MAXIWEBINTRO Fraud…
Yet another fraud warning:
A charge appeared on my Citibank card on April 8 for $9.95 from MAXIWEBINTRO with a listed phone number of 253-660-0328. A quick web search revealed that the charge is a scam, a result of charges of randomly selected credit card numbers. Fortunately, after a few minutes of questioning, Citibank automatically found in my favor and permanently reversed the charge.
The $9.95 charge is a bit scary. Most people don’t go through their credit card statements carefully and probably wouldn’t notice the under-ten-dollar charge. That, and many credit card companies require a notarized statement of fraud which often costs a minimum of $10. Many might just ignore the smaller charge in favor of saving a nickel. Me, I’d spend the higher amount on principle.
I find it strange that the charge appeared on the same day that I purchased my vacation tickets from the Walt Disney Travel Company. Perhaps a wayward employee of a subcontracted company is responsible. I don’t like coincidences.
Today 6-20-05 i discovered that the 9.95 charge my husband was accusing me of making was maxiwebintro as well. however the number i have (from my bank) is 270-778-3268 and the bank says its in NJ. I have filed all the paperwork I have to do to get my 9.95 back.. its so stupid how much easier it is for them to steal my money than it is for me to get it back. its going to be weeks and yet they probably had it in seconds and can do it again if they get ahold of the new numbers i’m being issued. Yes you guessed it, cards we have had for years had to be closed so we could be issued new numbers. Its so much easier to steal than to live an honest life, welcome to the United States! Jennifer ~ a little frustrated and a lot aggitated Is it really random? maybe we sould meet on a forum somewhere and see if there is any connection between all of us getting scammed
Yeah, they got me too. billed on 17 Jun 2005 for $9.95. Company is MAXIWEBINTRO and thier phone number is (270)778-3268. They show a location of NJ. I now have to call my crdit card company. I will let you know how it works out.
I too was hit by maxiwebintro with a charge posted on 6-20-05 for 9.95. It was charged to my ATM card. I recently made a purchase on Amazon on the 18th of this month and a paypal transaction on the 11th of this month.
Opened my Statement today and I too found a charge from Maxiwebintro. I immediately called Citibank and was told it would be removed immediately once I provided them with the proper information. The customer service rep also informed me that Citibank will not pursue anything under $10.00. Quite a scam these people have going and I hope they get caught soon!
I too received this charge, Wells Fargo said it would take up to 2 weeks as well for my check card. My last puchase prior was also Amazon.com.
I too, have been caught up in this one. 9.95 posted to by Chase Circuit City Visa. I have never used this card on line, so they must have randomly generated the card number. Chase have placed item in dispute and will sent me a form to complete. Stated it must be completed in 30days or you lose the right to dispute the charge.
I can’t believe that this has happened. I am usually the most careful person when it comes to $$. This $9.95 charge came after I used an ATM out of my Bank. MAXIWEBINTRO SUCKS! My card got cancelled, i have to wait 2-3 weeks for a new card,am getting charged to get a new card, and have to do a whole butt load of paperwork just to get 9.95 back into my account. These people are jerks. I would love to leave a message on the number behind this MAXIWeBINTRO and give them a piece of my mind! if you would like to also herez the number: 207-778-3268. THEY SHOULD BURN!!!
me too. I just got it removed. Thanks
I just noticed a $9.95 charge from this Maxiwebintro - it was charged to my debit card back in April. I too hadn’t been concerned because of the amount. I just pulled my April statement out to look for something else & saw this. Reason I was just now suspicious, someone charged to my husband’s debit card 3 charges of $92.99 - was from an online gaming site. Had to cancel his card & get a new one! UGH!
Hey Gang, I too got hit by MACROCYBERLINC 270-778-3268 DE. Had to have the bank cancel my card and I will have to file a dispute report to get my money back but at least this site and others had valuable information to share letting me know I was being had. Thanks for the heads up.