This evening I found a charge for $37. Xx to my credit card account. The charge was made a week ago and found it tonight after wondering why I was missing nearly $40. It initially caught my attention because I haven't had any financial transactions with a company named BetaMax and I haven't bought any cologne in years. This is obviously a illegal and fraudulent company preying on people they hope wont catch them.
As far as I can tell from doing research on the web the comany is based out of Germany and has been able to get nab names and credit card numbers in some fashion. The company sells VoIP phone sevices but even those are reportedly a scam.
Smart of them to go after such small dollar amounts from people. I am sure there are plenty of people out there who will look at their bank account or credit card statements and not even notice the small dollar amounts that have been stolen from them.
I have had my account locked, the amount refunded, and a new card should be arriving in four or five days. Watch your accounts closely and don't be afraid to call your bank/credit card company if something doesn't look right. They should be able to tell you when and where a transaction took place and if they can't then that should send up some red flags.
If you get a physical address for these people let me know!
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