socold
@204.47.x.x
1 edit | [Credit Card] Generex Technology LLC
Blast! Got hit from "Generex Technology LLC" for $9.95. Never happened before but I'm glad I'm vigilant over my account activities.
Think it's the old DSW & others compromise from a few months back? |
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22WilliamWallace22
@71.224.x.x
1 edit | Re: Generex Technology LLC
We got your e-mail regarding a charge on your credit card.
Our company GENEREX TECHNOLOGY, LLC sales mobile games and $9.95 is the
price of our game.
We checked our database and found out that you didn't purchase
anything from our company. So we have made reverse on this charge to
your credit card and we'll also put a block on it so that nobody might
use it again.
Best regards,
Ronald Kainer
Support team of GENEREX TECHNOLOGY, LLC. |
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MGD
Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-31
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| Re: Digital Age fraud
said by 22WilliamWallace22 :
We got your e-mail regarding a charge on your credit card.
Our company GENEREX TECHNOLOGY, LLC sales mobile games and $9.95 is the
price of our game.
We checked our database and found out that you didn't purchase
anything from our company. So we have made reverse on this charge to
your credit card and we'll also put a block on it so that nobody might
use it again.
Best regards,
Ronald Kainer
Support team of GENEREX TECHNOLOGY, LLC.
William please post the header information from that email. I need to see if the path can be tied in to info on that company that I already collected. Please XXX out the front part of you email address, and redact any of your personal info first.
Also how did you contact them ? was it via email?, if so what address did you send it to, or did you fill out a web form?
You should consider cancelling that card anyway.
Thanks,
MGD |
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MGD
Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-31
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| reply to socold
Re: [Credit Card] Generex Technology LLC
said by a_snapshot :
I also just got hit by Generex Tech for $9.95. Unauthorized as with all the others. I have reported it to my credit card company, local police and am in the process of reporting it to the ifccfbi. I cannot get through to GenTech on the phone, only getting a voice mail message.
They have no reason to have my credit card number either, I very seldom order anything online, although I have gone through Paypal and Ebay a few times.
If you are trying to reach them at the listed voice mail number 614-559-0566, or at the listed address: 2312 Far Hills Ave, Dayton, OH 45419 (That's a UPS Store drop box) then I can help you.
Since the owner of Generex Tech, Mambwene L Wamba listed this home address as the primary place of business in the State of Ohio LLC filings of, 7742 Lakota Hills Dr., West Chester, OH 45069 feel free to call him at his home phone number: 513-779-1421 to discuss the charges.
The Generex Tech response posted above to Mr. Wallace does not make any sense. If you are not in their database, then how did they charge you. Multiple people have been reporting these bogus charges for months. This cannot happen without Generex's active participation. In addition the website has no active SSL: »https://www.generextech.com
MGD |
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a_snapshot
@mi.charter
| 614-559-0566 is the phone number my CC company gave me to call Generex, apparently getting the phone number from what little info they have regarding Generex.
Since I posted the above earlier today, I have been in touch with the local sheriff's department who is going to try and look into this...but because of Generex being out of state, it may be difficult. I did give them all the information, including the phony Dayton address and the name that immediately brings a red flag to my mind.... Mambwene L Wamba! (Could this be a new Nigerian scam??) Once my cell phone recharges (after all the calls today), I am going to call the CC company again, request a new CC and let them handle Generex. The $9.95 charge is already marked for dispute and I was told to let them know if I received no response...so far no response through email (why am I not surprised???).
Thanks for the heads up!! I'll pass on this new info to the CC company and law enforcement officals. |
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a_snapshot
@mi.charter
| Latest update on Generex:
I did receive an email from them this morning.....
"We got your e-mail regarding a charge on your credit card.
Could you please inform me with the last numbers at your card and who
is the card holder. Unfortunately we couldnt find the transaction
without that information to check our database. If you didnt make any
purchase we will make a refund for you.
Best regards,
Ronald Kainer
Support team of GENEREX TECHNOLOGY, LLC.
