Getting Served E-Books
Published by sygyzy February 7th, 2007 in Life, ShoppingI received a non-authorized charge of exactly $10.00 on my credit card from this fraudulent, deceptive, scam site named treedonlainsite.com. Apparently this is a new common scam since e-books are electronically delivered (no physical evidence of non-delivery) and it’s for small amounts ($10 or less) that nobody notices.
Update June 22, 2007: Looking at the comments on this post, it looks like the new hot site wrought with deception, fraud, credit card stealing criminals is elgoodstrade.com. I want to remind everyone to make sure to note what credit company you have, what kind (MC, Visa, etc) and also some of the places that might have your card.
I haven’t checked but I don’t believe I am a victim of elgoodstrade. Treedonlainsite.com definitely got me and that spawned a handful of other charges, including being signed up for two book clubs (Militarybookclub and a big print book club). Strangely enough, whoever signed me up, did it legitimately (well with my credit card), meaning they actually had the books shipped to my house. Weird huh?
Some sites that I frequent are Amazon, Newegg, various clothing/shoe sites that I used my credit card through Paypal for, restaurants etc. Since so many people are hit by the same sites, it has to be one that is large enough YET not too big. It really doubt it’s Amazon because we’d hear a lot more incident reports plus the press would be all over it. And it is not something super small like your corner deli because this affects people across the country.
Update July 10, 2007: Looks like there are two more companies to keep an eye out for - Brookshire Enterprises and Smartemarket.com. Read some testimonials about the later here.
Update August 8, 2007: Guys, I am getting sick and tired of people getting scammed. Do you guys want to work together and shut these two down once and for all? Right now, I want each and every one of you (there’s about 100 victims now, just on this site) to file a complaint with the respective Attorney General’s offices. I even did the legwork for you.
Brookshire Enterprises (Alabama)
Consumer Hotline: 1-800-392-5658 or 334-242-7334
File a Complaint Online: Click here
MOL Resources (Texas)
Consumer Hotline: 1-800-621-0508
File a Complaint Online: Click Here
Update November 11, 2007: It’s been a few months since the last major update and it looks like we have some new players in the game. Check your credit card statements for the following:
MYLIBERIA.COM
MFBPSite.com
smartEmarket.com
Me too, from the exact same page, http://treedonlainsite.com
Thank you for putting this in your blog! The bank is refunding my $10 as I type this.
You’re welcome. Now when you search for the site, there are two hits instead of one.
It happened to me too. Also exactly $10 charged from treedonlainsite.com with a New Jersey phone number. Thanks for posting the info. I called my credit card company right away because of your helpful post.
Me too, on a card we no longer use regularly - $5 on 01/29/2007 - disputing charge right now (if cc company will answer the phone!).
Same here, $10. Thanks for the blog. Seems like they plan this during the beginning of the semester to confuse people even more…
Same here. I have closed the account and am initiating a fraud investigation with Citibank. I wonder where they are getting the account numbers. I haven’t used that account in months and have both cards locked away.
That’s right. Keep the comments rolling in!
Also, interestingly, I have made several calls to the phone number listed on my charge statement and on their website. An answering machine picks up with a heavily accented woman’s voice telling you to leave your name and number and they will call you back. Umm…there is no way in hell that I am providing them with more info about me. I just wanted to let them know that my bank will be investigating them. All of you might consider doing a security closure on your accounts. It’s a simple process where the bank just reissues a new card with a new account number. Then, if they try again, the charges will be rejected.
I had a $5.00 charge on 2/21. Looks like they hit a lot of accounts in a few days.
If I recall correctly, the domain is registered to a man in Northern California. I don’t think calling would really help. It’s obviously not a legitimate company. The site is in on the scam.
Same here $5 on 02/22. I am really pist, submitted for fraud investigation.
Same here $10 on 02/20. I had to closed the account, and also initiating a fraud investigation with Citibank.
My bank gave me a new card, but I’m not convinced they’ll really investigate. That’s interesting that the site is registered to somebody in Northern California, as that’s also where I live. I don’t want to ask anybody to divulge private info, but I’m curious if the rest of you live here and if that’s part of the connection.
It seems like the thing was pretty cleverly set up with an expectation that the amounts would be small enough that nobody would go after them. I bet they’re right, but I hope they’re wrong.
They got me in mid-February as well, and yes I live in Northern California.
East Coast
Me to New york $10.00 on 3/4 don’t know how it happened I never even heard of the site before don’t know how they got my info.
