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My CC was fraudulently charged. The transaction was charged for “CCBill.com *Bri 888-5969279 AZ” for the amount of $19.95.
I called CCBill.com and they told me the charge was made to beautyisdivine.com (porno site). CCBill.com was not able to credit me back due to their failure to verify that I was not the one who made the charge because the thief used my real address and credit card info even though email address was different.
I called my CC company and cancelled the cards. What steps can I take to prevent these from happening in the future?

By David on May 10, 2008

My visa Card was charged $9.95 in March, then again in April for the same amount, listed on my bank statement as “babyboomerpPM *babybo”.
I HAD a membership on a site that began with the name Baby Boomer BUT had cancelled my membership a couple of months ago.!

I also found another website that lists this phone# as “Awareness Corporation Corporate site”, described as “Offers information on personal health and well being.
Distributor opportunity”
http://www.awarecorp.com/
http://www.awarecorp.com/main.html

I reported it to my bank and they told me to call the phone#, which I did, it is an automatic answering machine identifying itself as “peoplemedia online dating sites”.

I sent an e-mail telling them to send me a refund check within two weeks to avoid a lawsuit and told them I am reporting them to the BBB for fraud. We shall see if they refund my money.

I hope these people get stopped from ripping innocent people off.

Thanks for the opportunity to state my case.

By Joyce M. Jeffries on May 18, 2008

These bums fraduently charged my debit card three times in the amount of $13.90 each for a total of $41.70. The information comes up as 2 different dating services that I have never had any dealings with! After doing a google search, I discovered many complaints about this corporation. I don’t know how they got my account information, but I believe they are the thieves, and not some individual! I’m angry and I will take every possible action to put these freaks in jail!!!!

By Dave S on Jun 5, 2008

I had to report fraudulent charges for a:
Aslene’s Reads E-Books
Out of FL
(407)964-1075 – This was the number listed with my bank.
The charge was for $6.95.
People Piss Me Off!!!!

By LeighLeigh on Jun 25, 2008

I had a fraudulant charge from Aslene Reads E-Books as well on June 27, 2008. The number by bank gave me was 407-964-3142 and when I called it it was not in service (BIG SURPRISE!) The charge was $4.95 but still this is MY money!

By Barrie Brinkley on Jul 11, 2008

I have a fraudulent charge on my CC of 4.95 from Aslene Reads E.Books. I am worried about them having my CC numbers. The phone number on my CC is 407-964-1075. I called it and got a message of “unavailable”. My CC company did credit my account. They recommended I report my card lost and get a new number. I will be calling the BBB.
Be aware!

By D on Jul 25, 2008

i do not want to b charge for something i do not even go on i took it off and you are still takeing money from me so take the damn thing off and stop takeing my money

–[editor note] Dude, this is a place where people can let others know about the fraudulent charges they have been victim to, so others can know.

By chris on Jul 31, 2008

I too have been charged by Aslene Gaming which is supposed to be part of Aslene Reads E.Books. Please, be careful and immediately report it to your bank and change cards. If anyone knows what else can be done please speak up because at $6.00 a person this company is making a lot of money. I’ll let you know if I find out anything else.
Be wary.

By Ivonne on Aug 2, 2008

Just got scammed by CCBill.com 888-5969279! OR my Husband is looking at porn again. I am going to confront him tonight to see what webpages he is looking at and call the number and demand my money back. I am seriously mad considering I have thousands of debt right now and can’t deal with another person taking my money nor can I afford it.

By Christina Langley on Aug 4, 2008

A $ 4.95 charge came up on my account from
aslene gaming also. I have disputed it, and
also have closed this account and am getting
a new one.

DON’T BE AFRAID TO DISPUTE CHARGES!

By paul on Aug 11, 2008

I have a $6.95 charge on my account from Aslene Reads ebooks and I know for a fact that I havent purchased anything from them. How did you guys handle it?

By Shannopn on Aug 13, 2008

I also have had a $4.95 charge on my account from Aslene Gaming (I’m in NC). My bank actually caught this as a fraud charge before I even saw it and immediately put a restriction on my card. These frauds must raise a red flag when the banks see this company now!

By Jane on Aug 19, 2008

i keep get billed for things i havnt used on mervynwoodcock@yahoo.co.nz and also mervynw@ihug .co.nz

By mervyn woodcock on Aug 21, 2008

I got a $4.95 charge for “ASLINE GAMING” on my statement. This is immediately following a fraudulent charge RE: EDGE company. The # listed for ASLINE is: 407-9641075. It comes back as disconnected.