-- Best regards, Support mailto:info@generextech.com"
What...are they nuts????? My CC bank has been informed of this latest "development" and are working on it, and they are reversing the charges on my account along with issuing me a new CC..
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chantllylc
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX
| WOW! This is the first time I've heard of this company. I check my cc statement every week online and found a charge was posted on 12/27 and it was charged on 12/26 for $4.95. Thanks to y'all, I have already called the cc bank and sent an email to these people. You would think that with so many complaints, someone could file some charges and have this person/persons put away. Think I will call the @($*^#%$# at home! Might even go so far as to report it to the sheriff's dept where this person lives. Don't know if it will do any good, but I will update. |
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amber10
| Hi, I just left my bank, this happened to me too. They are issuing me a new check card. Mine was 14.95 and I got the recording y'all are talking about. I am glad I came home to search for this. I have purchsed thru ebay/paypal, a vitamin co and a few electronic satelille radio places online. WOndering if we could figure out where they got our card numbers. |
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chantllylc
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX
| Well, first thing... the cc bank reversed the charge immediately and are issuing a new card. HSBC said that their info showed an internet transaction without the card present. At any rate, I am still not done with this. I have only used this card at 4 locations on the internet... Ebay/Paypal, Personal Creations, Hallmark and 1800flowers.com. In this day and age, it wouldn't surprise me if someone's employee is selling the cc info for a few bucks. Although many of us have caught it, there are masses of folks who don't check their statement charges (ie: my mom) and just pay their bills. |
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MGD
Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-31
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| If you email Generex and get a reply, please post the header info (XXX out your email address and ISP). I would like to see from where and how the response is routed.
There are several possible scenarios as to the source of your account details, and some are not related to any recent card activity. In my opinion, the chances that it originated from one of several recent card processor data thefts is one likely possibility.
It is good to see that despite the nominal charge, people are catching it. Then in addition to disputing the charge as fraud, they are also having the cards reissued.
Taking an extra few minutes to run a search on a unrecognized charge can be very beneficial.
MGD |
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chantllylc
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX
| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:43:14 -0800
From: "Support Team" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To: xxxx@yahoo.com
Subject: refund
Is this the header you are talking about? If not, I have saved the email and can forward the whole thing to you if you like. |
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Houston, TX
clubs: | Scroll down to the bottom of the message window, and click "Full Headers".
If you want, you can email me the headers - removed@removed.us - and I'll get them posted here. |
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chantllylc
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX | Got it... I have sent it to you at your email address. Hope this gives you some info you can use. Let me know if there is anything else you need and I'll get it for you. |
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clubs:
| Okay, here it is:
X-Apparently-To: {edited}@yahoo.com via 68.142.207.119; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:42:16 -0800
X-Originating-IP: [69.73.146.4]
Return-Path: <info@generextech.com>
Authentication-Results: mta204.mail.re2.yahoo.com from=generextech.com; domainkeys=neutral (no sig)
Received: from 69.73.146.4 (EHLO falcon.nocdirect.com) (69.73.146.4) by mta204.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:42:15 -0800
Received: from [82.195.155.32] (helo=[192.168.11.6]) by falcon.nocdirect.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1Erx6d-00053K-Rd for chantllylc1230@yahoo.com; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:42:09 -0600
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:43:14 -0800
From: "Support Team" <info@generextech.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
X-Mailer: SecureBat! Lite (v2.12.4) Business
Reply-to: Support Team <info@generextech.com>
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Message-ID: <743474034.20051229044314@generextech.com>
To: {edited}@yahoo.com
Subject: refund
Resent-from: Support Team <info@generextech.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report
X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - falcon.nocdirect.com
X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - yahoo.com
X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12]
X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - generextech.com
X-Source:
X-Source-Args:
X-Source-Dir:
Content-Length: 481
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chantllylc
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX | Just exactly what do you do with that information? |
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clubs: | I'm able to tell where the message came from, along with some other minor details. |
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MGD
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1 edit | reply to socold
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Yes, I wanted to see where the return mail was coming from. It was sent from the website, which is hosted on Jaguar Technologies LLC out of Houston, TX.