Mine was $15 .. looks like I have the highest so far! =)
Mine was $15. Texas.
Sorry Michelle, Stevie was the first with the $15 charge, so he’s our current leader!
They charged me $10.00 on 2/6/07, but I just noticed it on my bill. I’m in Georgia. Thanks!
THEY GOT ME FOR 15.00 I CHECK CHARGES DAILY SO THEY DID NOT GET AWAY WITH IT.
Stop typing in caps SMITH!
They got me on 2/1 for $15, east coast. what a PITA.
bahstads.
they got me too, only 5 bucks tho. called the credit card company and they said all they could do was close the account, even after i told them what i had found out about the charge.
They got my card with a $15 dollar charge. I am in South Dakota.
This is the domain registration info I found:
TREEDONLAINSITE.COM LLC
Rick Stanford (rickstanford@gmail.com)
1.3094021072
Fax: 1.5555555555
102 Rutgers street e-2
Belleville, NJ 07109
US
This online “ebook store” only has 30 products, all of which are crap. They also only registered the domain name for a year, which to me indicates that they don’t plan on being around next year…
They charged me $10 on 2/23 — I checked my online statement and disputed the charge with Citi today. I also closed the account. I am in Colorado.
I found you through a Google search! I am pissed, a $10 charge from this place, how in the WORLD did they get my number. It’s on my debit card. Am securely emailing my bank, I use that number for so many bills and such…ARGH!
BTW….I’m in OR….
Thanks everyone for posting your state but really, there is no pattern here. Also, as someone pointed out, I made a mistake. The guy is not from CA (I misread it as Stanford, the university). Instead, he is from New Jersey. I think we have enough states covered to show there is no discernible pattern.
$15 is still the winning charge and only a lucky few can claim that title.
I feel sorry for you with crappy credit card companies that cancel cards for any problems. I should know. I have one. It’s called Washington Mutual. Even if you can explain the problem to them, your card will still be cancelled.
Keep the comments coming.
Just got my monthly statement, March 20, 07 with a five dollar charge. Called the number, answering machine, broken English spoken, left name and phone, just to see if they will call. New Jersey phone number. I am in Southern California. Scam, scam,scam! Dime a dozen these days it seems. How will they ever catch them?
I got hit for a treedonlainsite.com fraudulent charge of $10 on 3/1/2007.
I reported it to Visa security on 3/23/2007.
I also got hit with $10. Called my credit card company. They took off the charge and changed my card number.
Next morning, I called and emailed the company. Saw this website and regretted that I had called and emailed them. But to my surprise, they responded to my email and also called me back. A lady asked for the last 4 credit card number and said she would issue a refund. Now I have $10 credit on my new credit card account.
I find that hard to believe Phi!
I got hit for $15. I’m getting a refund. The Credit card co called their # and a woman with an Indian accent answered. She asked for the last 4 numbers of the credit card and said a cridit will be forthcoming. Thanks for the info.
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I know it’s hard to believe what I said. You can verify yourself by calling them, nothing to loose. They only asked me the last 4 digit numbers. I don’t like the company either. I think they just charged a bunch of people. If someone calls, they say it’s a mistake and refund the money. If not, they get free money (from us).
$5 charge on 2/1 noticed on our March Capital One account. I’m in Illinois. Have fun trying to resolve through Capital One!
I’ve got another one of those sites for you: elgoodstrade.com
They got me for $5.00 recently. I searched back and found another one $5.00 from almost 11 months ago, this one was a different “digital book” charge. The small amounts of the charges are definitely part of the scheme.
I WAS CHARGED 15.00 MAY 12TH .I CALLED CARNIVAL MASTERCARD TO GET THE NUMBER TO DISPUTE THE TRANSACTION.WHEN I CALLED I FOUND THEY DON’T TAKE INCOMING CALLS.MY BANK IS CREDITING MY ACCOUNT AND SENDING ME NEW CARDS WITH DIFFERENT NUMBERS.I DON’T USE MINE TO PAY MY BILLS ,SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY GOT MY NUMBER .
Shari - Please stop typing in fonts. I didn’t think they gave credit cards to six year olds.
I got hit up on the 25th of May (I was in Italy at the time) for $10.00 from elgoodstrade com. I couldn’t figure out what the heck this charge was for since all my other charges had a Euro amount charged on the statement along with the $$$ amount. I googled the site and came up with this site, thus I called my CC company and had the charge taken off my account.
My wife uses ebookwise to download books, and for some reason she went to the ebook website and downloaded 3 books, then realizing her mistake. They credited us back the charge, but looks like somebody is scamming off the site. Thanks for the heads up.
from Massachusetts…..I received a phoney charge ($10.00)for an e book from Brookshire Enterprises 204-4190624 Al (I think it’s Alabama), though that I have not yet investigated. It also is a recording. I think I will notify the authorities…My charge was thru Washington Mutual.
I have noticed a charge on my account for $5 from elgoodstrade.com. I am contacting the bank today! I have never purchased an ebook so I am not sure how they even got my information. Thanks for all the post!
$15.00 charge from ELGOODSTRADE.com on our credit card last week. Never heard of this company until now ~ tried calling the number on the credit card info and got a recording with an Indian woman’s accent. Called my credit card company instead and they are disputing the charge. No idea how they got a hold of our number but it’s irritating.
Glad you all are getting things resolve. Please post your credit card company too. Some deal with fraud a lot better than others.
Just got my statement and i got hit as well, $15.00 dollar charge from Elgoodstrade.com, called PNC Bank to let them know about it AND that i found this site with others that have been hit, she stated the bank will fully investigate and notify the proper officals.
I live in Pennsylvania, very curious how they got our card numbers, i’m very careful where i use it whenever i make a purchase online, i even made sure my virus data base is up to date and did a full scan and found nothing, maybe we should all look to see what our last online transaction was at BEFORE the phoney charge happened, mine was at amazon.com
I want the FBI to nail this bastage.
I got hit by ELGOODSTRADE last week for $10.00. I’m careful where I use the card but there must be a leak somewhere. Have any of you used a particular online retailer or play online games?
(Amazon, Newegg, Blizzard, Sony Online Entertainment, et al)
I got a $10 charge from elgoodstrade.com and looked it up and found this site–thank goodness! I was stumped as to where the charge came from since I don’t use that card. I called Bank of America and they took the charge off but said they wouldn’t investigate unless I got another charge from the same people. What are we supposed to do, just let them keep doing this? I didn’t call the number listed to the fake company since it was not a 1-800 number (it says NY–area code 347), and I didn’t trust that they wouldn’t charge me for the call somehow.
Looks like elgoodstrade.com is the new hot fraud site. I wonder what their angle is. Fake ebooks as well?
I just got the $15 charge from elgoodstrade.com, this site answered my question — I really was tempted just to say “oh well, must have been something I don’t remember, isn’t much money…”
Thanks again!
hondok
Got teh same thing from elgoodstrade.com. Contacted Credit Card Company and let them know. My last charge before this was Amazon.com. Sounds like a pattern
I got hit with a $5 charge from elgoodstrade.com on a card i did not even know i had anymore. The last payment i made on the card was in 2004 and i have not taken it out of my drawer since then…I am a online retailer and it would be interesting to know who is processing their payments. fraud rates this high raise alarms with service providers and they generally will shut them down pretty quick. I have my fraud team looking into who processed the card.
Just got the exact same charge, on a card I haven’t used in six months.
Thanks for posting this. The credit card company isn’t being very cooperative; this Web site should help!
I got hit for $10 6-23-07 by Smartemarket.com. BAC VISA had no problem addressing that. But when I told them that my BAC Mastercard got hit the same day for $15 by MOL Resources LLC for a nonexistant order they said I would have to file a complaint. If you go to MOL Resources site you see it little to offer. Its support email is Support@#.com. Try that and see whatt you get. The telephone and fax are the same and are in San Antonia, but WHOIS says it belongs to a Michael Lunn with a Louisville KY telephone.
Does anyone have any more info on this MOL group?
Thanks,
Ralph
Just got $10 posted on a visa card we haven’t used in over a year. charge listed to Brookshire Enterprises. When we called the company, let our number [yes, kind of dumb of us], and they did call us back. Heavy accents - said they would cancel the charge. After seeing all posted here, I think we’ll have our card changed, etc.
I noticed a $15.00 from Brookshire Enterprises today (dated June 25). Never heard of them; never made a purchase from them. Called my bank (Wells Fargo) and placed the transaction into dispute.
Forgot to mention that I’m in Arizona.
-Jerry
I got a $10 charge on my card from elgoodstrade.com. Capital One said they will investigate. I haven’t used this card in quite some time. No idea how they got the number. I’m in Pennsylvania.
