They have 90 days to 'dispute' a charge.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 8:20 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: IP Address Locator > > > How can you reverse a credit card transaction once it's been processed > already? I've had credit card merchant account and have never seen this > happen before. > > Thanks, > > Nathaniel > > > > Indonesia is notorious for credit card fraud. I have some > friends in the > > musical instrument business and from bitter experience, they > either have a > > rule "Don't Do Business In Indonesia" or "Get The Greenbacks > Before Dealing > > With Indonesian Customers". > > > > What happens is an apparently legit credit card transaction > comes through, > > the money is deposited in the account, the instrument is put on an > > aircraft, then the credit card transaction is reversed and the > guy has lost > > his expensive instrument (can be US$8000 or more) AND the money. > > > > I pass this on as a warning to everyone else. Make sure you have a > > procedure to intercept any automatic orders, so you don't send > anything off > > to Indonesia without having the money in the bag and locked > away where they > > can't get it. > > > > Cheers, > > Mike Kear > > Windsor, NSW, Australia > > AFP WebWorks > > > Nathaniel Horwitz > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: NRHorwitz > Fax: 510-573-2298 > Web Site: http://www.nathanielhorwitz.com > > " What separates winning from losing is the head. The brain > sometimes doesn't > believe in the power of the body" > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists