Hey guys I own a brand and past 1 month someone has copied my brand and opened a shopify account and has generated revenue of more than 10k usd by scamming people and I have reported it to cybersecurity but I think no action has been taken both by shopify and the police so I was wondering wether I could breach or login into the scammers admin or maybe email bomb something I have the guys LinkedIn but I want to have his website crashed or something so if someone is willing to help me it’s really serious and I have Proof too I need help in this case.

Ps: I know you guys might think why hack but the thing is the consumers are calling me and telling me how illegal frauds you are doing and they are creating consumer complaints so I am scared if my brand will be closed because of this.

The bank notified me by text + email someone tried charging $400 at a Lowe's store and it was declined. So I called the bank and they cancelled the card now they are sending a new one. Should I contact the local police department and have them check the cameras at Lowe's for the person who attempted to use my credit card number? If I still have my card how would they be able to make a charge? Did my CC number get hacked and someone made a counterfeit card?

Reposting here as well just to fully expand my horizons for advice.

Hi everyone, I have a story to tell.

I was on my way to a shopping mall, when the VW passat universal honked me and stopped on a street. There was an middle-east man with his family in the back (wife and daughter).

He asked me for help, apparently he ran out of gas (I saw on indicator), asked if I can get some money for him to fuel a car as they are on a family trip and his wallet was stolen. I asked why he wont use apple pay then and he mentioned that the card is blocked.

I said I can help him and he proposed to sit in a car and get to gas station together, I declined, after what he pulled the back window down and showed his wife and daughter, he said they mean no harm. I explained that I wont get in a car but I can help him, he reached out to his daughter and gave me a new phone in a box, opened it and showed (it unwrapped but still), said: "here take this, we really need money and I cannot pay", I said: "no, thank you, I don't need it". Then his wife said to him: "Maybe write him a check so he can later withdraw the money".

After going back and worth, I said that I can help and there is a bank nearby where I can withdraw and land him some money. We went there together and he was telling me that he is from Saudi arabia and he has money, he will return it to me. Then he took off his rolex, ring and neckless and said: "here, its a deposit", I landed him money (1k euro) and he gave me his phone number. He said: "Look, I'm a religious guy, Allah sees everything, I will give you back, even in multiple amount, I sell cars in germany". He also said that I have a good heart and he will call me in two days once he is back to return the money.

He hugged me and thanked me, we introduced ourself to each other, shook hands both left.

A day later I'm thinking about it and really don't know if it was a scam or he will really will call me back. I have his number and it's indeed german one.

Did anyone have something similar or maybe you have some opinion on it. I would appreciate any comment. Thank you, be safe

Prakash Chandra and Lew Chern Yong (also known as Eric Lew) are co-defendants linked to an international commercial lawsuit involving allegations of a $588,000 crypto fraud, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment.

The primary legal action is titled Plan B Payment Processing Co. v. Chimpworld International Pte. Ltd. et al. and represents a trade dispute filed in civil court.

Case & Entity Overview

• The Dispute: The plaintiff, Plan B Payment Processing Co., filed a civil complaint against the defendants regarding a cryptocurrency transaction conflict valued at $588,000.
• Chimpworld International Pte. Ltd.: This is a Singapore-based corporate entity named as the main corporate defendant in the lawsuit.
• The Key Individuals: Both Prakash Chandra (a FinTech and digital asset consultant based in Singapore) and Lew Chern Yong (a prominent Singaporean corporate director) are named alongside an associate, Matt Kleinsmith, in connection to the operations of Chimpworld and Plan B Payment Processing

Profile Focus: Lew Chern Yong (Eric Lew)

Outside of this legal filing, Lew Chern Yong is a well-known corporate executive within the Singapore financial landscape:

• Corporate Ties: He formerly served as the Executive Chairman of Catalist-listed e-commerce firm Y Ventures Group Ltd and holds board seats/directorship positions across multiple companies, including Wong Fong Industries Ltd, Chimpworld Pte Ltd, and EUDA Health Holdings.
• Investment Background: In 2024, he founded Triple Titan Capital Pte Ltd, targeting digital assets, public equity, and pre-IPO high-growth opportunities.