Checking my bankstatement I noticed a $15 charge from elgoodstrade.com. Of course since it is in the midst of being processed I have to wait till tomorrow. You better believe I will notify my bank of this site which has provided such a great venue for sharing about these crooks! I bank with CHASE and they are excellent when it comes to Customer Service so I am sure this will be taken care of quickly.
I bank with Chase too and actually think they are pretty terrible when it comes to just about everything. There are numerous hurdles and delays you have to go through. I am glad I am with them and not Capital One though. Jane, get away as fast as you can.
$10 charge on infrequently used card. M.O.L. RESOURCES LLC - 2108586176 TX
I got a $5 charge on my card from elgoodstrade.com on 7/14/07. Citibank called me today, 7/16/07, to ask me about it. Now the account has been closed because of this fraudulent charge. I’m located in Georgia.
I also got a $10 charge from “Brookshire Enterprises” that I did not recognize. I called the bank, and put it into dispute. It’s records say its a retail distributor of books and magazines, etc. I live in Texas.
I live in CA, and received on June 17 a $10 charge as well from M.O.L. Resources LLC. Called up credit card company (mentioned in previous posts) who removed the charge easily in less than 5 minutes. Maybe they suspect something now. I am closing the account as this is the second time a small charge like this has happened.
On a side note, interestingly they said that if this is a reoccurring charge, that even if the account is closed, then the account will be reopened and charged, and will be more difficult to close.
I live in KY and noticed a $15.00 charge on my debit card account as well. Brookshire Enterprises in Alabama.
Did a websearch, found this site and immediately disputed with my bank.
Twice now I have had a mysterious charge on my Visa/debit card for $10.00, this last one was from ELGOODSTRADE.COM, found it when I was balancing my checkbook, could not remember charging a flat $10.00 or the company. I did download an e-book from a reputable jewelry making web site that I have often. I wanted to say thanks for this information. I’m with Chase Bank in Ohio, will have to contact them in the morning. Sorry I didn’t catch the first one.
I live in VA. I discovered a $5.00 charge on my charge card from Brookshire Enterprises, which I disputed immediately. The charge card representative told me to call the phone number for Brookshire and tell the company to cancel the “service” for which I was billed. Otherwise, the charge can show up month after month. I got voice mail. What a surprise.
Keep it coming everyone. We are exposing this new scam, one vendor at a time. What really surprises me is many of these companies *will* refund your money if you ask. So are they in on the scam (or the scammers themselves) or do they contract with the thieves and “act” innocent, OR are they indeed victims themselves, getting flooded with lots of fake orders?
$5 charge from “MOL Resources LLC 210-858-6909 TX”. I tracked down their website at mol-ebooks dot com (I don’t know if this forum will hyperlink automatically so I’m not typing it in URL notation). They also pretend to peddle e-guides, including the amusingly-named “E-Guide: How To Write Your Own E-Guides”. I have no idea if they would actually deliver an e-guide if you ordered one.
The credit card company (VISA) reversed the charge and said to contact them if further charges appear.
I sent an email to the AG’s of Alabama (the state where Brookshire Enterprises apparently does business) and Arizona (my state) with an explanation of what seems to be emerging. I included a link to this blog.
I couldn’t file a formal complaint since my bank reversed the charges. However, I just wanted to let the AG’s know about what’s going on…in the hopes that they see merit in pursuing this.
Maybe the next step is to contact Chris Hansen.
Way to be proactive Jerry!
I would appreciate it everyone posted as much information as possible. Without getting into a lenghty speech about how google (or search engines in general) work, the only way people will find this site is if we give them as many keywords as possible. Many of you have already done a great job, typing out full company names. What would be great is if we could start including extra information that might appear on your credit card statement such as how the name appears (usually IN CAPS and abbreviated), the city and state of the business, and the phone number.
I received a response from the Arizona Attorney General’s office who has encouraged me to go ahead and file a formal complaint despite not having suffered a loss (due to reversing the charge). The AG official said that information sent to them must be “officially” submitted, which means by filling out a form and sending it via fax or snail mail. Another acceptable sumission method is to fill out an online form.
I’m posting this update to encourage anyone who’s experienced this fraud to file a complaint with the AG of his/her state as well as the AG of the state where the offender does business. In my case, the company that fraudulently charged me is in Alabama.
