it. Besides the estimated annual $15 million in card fraud, add the average institional cost of $35 to replace a victim's card, and the total loss may be upwards of $70,000,000 a year.

The current focus on Equifax as a potential leak source by multiple victims of the fraud, is misguided. Based on considerable research, the source of the data is coming from much higher up the data chain. A persitent exploit exists, and has for quiet some time, that allows this Eastern European crime syndicate continous access to this data. In fact, the entire laundering operation is built around this hole.

Because this involves far more than the OP's original two domains digismarket.com and mfbpsite.com and will end up being a lengthy multiple post, I believe that it is better to continue with a new thread on the Scambuster forum.

See:
»Ebook websites, fraud charges, Devbill/DigitalAge/Pluto

MGD]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19621634 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:42:30 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19561726 anon : I recently found that same charge on my check card and I am trying to get to the bottom of it. I am contacting the California attorney general. I also cancelled my debit card and I have a new one coming.

RHayes
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said by lp614 :

I also have experienced an unauthorized charge of $4.95 from ebsebooks! I have contacted the company, who was of no help to me, didn't answer any of my questions, and turned the situation around suggesting that I lent my card to someone else who may have purchased the ebook for $4.95!
Don't waste time trying to argue with them, call your bank and dispute the charge.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19530837 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:15:35 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19530552 anon : I also have experienced an unauthorized charge of $4.95 from ebsebooks! I have contacted the company, who was of no help to me, didn't answer any of my questions, and turned the situation around suggesting that I lent my card to someone else who may have purchased the ebook for $4.95! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19530552 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:21:19 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19523850 anon : I meant "They are a paying for the credit services of equifax" I didn't mean to say "or", I meant to write "of".]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19523850 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:59:31 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19523841 anon : I just read something on MSN that said lots of the people getting illegaly charged are also paying members or equifax credit services. I bet an employee there is leaking the credit card info if I had to guess.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19523841 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:57:26 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19517585 EGeezer : Yes, I recall the last round - it was for "web services" or some internet-sounding companies.

This scam seems to be quite successful, and will continue to be as long as "legitimate" companies sell or otherwise fail to protect identity and card information.

Banks and law enforcement treat them as one time $4.95 mistakes not worth pursuing rather than a $4.95 x 50,000 victim fraud scheme. That ensures their success.

The good thing is that MSNBC picked up the story. Maybe once the media start in with their hoopla - style reporting, the issues will be taken seriously.
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»redtape.msnbc.com/2007/11/chris-···nev.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19517185 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:56:37 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19515742 EGeezer :
said by katarina See Profile :

Thank you both for the additional information ... as always we should check our accounts closely ... you just never know when these guys are gonna sneak in.
Even though we have credit watch and other measures, my lovely bride reviews each and every line item on all of our statements, regardless of amounts, debit OR credit. Nothing gets by her! :D

My guess is that they buy the card numbers in carder IRC channels.
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mfpbsite yields similar scam compliants

A similar setup is ebsebooks.com, also see complaints in Google results.

They all have the same setup - about thirty PDF files are listed on the sites, many titles are common to all three.

So who's going to set up a business, a domain name with one-year domain renewal, and a generic looking site? Scammers, that's who.

Oh by the way the SSL Certs on MFBPSITE and Digismart is issued by GoDaddy. ebsebooks.com's cert is a domain mismatch, cert issued by Digicert to a global domain of *.nocdirects.com (9525 domains). Looks like a not-too-picky hoster.

You can get a Godaddy SSL Cert for 14.99 and pay by PayPal, CC, check or a CC gift card that can be purchased with cash at most big box stores. You can also buy a CC merchant account there..

Just goes to show you what kind of credibility people can buy.

Best thing is to call your CC companies, contest the charge and file the complaint with IC3. See »www.ic3.gov/
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.com is a domain of USA & International Commercial
Searches for .com can be run at »www.crsnic.net/

whois -h whois.crsnic.net mfbpsite.com ...
Redirecting to ENOM, INC.

whois -h whois.enom.com mfbpsite.com ...
=-=-=-=

Visit AboutUs.org for more information about mfbpsite.com

AboutUs: mfbpsite.com

Registration Service Provided By: NameCheap.com

Contact: support@NameCheap.com

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Domain name: mfbpsite.com

Registrant Contact:

mfbp

Eleanor Scott (SuppEleanor@gmail.com)

+1.3104103189

Fax: +1.5555555555

20411 Campaign Dr

Carson, CA 90746

US

Administrative Contact:

mfbp

Eleanor Scott (SuppEleanor@gmail.com)

+1.3104103189

Fax: +1.5555555555

20411 Campaign Dr

Carson, CA 90746

US

Technical Contact:

mfbp

Eleanor Scott (SuppEleanor@gmail.com)

+1.3104103189

Fax: +1.5555555555

20411 Campaign Dr

Carson, CA 90746

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Creation date: 21 Jun 2007 21:15:06

Expiration date: 21 Jun 2008 21:15:06

11/26/07 19:34:31 whois digismarket.com
.com is a domain of USA & International Commercial
Searches for .com can be run at »www.crsnic.net/

whois -h whois.crsnic.net digismarket.com ...
Redirecting to ENOM, INC.

whois -h whois.enom.com digismarket.com ...
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Domain name: digismarket.com

Registrant Contact:

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JOHANNA RAY (johanna.market@gmail.com)

+1.6813466445

Fax: +1.5555555555

16 Hudson ST

Selden, NY 11723

US

Administrative Contact:

digismarket.com

JOHANNA RAY (johanna.market@gmail.com)

+1.6813466445

Fax: +1.5555555555

16 Hudson ST

Selden, NY 11723

US

Technical Contact:

digismarket.com

JOHANNA RAY (johanna.market@gmail.com)

+1.6813466445

Fax: +1.5555555555

16 Hudson ST

Selden, NY 11723

US

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The products they sell to me are to me not useful. Do seem cheap and maybe untruthful. But more info is good. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514959 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:43:09 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514890 katarina : I have no intention of purchasing from them ... neither did the other people who had charges from these sites. They had never heard of these places until the charges appeared on their accounts.

I'm curious to know how (or where) they are getting the account numbers to use for fraudulent charges. Some implications have been that a common thread is the use of PayPal, amazon and ebay. I would like more clarification if I can find it so I know whether to alert my family members. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514890 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:34:07 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514760 anon : Is there a more specific reason you want to know.
For online payments use a low limit card or much better a one use card for unknown or untrusted websites.
Big well known trusted businesses should be ok. But if you want to do business with a smaller company you have no clue of try a one use card just in case.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514760 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:19:14 EDT Re: Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514700 anon : I do not know one way or the other. By google alot of the digismarket seem to be by one person unless you googled better. I will look at the other also. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514700 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:08:26 EDT Unauthorized charges - digismarket & mfbpsite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514470 katarina : I participate in an unrelated forum where people are reporting unauthorized $4.95 charges on checking accounts and credit card accounts from digismarket and mfbpsite.

I find very little that I am comfortable clicking on when I google this. Has anyone else here experienced anything related to these companies?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19514470 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:34:52 EDT