If you get ANY of these SPAM charges, report it to your bank and/or card carrier and CANCEL your card IMMEDIATELY. The SPAm charges are monitors to your account and it’s only a matter of time before your entire paycheck dissapears into someone’s pocket in Romania.

By Chris on Sep 2, 2008

Iwe got a 6.95 charge on our CC from aslene gaming out of FL. called the number and it was disconnected. What can be done?

By Rodney on Sep 3, 2008

Aslene Gaming in Florida got me for $4.95 this month.

By Kathy on Sep 5, 2008

All those hit by Aslene Gaming and the like, do you have any affiliations with CitiBank, Bank Of America, State Farm or Equifax.

The thought occurred to me after I was hit for $4.95 that there must be something we all have in common. Please answer if you want/can.

By JJ on Sep 8, 2008

I was charged $ 4.95 by Aslene Gaming on 8/9/08. Their phone number is 407-964-1075 but is not in service. Beware.

By Bill on Sep 8, 2008

I have been hit by Aslene e books twice in 4 months for $6.95. I reported as fraud both times to credit card. Second time they closed the account number and issued a new one.

By J.S. on Sep 14, 2008

I have also been ripped off of 11.95, 65.00 & 65.00 just this morning. I would like to infrom you all…..if you have called and asked for a refund and they tell you that they are unable to give you a refund because they can’t verify that the charge wasn’t you…..you need to file a police report with your local police department. Then you need to call them back with the police report number and ask again for your refund. If you tell them on the first call that you are filing a police report they may just refund your money right then. Ask to speek to a supervisor right off the bat. Don’t give them a chance to say NO. I have had this happen to me 5 times in the last 5 days and I didn’t order any of the items that total more then 150.00. THIS IS FRAUD guys and it’s against the law. You are being ripped off by companies that are probably going out of business and they only way they are surviving is by stealing your information off of an ligitimate transaction that you made with an honest company. Don’t accept NO Refund for an answer.

By Getting Ripped Off on Jan 2, 2009

I found a fraudulent charge in the amount of $423.80!!!!! It was used in person with a debit card and I’ve never had my card out of my possession so now I really don’t know how to watch out anymore! The culprit messed me up perfectly, i was on my way to pay tuition when i found out about it. They are the reason I can’t go to school this coming semester (which was supposed to be my last semester of college). Needless to say, I am very ticked off about this.

By Vanessa on Jan 12, 2009

I was charged $50 and $20 eo my credit card. So far no luck in getting it refunded.
This burns me, I now have to cancel the card and start over with a new account.

By William Pennington on Jan 20, 2009

I recived a charge for 11.89 on my check card from promosdesign.com. I do not use this card for online purchases. The phone number listed is 540-317-3245. When I called I was told they are busy and to send an email to support@. The website listed is not an active business and only has links to other sites. I contacted my bank and they cancelled the old card and issued a new one. If you get a charge from this company don’t hesitate to dispute it!

I work in IT and did a WHOIS at whois.net to determine site ownership and found that the site is owned by godaddy.com. I have never done business with them and it looks like the site domain may be for sale.

By James on Jan 23, 2009

I got 4 hits by ccbill in the amount of $100 each in December, one right after the other, to my credit card. My bank caught it immediately and notified me of the suspicious charges, we determined the chages were fradulent and my bank removed them and issued me a new card.

By Judith on Jan 26, 2009

I was notified by PayPal that my account had been charged $300 by HGOHandago. I checked the PayPal site and indeed they had sent the charge to my CC for the amount. There is no site for HGOHandago but Google brought up many fraud notices for this name, mostly billed through PayPal. I filed a dispute with PayPal, sill investigating, and with my CC. The CC immediately reversed the charge.

I am amazed that PayPal is still accepting charges form these people with all the reports of fraud out there.

By Ric Martin on Jan 26, 2009

I received a charge for 10.29 from this website. It goes to Godaddy.com. They will not address the issue. Contact the bank/credit card company right away and disput the charge and cancel any cards.

By Tracy S. Greiner on Feb 3, 2009

I received a fraudulent charge for $12.79 from http://www.promosdesign.com Never done business with them, no idea who they are. As someone else mentioned website came through Go Daddy.com…..contact bank, dispute charges and cancel card.

By Cynthia Killion on Feb 9, 2009

Also received charge for $12.79 for wwww.promosdesign.com. Couldn’t find any information on them. Canceled card & disputing charge.

By Liz Barry on Feb 22, 2009

I got a charge from”WWW.PROMOSDESIGN.COM” on my card. I do not know where this came from either.I am disputing it.