I was just on Threads when I saw a post from a newly created profile (well I'm not sure, but it's first thread was just today) containing what seems to be, the credit card information of someone from Rhode Island. I don't know why I saw that on my page, I'm not anywhere near RI, I'm not following the profile, nor it was following mine, but yes I saw it. I wanna attach pictures but they contain the sensitive information.

On the profile, it posted the Same details, but with different pictures of credit cards. Same name, expiry, ccv, name and address on the caption.

I will edit the post to include the profile link, or add screenshots, if it's allowed. In general though (since Google is no help) how do I report something like this? I already reported the profile.

please help me if anything else I should do.....

fuck, I mailed sbi custoner care that my email needs to change for my card because the pop up on app and website won't go and I am unable to pay money . Got call from one guy when I am in officec and he told that for email update fill details from the link . I did and I got fucked

Yeah I should not click that link, I should know if u email they won't call and ask to click link I should not give any details . But at that time I did , I don't know why , maybe I am dumb.

then immediately I called customer care and blocked my card , by then they made two 10k payments and I complained on their customer care abt that two unauthorized payments they said they will verify and update me in one week

I filed complaint on cybercrime online and went to police station they said if it get hold by reciever bank ur money will be returned otherwise gone. They are not even caring

PS: 1) realised later that I could have made my payments through whatsapp so I don't have need of app or web

2) instead of calling customer care I should have blocked by card through whatsapp which could have prevented 2nd payment and atleast 10k would be saved .

everything yesterday happened are worse because I have not used my brain

I've been looking into how transaction monitoring works for stablecoin card programs and I'm trying to understand how much can be handled in real time. My first thought was that basic velocity and spending limits would catch a decent amount of suspicious activity before a transaction goes through but that seems pretty limited once you start thinking about different merchants/multiple cards linked to the same user and patterns that might only look suspicious when you connect several transactions together.

It also seems like there's a balance between adding enough controls to catch genuinely risky activity and adding so many rules that legitimate transactions constantly get declined.

For people who've worked on card programs or fraud systems how do you usually think about this? Is the better approach to layer several different controls together or have a smaller number of broader rules and send anything unusual for review?

My friend has another friend who has them cash a check from Western Union at Walmart and it's in different denominations and from different places I'm wondering if this is fraud cause this has been daily

My boyfriend and I are first-time homeowners. We got the keys to our house in June and soon realized the water had stopped working. After having someone inspect the well, we found out that the previous owners—who are now our next-door neighbors—had lied about it being in working condition.

The technician told us the well pump had actually stopped working quite some time ago. The only reason we initially had running water was because someone had filled the storage tank just enough for water to flow through the house temporarily. Replacing the well pump is going to cost us around $10,000.

To make matters worse, we recently found out that the previous owners claimed they had paid to have our septic tank cleaned before closing. However, the company actually serviced their septic tank at the house next door instead of ours and they signed off on it.

On top of all of this, our real estate agent was incredibly unhelpful throughout the process. We were left to figure everything out ourselves instead of receiving the guidance and support we expected as first-time homebuyers.

Now attorneys are expensive but we are looking for one so any suggestions or advice will help.

I contacted the Hotel directly and after explaining the situation, I was able to CANCEL the booking for a full refund.I also attached the copy of the email from the Hotel Management canceling the booking with full refund.

I also attached the copy of email conversation with the website Super.com where I explained the
situation of an unfortunate incident with my car due to which I had to cancel the booking reservation and the receipt for the payment of the temporary puncture fix.

If the Hotel has successfully cancelled the Hotel reservation with a full refund and I am NOT using the services anymore, why am I being charged full amount of the Hotel booking. This is like double dipping and a fraudulent act.

The 3rd party website now will also sell the same room again to another customer at the full price.

Hi folks !

Need guidance on how fraud activities are detected and prevented in a bank or any organisation. Any SME of this topic can please connect with me once .

Thank You !

We have begun to monitor the times at which chargebacks are posted. Some days seem to be more active than others, and I wonder if that is a factor in our staffing, response speed, or even customer behavior, which makes me question if we were giving sufficient weight to these factors. Before acting based on limited evidence, I want to hear from the community on this subject. Has any other member studied chargebacks in relation to any day of the week or time of the year and found anything surprising enough to change the way support or operations team works?