The bank statement line item for my fraudulent charge reads:
BROOKSHIRE ENTERPRISES 205-4190624 AL. 15.00
I received a $10.00 charge on my business credit card from “MOL RESOURCES, LLC” in Texas. I have contacted my credit card company and have a new card. I gave them the information on the site, etc. Has anyone called this company to complain? The cc company rep asked me if I contacted MOL and I told her no, but I would be willing to do so. She said I didn’t have to, but I’m wondering if I should call and complain anyway. This is infuriating, as I’m a small business owner and this is taking up a lot of my time.
I just filed formal complaints with the Ohio Attorney General (I’m in Ohio) and the Texas Attorney General about the fraudulent charge of $10 to my card by MOL Resources LLC. Their number is 210-858-6176. Fax number is the same. The 210 area code is San Antonio Texas, Bexar County.
I also called the “company” and left a message. Like they’ll get back to me….
Add me to the list.
BROOKSHIRE ENTERPRISES charged $5.00 on 6/17/07. Called the number on the credit card bill and they want an e-mail sent to support@brookshire-ent.com -or leave a message. They said to include your name and a number to reach me.
I will try my luck at disputing the bill with my credit card company first, instead of giving them even more information about me than they have now.
I live in Minnesota. The card used has been no used for several months. Am I seeing a pattern here? k I will tell my I think I will tell my credit card co that the account has been compromised and have them issue a new card and number.
This $5.00 charge showed up on my VISA:
Transaction Date: 07/07/2007
#M.O.L. RESOURCES LLC
I did a web search and found this blog. Thanks for having this on the web. I also found this site:
http://mol-ebooks.com/
http://mol-ebooks.com/products.php
http://mol-ebooks.com/contacts.php
It appears they have changed their phone number… compared to the one in an earlier post.
Just contacted my credit card company and they took care of the charge and gave me a new number and sent me new cards.
I have no idea how they got my card number. It scares me to think of how these thieves do this! They must purchase a whole bunch of credit card numbers that someone has either collected or stolen from some database. Like somebody hacked into someone’s database and stole a bunch of credit card numbers. It’s very convenient to shop and pay for things online, etc. But, these types of scams make my skin crawl.
Hi,
I just received a bill from a VISA card account that I had not used in over 2 yrs. Very suspicious. The $5.00 charge was from BROOKSHIRE ENTERPRISES with an Alabama phone number. I called my credit card company and they credited my account over the phone. The “transaction” was on 7/13/07.
Thanks for setting up this BLOG and making folks aware of this scam… I found this site using Goggle with the phone number on the transaction.
BTW … Bank of America has started a service where they will send you an email whenever a transaction occurs on a checking or credit card account. I don’t know if other banks/credit unions have this feature but I find it handy. The bogus transaction was on another bank’s card.
Jim
I just got hit for $5 by ELGOODSTRADE.COM transaction date 6-22-07. live in MA. only use the VISA for 2 reoccuring (monthly) charges.- no electronic books
I just got a charge on July 9th from the same MOL Resources LLC. Since I deal with internet security it seems like online fraud as well as possible identity theft as they are obviously trying to capture more information from people now from farming their complaint line.
Reported it as fraud to my CC company but I am sure they will do nothing. I also sent and filed a complaint to the Attorney General’s office. This is also a card of mine that I haven’t used in years.
Here is the information of who that fake site is registered too in case more people want to take action:
Domain name: MOL-EBOOKS.COM
Registrant Contact:
-
Michael Lunn (lunnmichael@yahoo.com)
1.5024709128
Fax: -
8271 Liberty Park
Boerne, TX 78015
US
I called those crooks at MOL Resources LLC after having been scammed for $10 and they actually called me back and responded to emails and gave me an email address that they said my order came from. I don’t believe them. I reported them to the PA Attorney General’s office but I have no idea what will come of it.
Well, did the email match up Harold? Someone should ask them how many of their transactions are fraudulent.
I was charged $15.00 on July 5th from MOL Resources LLC.
I reported it as fraud to my CC company and California and Texas AG’s. Since the card people were so cavalier about the apparent fraud, I think cancelling their card is a just reward. I’m looking for a Federal agency to file a complaint with since they are trafficking across state lines. Anybody have some info?
Here is what information I’ve found on M.O.L Resouces LLC in case more people want to take action:
Phone Number: 2108586176
FAX Number: 2108586176
City:SAN ANTONIO
State:Texas
ZIP Code: 78205
HB Dean - What credit company did you deal with?