By John on Feb 26, 2009

I got a fraudulent charge from CCBill.com *The Greta Ta 888-5969279 AZ for $29. I disputed the charge with my credit card company, and I’ll see if it ever happens again.

By Sammie on Mar 26, 2009

I got two charges totalling $270 to my credit card. This is obviously a scam or this company is very good at doing business with stolen credit cards. Disgusting… This is how the bill showed in my statement:

CCBill.com *Peanut Labs 888-5969279 AZ

By Rick on Apr 9, 2009

I also have a fraudulent charges into my card from CCbill.com 1888 596 9279 I called them and they can’t refund me because they can’t verify it exactly if I did not purchase an item from sexbrowsing.com
I need this site band! They are fraud. Why they successfully charged somebody for not verifying if it was legitimate purchaser.

By Rufina on May 14, 2009

I just got two charges on my account, one for $20 from ccbill. com. I called them and they reported there was a charge and they are refunding me the money, only due to the fact before the charge i had reported it stolen. They are supposed to refund that back to me. And the other charge was to the American Red Cross for $100. I find that really strange someone would do that. Ive contacted my bank and trying to get a hold of the red cross. We will see.

By Aric on May 15, 2009

moneynowusa debited 29.95 out of my debit card and i never had any dealings with their company.i tried to contact them at the number they left 1-877-510-5000 and it is just a recording and will not allow you to speak with anyone.i have been debited for other services i never received as well and no way to contact them.i now have cancelled my account.

By missy on Jul 1, 2009

A NetFlix account holder tried to use my debit card by posting a $1.00 Pending Charge to my bank account. NetFlix knows who the party is but will not divulge any information to me. All they did was cancel the charge.

My bank has canceled the card and will reissue but this does nothing to catch the thieve(s).

I reported it to secretservice.gov but doubt they will do anything either. We need somewhere to go to report these things so the thieve(s) are caught and stopped.

By PATRICK HARRSION on Nov 16, 2009

Had two small (under $10) charges against my debit card. The charges were from different company names, different times – but both supposedly based in FL: Let Me Do It, LLC (Pompano Beach) and cheapestthemes.com. Of course, I hadn’t ever ordered anything from either of these outfits. I called my bank, reported the fraud, and had a new card issued. The bottom line is this: regardless of WHO the company is (in my case they both appeared to be fronts for laundering funds from stolen card #’s – not even legitimate businesses), if you have bogus charges on your account, it means that your card information has been compromised. IMMEDIATELY call your bank (or credit card company). Tell them that your card information has been compromised, and don’t use the word “dispute”, use the word “fraud” – and ask for a new card #. Then file a complaint with the BBB and police (if you can),and your state attorney general’s office. In my case, I also filed with IC3.gov (federal internet crime unit) and e-mailed everyone I know to warn them about fastidiously checking their accounts for very small discrepancies from companies whose names they don’t recognize. Hope this helps!

By Shawn on Nov 18, 2009

I also had a fraudulant charge on my PayPal account with my Ebay Mastercard with a company called HGO Handango. On July 3rd they charged my card $439.51 for something I didn’t buy or ever receive. I called Paypal Immediatly and also Ebay Mastercard GE Moneybank and filed a claim. I waited for MONTHS to have them solve this and now was just told (Dec 4th) that they sent me a letter in October about it and put the charge back on my card! This is outrageous! I never purchased anything nor did I even know what HGO Handango was!

By Elizabeth on Dec 4, 2009

HGO HANDANGO: I was worried this was fraudulent too but after researching my emails, it turned out to be software I purchased from Splash Data.

“All of SplashData’s products are available for immediate download from http://www.splashdata.com as well as from online resellers like Handango and PalmGear.”

By Cindy on Dec 19, 2009

I have three pending charges on my debit card which is very scary as it hard to dispute such charges. I cancelled the card tonight. The three charges look like they were for makeup and porn. I am single so it wasn’t an errant partner. Chase says they will refund the charges and take them up with the vendor if they go through. I HAVE my debit card in my wallet so it means that someone apparently stole a replacement card from the mail.

By lflynn on Jan 14, 2010

I had 3 transactions against my credit card, my cc bank is looking into this problem.

CCBill.com 888-5969279 AZ $32-00
TJ-EXPRESSCOLLECT.COM +44 20313990GBR
##0110 24.94 US DOLLAR
INTERACTIVE GALLERY 06616219337 CO
##0110 19.95 US DOLLAR

By Neil on Jan 19, 2010

I also have 3 separate charges from TJ-EXPRESSCOLLECT.COM total of about $65.

