Does anyobody know anything about this site?

[RubyTS]

ioed.com ???

I rarely ever check my bank statements but being that i spent so much money lately i've been making an effort to follow a budget and i notice a charge to my account for $119.95. Now the only people allowed to automatically debit from my acct is my cell phone provider. So i go on to the site and see its like a processor for debit cards, and says if you recieve a charge and u r unsure what for to contact them. So i did and the recording sounded bogus. Like a cell phone turned off with a voicemail recording of an automated service. For god sakes after recording a message, they give u the option to re-record or delete. How many professional companies do that? Anyhow that was yesterday and i have still yet to hear from a "representative." So i called my bank and they gave me the runaround saying that it looks like a legitimate site, and im going crazy cuz the citibank lady is telling me that it looks like i have an account with IOED.com and i should wait a couple of days and see if i hear from them. I have no idea wo these people are and i RARELY use my bank card! Is there a way of finding out if this site is bogus? This would be the worst time for some hacker to clear my account!

[BeardedOne]

First thing to do is simply contest the charge. Notify the bank (You mentioned Citi, they are =usually= pretty accommodating with this sort of thing and once temporarily froze my card as a security measure when I used it to purchase gas in Canada - Which was actually a good thing, though a bit inconvenient). They will take some basic info over the phone (Or you may be able to do it online, which may be easier) and probably ask for a follow-up in hardcopy.

The process is that they won't press for you to pay that particular charge (Though it will remain on your account during the investigation) and no interest will accrue on that amount. The process can take from a few days to a couple of months, depending on what information you give them and how cooperative the merchant is. This sounds like a third-party billing site like CCBill, so it may take longer as the billing site needs to identify the merchant, etc.

[cp3rb25]

http://semjaza.livejournal.com/140065.html?view=65313#t65313

[BeardedOne]

Update:

WhoIs tells us this about your biller:



Registrant:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676



Looks bad. Overseas account and the postal addy is no good. Pass this info on to your bank. Further digging shows that it may be related to an offshore domain registration service. Have you opened or renewed a web domain lately?

[JonnyT]

Here is what I found about the site:

They appear to be part of privacyprotect.org which protects their real identity.


Domain Name: IOED.COM
Registrar: DIRECTI INTERNET SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Referral URL: http://www.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Name Server: NS547.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
Name Server: NS548.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 04-aug-2008
Creation Date: 15-sep-2003
Expiration Date: 15-sep-2009

>>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:27:07 EST <<<

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
Registration Service Provided By: COLIZER
Contact: +1.8666908755
Website: http://www.colizer.com

Domain Name: IOED.COM

Registrant:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Creation Date: 15-Sep-2003
Expiration Date: 15-Sep-2009

Domain servers in listed order:
ns548.websitewelcome.com
ns547.websitewelcome.com


Administrative Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Technical Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Billing Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Status:ACTIVE

[kingtiger01]

Im sorry, thats horrible...

For what its worth i had similiar problems with 'deemembers.com'. caused me to have to lock my card and re-issue. everything was fine, woke up one morning to check my statement and i had 9 charges of 39.99 and 4 charges of 69.99. 2 of them not even explainable. and that was the first and only purchase i had made with that card. struck me odd.

[JonnyT]

The real number is 1-818-887-6876. They are a Rip off company

This number goes directly to Larry Wilcox - Owner

Here is a link to more info:

http://semjaza.livejournal.com/140065.html?view=65313#t65313

Let me know what happens. Good Luck!

[JonnyT]

Turns out that this site is owned by Larry Wilcox the former actor on CHiPs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Wilcox

[RubyTS]

o lord how do i explain this to the bank and what should i do? Will i be responsible for this charge? I have NO IDEA how the hell they got my information, i like NEVER use my bank card!!! As if today wasn't bad enuf now i gotta deal with this!

[JonnyT]

o lord how do i explain this to the bank and what should i do? Will i be responsible for this charge? I have NO IDEA how the hell they got my information, i like NEVER use my bank card!!! As if today wasn't bad enuf now i gotta deal with this!

Go to this link and go to the top of the page. This person explains what they did. He got his money back.

http://semjaza.livejournal.com/140065.html?view=65313#t65313

IOED.com is part of eLuxe Financial

http://www.eluxefinancial.com/

[Legend]

o lord how do i explain this to the bank and what should i do? Will i be responsible for this charge? I have NO IDEA how the hell they got my information, i like NEVER use my bank card!!! As if today wasn't bad enuf now i gotta deal with this!

Just tell your bank it was a fraudulent charge because you've never signed up for any services from that company.They will must likely investigate and give you a refund.This sort of thing happened to me once and i started using paypal virtual cards.

[RubyTS]

i called my bank again and they placed a stop payment on that particular transaction. They're gonna mail me some forms to fill out, Im going to try to avoid closing the account and just make sure i keep a close eye on this one as well as my cards from now on. This is crazy how the hell do they get your information like that???

[RubyTS]

i just realized i forgot to say thank u :P

[JonnyT]

im sure everything will work out for you. you now have plenty of evidence to fight with if you need to but i think you are ok now. just keep an eye on your accounts from now on. glad to be of service. good luck and take care :wink:

[kingtiger01]

Good Luck!!!!

[hippifried]

Make sure you contest the charge in writing within 30 days. Make sure you have a copy of whatever form or letter you give anyone, & make sure to get their name & the exact time. Taking a friend along to witness it can't hurt.

Ask for proof that somebody actually made a claim on your account. Sometimes if a bank can't determine where a charge is supposed to go, they'll just make a guess. The sad reality is that most people won't look too hard, & if they do, they won't act fast enough.

[RubyTS]

turns out the guy i been seeing has been cruising tranny porn on my laptop behind my back while my antivirus software is expired. the only time i access my account is online, so im pretty sure thats how this all started. he's been grounded from my house and computer priveleges

[BeardedOne]

i just realized i forgot to say thank u :P

You're such a sweetie. :D

Your welcome. :)


This is crazy how the hell do they get your information like that???

Well, it seems that your figured out where your problem may have come from, but sometimes it is just innocent errors. I have several cards and a couple attached to the business can rack up multi-page statements each month, so it can be a trick to follow all of them, but I monitor transactions daily and balance the statements religiously.

One month, a small charge appeared from a fish store in Norway. :shock: It's assumed that the account number was transposed or somesuch. It disappeared in a couple of weeks after I contacted the bank. I've also encountered unfamiliar charges that turned out to be stores that I shop at so rarely that I don't recognize the name on the bill. 'Elects Boutique' didn't sit well with me, having shown up several times in one statement, until I realized it was the shorthand for 'Electronics Boutique', a mall retailer where I'd scarfed up a bunch of game software at a couple of sales (I rarely patronize malls, so I didn't remember the name of the store).


he's been grounded from my house and computer priveleges

Right up there with '...don't spit into the wind, don't tug on Superman's cape...' are basic rules like: Don't let anyone else drive your car if you aren't in it (Corollary allowance for mechanics), don't give anyone your bank card PIN (No matter what J. Peterman sez), and don't let other people use your phone unsupervised (I don't know anyone in France or Guyana, but apparently my son does). Yah, nobody dicks around with my laptop, ever. I cause more than enough damage with it myself. :twisted:

[RubyTS]

lol

[DL_NL]

Glad that's sorted, then.