I too have been scamed by MOL Resources on a Citibank account. When I call David returned my call but when I returned the call my calls were blocked and now thw phone is disconnected.
I just disputed a $15.00 charge from Brookshire Enterpriese made on my Chase VISA. The number they gave me for Brookshire was 205-419-0624.
I just disputed a $15.00 charge with my CC company from “MOL Resources LLC”. CC company said the charge is officially disputed and I’ll be getting the dispute form in the mail within a week or so. This is an infrequently used card, but I do use it for amazon and paypal among other misc. things (altho NOT MOL Resources hehe).
Thank you so much to all those who have posted about this!
-d
So glad I found this site. I had a $15 charge from MOL Resources LLC on my credit card. It didn’t sound familiar so I figured I’d look them up before calling my credit card company. It looks like I’d better call and dispute the charge as soon as I’m done here. I have a MC through USAA and I don’t expect to have any problem dropping the charge. Maybe because they’re based in Texas it will cause problems for MOL Resources. (Or is this just wishful thinking.) Shortly before this bogus charge I’d used it for travel reservations at Priceline and AirTran.com.
I too, have a bogus charge from M.O.L. Resources LLC ($10) on my nationally known MC. This is a card that I only use for some monthly reoccurring charges. I don’t even carry the card anymore. When I called the company to protest the charge (at 7:30PM on Sun, EDT), after they took my reference number for the charge, (by voice mail) I was informed that they were closed and I should call during normal hours which includes Sunday from 9AM to 9PM. Further, for the first time in 20 years, I was late with my payment of ~$30 for the balance and docked with a $15 late payment fee. I always pay my balance in full. The next bill comes up with this bogus charge. Where did they get my charge number? I am wondering if the credit card company itself is involved with these charges, figuring a person who pays late is such a chump that they may not notice these “extra” charges.
Nalin
I too disputed a charge from Brookshire Enterprises, posted 7/17/2007 to a Master Card. I tried the phone number in your note — no answer any time today. I’m wondering how they have got these credit card numbers! Did you report your card stolen?
I too received a bogus $15.00 charge posted 07/24/07. I called the phone number listed on my credit card statement and got a voicemail to leave a message. I have no clue how they got my CC number as I haven’t used this card in months.
I forgot to mention the charges were from M.O.L Resources
I had this happen about 4 years ago from another scammer, I found out a couple of ways they can charge your number without ever knowing your credit card information. Mastercard seems to have the loosest system as far as stopping the fraud. It amazes me that you can report a fraud like this, and years later they are still able to access the Mastercard system and perpetrate more fraud. If Mastercard would hire some more intelligent people to stop fraud, this would be a truly rare event.
I just found a $10 charge on my statement from Brookshire Enterprises as well. I called Chase and they canceled my account number and will be investigating the fraudulent charge. They also tried to sell me some “identity theft protection” that sounds like fraud by itself, since the Federal Trade Commission’s website says that I’m only liable for up to $50 in unauthorized charges.
Matt - The Identity Theft Protection program they sell you, while a rip-off, is not fraudulent. It has nothing to do with unauthorized charges. It has to do with setting up an early warning system with some “A.I.” to help detect these charges. Notice some people here didn’t notice the charges until some time had passed. The reason is that it was on a credit card that they only kept in the drawer and used for recurring charges (say cable TV or gas). With theft protection, you’d get an email or phone call if something suspicious or out of the ordinary appears on your card.
Brookshire enterprises got me on 7/15 for $10. Chase mastercard. I asked if I should cancel this car and get a new one and they said no. This is some bullshit! How can i track down this place in Alabama? I don’t live that far from there and i’d love to ring these peoples necks!
Wow! I just got a statement today and found a $10 charge from Brookshire Enterprises on my Mastercard that’s been locked up for about 4 years. I did an internet search for Brookshire Enterprises and came across this blog. I called my bank and they said they’d: pass on the info to their fraud department, close and open a new account, and remove the charge. I’m glad this blog is here, or I’d still be scratching my head.
What I find amazing is they are still in business. And in addition, their merchant account (which allows them to accept credit cards) still functions!
Today was my turn. $15 charge from Brookshire Enterprises. Chase Visa said that they’d reverse it out. I told him the adviser that forums like this shows that it’s a scam and I’m concerned. He said there was no need for a new card since there are no other additional unknown charges. Kind of interesting how they wouldn’t suggest a new card. I’m suprised that they are not being more aggressive about this.
