swstout
09-08-2010, 03:07 AM
I got a big order from a “Contractor”. $3,140.78 all material to be shipper to 5 locations. The order covered Nature’s Magic, Aerify, All 3 Nature’s Lawn Fertilizers, Gluten-8. Liquid Lawn Sulfur. Wipeout and Instant Compost Tea. Nice order paid for by MasterCard. The Card went through and I got a transaction ID.
Four days later I still hadn’t received the money in my bank account! Called on it and found the Merchant service couldn’t get thru on the given phone number (with a California area code. I called the client and he gave me another number for verification. I gave it to them and about 30 minutes later, the FBI called me.
The card was stolen! I gave the FBI all the information I had including 3 email adresses, and 2 additional phone numbers that I had contacted him on. They, the FBI, told me that if they could get him from the info I gave them, I was in line for a reward. He apparently was an expert on getting card numbers and was responsible for the theft of about $250,000.00.
I received an email tonight from them and they had transferred the reward to my bank account. I just checked the balance and there was an extra $5,000.00 in it. So it went from good, to bad, to very good.
I had to cancel an order for a JD tractor and attachments in lieu of a house addition for my daughter in-law, so I will be able to re-order (the tractor) sooner than I thought.
I had 6 jobs sold planning on having the JD stuff and had to rent the equipment to do the jobs. I didn’t loose money on the jobs, but made a lot less than I planned. The customers were happy and I have them for next season so everything worked out in the long run.
Steve
Four days later I still hadn’t received the money in my bank account! Called on it and found the Merchant service couldn’t get thru on the given phone number (with a California area code. I called the client and he gave me another number for verification. I gave it to them and about 30 minutes later, the FBI called me.
The card was stolen! I gave the FBI all the information I had including 3 email adresses, and 2 additional phone numbers that I had contacted him on. They, the FBI, told me that if they could get him from the info I gave them, I was in line for a reward. He apparently was an expert on getting card numbers and was responsible for the theft of about $250,000.00.
I received an email tonight from them and they had transferred the reward to my bank account. I just checked the balance and there was an extra $5,000.00 in it. So it went from good, to bad, to very good.
I had to cancel an order for a JD tractor and attachments in lieu of a house addition for my daughter in-law, so I will be able to re-order (the tractor) sooner than I thought.
I had 6 jobs sold planning on having the JD stuff and had to rent the equipment to do the jobs. I didn’t loose money on the jobs, but made a lot less than I planned. The customers were happy and I have them for next season so everything worked out in the long run.
Steve