Identity Theft Prevention
The $9.95 Bizdocuments LLC Charge Scam in 2005
In the summer of 2005, BizDocuments.com, Inc. began receiving calls from individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations inquiring about charges that appeared on their credit card/bank statements for $9.95 from a company called Bizdocuments LLC. This company was not in any way legally associated with BizDocuments.com, Inc.
We began an investigation and discovered that someone had managed to get enough credit/debit card information to initiate this charge. We are not sure exactly how the plan was executed but it appears that the perpetrators had the means to ring up the charge and pocket the $9.95. We suspect this amount was intentionally small so that it would not cause notice on the part of the victims.
Although we were able to locate a telephone number that was likely tied to the perpetrators, we were not able to get any details or definitively solve the mystery.
This experience spurred us to start posting information and tips regarding identity theft, spam, and other nuisances that invade our homes and businesses. We are not experts in preventing identity theft, but we hope you will find our identity theft information helpful.
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