Thanks for your blog. Just got hit for $5.00. Company was http://www.smartemarket.com. An LA company using the name of a company closed in Dec. 2006. Called the phone number listed on my visa and talked to lady with Indian accent. Had Capital One visa cancel card number and re-issue. Filed fraud with visa. Thanks.
So….. amazed!! We just got a $5 charge and it amazes me that NO ONE is able to stop these people. They must be so…. rich!! Thanks for your blog so we are kept up to date and don’t have to search and search! We are closing our acct. This is a little scary since we order online a lot and I wonder if this is how they got our number.
I should have mentioned that we were charged by Brookshire Enterprises and when I tried to call their number, I got a recording to e-mail them or leave a message. My cc co., Bank of America, agreed to close the acct. Again thanks, it was good to know about this before I called our cc company so that I could tell them it is a scam and I wasn’t waiting to see what would happen in the future.
I had a $5.00 charge from “Brookshire Enterprises 205-4190624 AL” on my current LL Bean/Bank of America Visa statement. I don’t carry this card - only use it for a few recurring local charges & some internet purchases or charity donations that don’t accept AmEx. I didn’t recognize the charge, searched the internet & found this website. I called BOA. The rep removed the charge but said she didn’t think it was necessary to cancel the card unless additional charges show up. Since I have so few charges on this card, I signed up for e-mail alerts for any charge over $4.00. I use an Amazon Chase Visa for purchases from Amazon & haven’t had any fraudulent charges on it so far.
I just got a charge on my credit card from M.O.L. Resources, LLC. When I called the phone number I got a message to email them and that I could leave my name and number. The charge was for $10.00 for some e-books that I never heard of. The strange thing is, I haven’t used this credit card in about a year, so it’s impossible to tell where they got it from. But I have cancelled the card and warned all I know to watch out for this. Thanks for your column and information.
My credit card company just issued a credit to me for a fradulent charge from Brookshire Enterprises…it was from an old credit card that we never use. I suppose if you don’t keep a close watch on your account, a small charge might not cause you to be curious…however; this company is scamming thousands of people for what ends up to be a large amount of money. The number listed for this company now says “undisclosed”.
My account was charged $10.
MOL RESOURCES LLC 210-858-6909 TX
7/07/14 $5.00
no response from company at the above phone number.
I am in missouri.
capital one,they are investigaing
Just got the $10.00 charge from http://www.smartemarket.com on a FirstUSA card that I had canceled. Thank you scammers. Thank you FirstUSA. I hope it’s canceled now - they promised to send written confirmation.
Well, Brooshire has charged $10 to a Visa card that I have NEVER used. Interesting. I have emailed the credit card company and am happy to have found this website.
MOL RESOURCES LLC 210-858-6909 TX 7/1/07 $10. My cardholder is disputing for me. But I can’t figure how they got my card number!?!
Thanks to all the posters for the helpful information. I would have missed this otherwise.
Scam is still alive and well for Brookshire Enterprises. Found a temp charge for them on Credit Card Aug 5, 2007
charge was $10.00 and said charge was made in Allentown, pa. Actual charge took place Aug 7, 2007 and was from the Alabama location @ Brookshire Enterprises was 205-419
0624AL. Harris Bank Visa notified.
Hello,
I too am a victim of the small charge credit card scam. Luckily, I had an alert set up on my card (one that I don’t use often) to email me if a purchase was made exceeding $1. A $5 charge appeared on my Wells Fargo card from digismarket.com. I called Wells Farrgo, they cancelled the card and are issuing a new one. I have not used this card for almost a year. I did a google search for digismarket and a filing with the New York secretary of State came up:
Selected Entity Name: DIGISMARKET.COM LLC
Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: MITCHELL H. GORDON, ESQ., P.C.
Initial DOS Filing Date: FEBRUARY 09, 2007
County: NEW YORK
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE
Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
Here is the information I found regarding the website registration:
Registration Service Provided By: NameCheap.com
Contact: support@NameCheap.com
Domain name: digismarket.com
Registrant Contact:
digismarket.com
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
Status: Locked
Name Servers:
ns5.secureserver.net
ns6.secureserver.net
Creation date: 04 Apr 2007 21:17:03
Expiration date: 04 Apr 2008 21:17:03
MITCHELL H. GORDON, ESQ., P.C.
303 5TH AVENU