Amazing, you know I had them ringing me up in the middle of the night trying to get me to join. Twice! Plus heaps of 'friendly' emails. I did not feel comfortable, they told me I needed to send 1000USD to open a us bank account. I decided not to go ahead, just seemed too easy for me. I have decided I will not be accepting any credit card transactions at all. and I tell people why as well. Sorry Eric, Kind regards, Michael Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gold-today.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "e-gold Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:29 AM Subject: [fraud] Bogus Company > === [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list === > === see bottom for unsubscribe information === > > Public Service Announcement from Gaithmans: > > Please be aware of (yet another!) bogus company claiming to process credit > cards and ACH transactions for your company. The company is bogus and is > run by a couple of scammers who used to work in the credit card industry. > The company is called ACH Finance. The pair running the company is Charles > Chambers and his brother, Raymond Chambers. They are knowledgeable of > industry guidelines, terminology, and protocols. > > This company does a mass e-mailing from time to time that claims to be able > to process credit cards and ACH transactions. They have an office in > Jacksonville, FL (which I visited) and supposedly one in New Jersey. > > Here is how their scam works: > > 1. You pay initial application fee of $69.95 for a merchant provider > contract. > 2. They will process your first order and deliver the funds to your > predesignated checking or savings account giving you the impression the > company can do what they claim to do. > 3. All further orders are billed, but you WILL NOT receive the funds. > > They will then claim it is: > > a. A problem within the "system". They will "fix" it. > b. A "flag" was placed on your account by the Federal Reserve system. > Again, they will "fix" it. > c. Their "fix" was "re-flagged" by a higher administrator. Again, they > will "fix" it. > d. At this point, they stop returning calls and e-mails. > > This continues until you finally realize that they are a bogus company. > Also, they use the name "Bryants Financial Services" to make your first > deposit to your account. This is different from the company name "ACH > Finance" on the contracts. > > Last, and this is the best part! The company inputs your initial check > that you paid your application fee with into Versa Check. Instead of > billing your account by ACH transaction (which is what the contract states), > they issue their own paper checks (harder to stop payment on if you do not > know what number they will be!) and continue to attempt to withdraw a > monthly fee of $159.00 USD from your account. > > I have contacted the authorities (since they are issuing checks, this > is now fraud) in Jacksonville and at my bank. Our bank will be contacting > their receiving bank to reclaim our funds. > > PLEASE be hesitant before doing any business with ACH Finance, Charles > Chambers, or Raymond Chambers. They use the office number of (904) 786-7082 > in Jacksonville. > > Respectfully, > > Eric Gaither, President > Gaithman's Gold Exchange, Inc. > > ---------------------------------------------- > Mailing List Remove/Unsubscribe Instructions: > Send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe e-gold-fraud" in the msg body. > ---------------------------------------------- > New subscriptions are only available to e-gold > market makers who send a personal request to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (include exchange website). > ---------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
