I hate thieves

[Chris]

I got a chargeback today, a guy from Sweden, $400 charge. Stolen card.

So annoying.

The thing is, he had to pay customs duties, provide identification, and obviously exist to accept payment, and this thief still used a stolen card (I'm pretty sure it isn't merely cardholder fraud).

What is so very annoying is I have no avenue of pursuing this. This guy I'm sure would be so easy to arrest, and yet, who do I call? What do I do?

I already don't ship to half the world because of this issue, international orders are 20x more likely to be fraudulent because the thieves know they can get away with it.

I always figured Sweden was developed enough to trust in having less crime, but I guess they're just too close to Russia.

It isn't like all these foreign banks even provide address verification. CVV number did match.

This is the guy's info, obviously the address has to be real.

Martin Johnsson
Äpplerums bygata 14
Borgholm, 38794
Sweden, Sweden
0708671409
FAX #:
E-Mail Address: Bloodcrest@gmail.com
194.237.160.81

Obviously the address is real, or he would not have been able to accept delivery. I'm putting this up here so that maybe if one day another merchant Google's this address they'll see a thief lives there.

[demosfen]

One of the reasons I offer a discount to buyers who pay by other payment methods than credit card

[Chris]

Yes, I do that too, but even so.

[Cutter]

Interpol?

[MissMandy]

At the Casino group I work for, the highest group of people caught cheating are chinese. The next are swedes! and this is in a country thats on the other side of the world from Sweden and gets almost no swedish tourists.

[mobilebadboy]

I get this all the time with somebody I work with together online. It's bad being as we have digital products, they steal the products then turn around and redistribute them for free all over the net.

So we're really getting screwed.

[Chris]

But you're not out the cost of the product if it is digital... or shipping.

[Jens]

This is the guy's info, obviously the address has to be real.

Martin Johnsson
Äpplerums bygata 14
Borgholm, 38794
Sweden, Sweden
0708671409
FAX #:
E-Mail Address: Bloodcrest@gmail.com
194.237.160.81

Don't let him get away with this, just because he is swedish. Your information is most probably correct, but his last name is Johansson. An adress search in the swedish phone book gives som aditional information: http://privatpersoner.eniro.se/query...rums+bygata+14

These to names are most likely his parents. You can try to make contact with them, or you can contact the swedish embassy in your country to get some advices. You can also contact the local police station in Borgholm: polismyndigheten.kalmar@polisen.se

...and some more information: http://www.applerumslantgard.se/eng/eng_index.html

[Chris]

Thanks for the info. But there is of course a language barrier.

Tell you what though, since I'm guessing you are swedish. If you can recover it for me I'll give you half. That's $200.

[agua]

Most Scandinavians have a pretty good comprehension of English from my encounters... give it a go.

but I guess they're just too close to Russia.

Isn't the USA closer?

[Chris]

.... No. I guess you're thinking of Alaska?

[agua]

Isn't Alaska part of the USA?

[Chris]

Yes, but immigration wise you don't get a lot of people moving across the Bering Strait. Whereas major population centers of Russia (St Petersburg for instance) are close to the Scandinavian Peninsula. Not that I was wholly serious about Sweden having a Russian influence.

[agua]

Phew - I thought I was going to have to retake geography

Not that I was wholly serious about Sweden having a Russian influence.

I'm glad - it didn't sound like one of your normal posts.

[jbladeus]

I've provided services to a number of swedish clients and all in all, they are quite decent folks. But i guess rotten eggs are everywhere who give their country a bad name.

And yes, english is commonly spoken in scandinavian countries so you shouldnt have much problems in that regards. Good luck.