I do not know who Generex has a merchant account with. It does not appear that jaguarpc.com offers merchant billing in any of their hosting packages.
I can tell you for a fact that the website »www.generextech.com is fake. I audited the site and the source code, and it is not set up to make a purchase. If you have a credit card charge from Generex, it could only happen if they submitted the charge directly via a processor. It did not occur from any 3rd party transaction on the website.
The entire section listed at »www.generextech.com/support.php under What security do you use for online credit card processing? is a lie !! There is no encryption, much less 128bit, no secure web server, or check-out procedure. This is all a lie too: Enter your credit card details and press Make Purchase button. Your details will be verified and an invoice will show your purchase details.
Look at the above pics, no encryption lock, nothing is verified, and instead of an invoice you get a "Thank You". Looking at the source code reveals that all the entry fields are set up as plain text with no entry rules:
examples
<input name="post_code" value="" type="text"
<input name="phone" value="" type="text"
<input name="email" value="" type="text"
<option value="visa">Visa</option>
<option value="mastercard">Master Card</option>
</select>
<br>
<b> * Credit card No.:</b>
<input name="cc_number" value="" type="text"
<input name="expiration_date" value="" type="text"
<a href="JavaScript: form1.submit();">Next</a>
Notice how they don't even ask for the "card not present" cvv2 code. Mr Wamba also had some difficulty in his French to English translations. Some of his sentences on »www.generextech.com/about.php would be more fitting on a PrOn site !!
There are no records of Mambwene L Wamba in any databases. As stated before, the address that he used in the Ohio corporate filings is listed as being owned by SYLVIA M WAMBA. She does not appear to have any liens/mortgages on file in Butler County. However, further research reveals that the name listed on the title is not spelled correctly. The first name is actually SILVIE, and the full name is SYLVIE MUKANSE WAMBA. In April 2005 she was licensed by the State of Ohio as an RN. (Lic # RN-317035)
In addition, there are records that indicate an individual with that exact name, born in 1969, used an address of 12 Pope St., Salem, Mass, and had AKAs of MUKANSE N WAMBA and M WAMBA.
A charge from Generex should be reported to your Bank as a fraud, not just a dispute. You should also cancel the card and have it replaced. I would not provide Generex with account info to enable a credit to be issued, as that helps prolong the scam. Have your bank remove it/charge it back.
The first reports of this scam that I have found go back 5 months to August. One individual who let it go due to the nominal amount, was subsequently hit 2 months later in October by The Digital Age fraud charge. Others have also reported subsequent fraud charges.
The reported response from Generex of:
We checked our database and found out that you didn't purchase anything from our company. Translation:
That check was instant, as nobody has purchased anything from "our company"
So we have made reverse on this charge to your credit card and we'll also put a block on it so that nobody might use it again.
Translation:
Now that you have caught it, we will remove you from our "hit multiple times list". Thank you for giving us the info to reverse it, so we can keep our scam going.
MGD |
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Clayinstafford
@adelphia.net | I am glad I found this forum. I had a 14.95 charge from this scumbag on 01/04/2006. I only use my card on Paypal. Any odeas on how he is harvesting paypal transactions? I am going to send a link to this forum to paypal fraud as well. |
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ssatan
@insightBB.com
| reply to socold
This showed up on my statement on Jan 1st.
JM Business Products
Calgary, CA
$9.95
Since this has been going on for months, I'd love to know if anyone has any information on this company. My bank was unable to tell me squat.
Whoever the merchant provider is should be shut down by Visa for knowingly allowing this company to continue processing credit cards. The chargebacks and fees they get must be astronomical. |
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Tagged for 995
@ntelos.net
| reply to socold
GENEREX TECHNOLOGY hit my business card for $9.95 on 1/12/05. I immediately had the charge reversed and submitted a case to the fraud department at my bank.
Generex placed the charge as a phone transaction, not an Internet transaction. They did not use the check card PIN #. The bank was unable to immediately determine if the 3-digit security code from the back of the card was used.
They are investigating GENEREX. |
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