I went ahead and typed that website on my browser and directed me to thesupportbank.com
I contacted the customer service and they said that they cannot find my information from their database. I dunno how they were able to charge my card when I have nothing to do with them..
Scary world!

By John on Jan 25, 2010

I found 17 pending debit card charges, 10 of them from ccbill.com. I called their customer support. The man said that the charges were made using the correct name and address information. However, he was able to trace the IP address, and the charges were made from Georgia… rather far from Washington. They said they are refunding my money, and it will all be back in my bank account within 10 business days. Fingers crossed.

Obviously, had to cancel my debit card… pain in the ass… and about $400 of my money is tied up for a couple of weeks. Plus, there is somebody, somewhere where I made a purchase, using or selling customer information. I’m looking back at my purchase records to see if anybody is in Georgia.

If… longshot… the evildoers are caught, I’m betting drugs and alcohol were involved. Those are behind most money crimes these days.

By Bruce N Wheelock on Feb 5, 2010

I was charged on my credit card with
T.J.-EXPRESSCOLLECT.COM two amounts on the same date March 4,2010..$32.53 and $1.09
Don’t know where they are from???

By H.H. on Apr 8, 2010

I had two charges to my debit card :
GREAT ELECTRONICS for 7.48
PRECISION BUILDERS for 9.00 even. Still have the card, so someone got a hold of it somewhere…have since canceled the card.

By Becks on Apr 16, 2010

I was hit with $44.94 in charges to my account from this outfit [handango.com]. I have never heard of them and they seem to be a scam operation. I don’t even own a smart phone and their login account information has no record of my e-mail. Somebody should go after these guys. I can’t make heads or tails of it, either my number was stolen or this is a scam operation.

By john Donohue on Apr 24, 2010

i was charged £ 25.59 by hgo handango and have never had any dealings with them at all, have cancelled card now but something needs to be done about these scamsters, i dont own a smartphone. very unhappy , i would like to see how they feel about being robbed for something they know nothing about.

By nik gunn on May 13, 2010

i was charged 29,95$ from Interactive Gallery.
Did anyone have a adress or website for contact?
Thanks

By Thomas on Jun 7, 2010

CHECKCARD 07/07 SAFE T TEK INTERNATION PATTEN CO $15.00
called bank of america… the number for “safe t tek” they gave me was 503 262 9100

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=503+262+9100

By ali on Jul 7, 2010

Hi,

I just noticed I was charged over £50 by CCBill.com 888-5969279 AZ! I never known such company and would never have bought any stuff from this company!!!

How come such fradulant company exist after so much complaint?!

we have to do something to report them to consumer credit license to close them down! they are worms! should kill them! to stop them damage peoples finance!!!!

By sunny on Jul 7, 2010

I got hit with $29 from MEDISSUE.COM… I saw the charge, but wasn’t really worried about it until I saw the international service fee associated with it… and then I realized it couldn’t be mine. It was only 9¢ off from a real medicine order I had made, but once I looked at the website, I realized it was fraudulent. I have a new account now and am really keeping an eye on all my accounts.

By Marisa on Jul 16, 2010

I discovered a fraudulent charge for $39.71 on my credit card from lafincs.com in the UK two weeks after I joined a softcore adult site in the UK through CCBill.com. Lafincs.com looks like a phony credit card processing site.

Since I only use CCBill as a credit card processor for online subscriptions of this sort, and this was the first UK site I had ever joined, the trail ultimately leads back to CCBill. The coincidence can’t be ignored.

They dismissed my concerns and said I probably had spyware (although I have relatively high system security, visit only safe sites, and carefully research sites before subscribing) Besides, I thought CCBill safeguarded my credit card information in the first place.

A WHOIS search of lafincs.com revealed it is owned by a Michelle Brown of La Fin Enterprises in the UK and she owns over 100 similar “credit card processing” and bizarre adult sites that probably aren’t even real.

I’m a moron in the midwest USA.

By Verne on Aug 1, 2010

Well i’m not the only one i’m the same as Vern, the one above me.Came home from work on Thrusday and recorded message from my CC fraud services company verifying my CC charges,after verifying my online account and of course Lafincs was on there ($39.71),Friday morning called my CC services and talk to the fraud department and they cancelled my CC, yes yearlier in the year i did join on of those sites that was billed from CCBill.com. So i guessing some how are CC are being exposed to other sites.

Well i got my new CC from my bank, and it looks like i’ll never use CCbill again. Just found out today the $39.71 was taken out of my account from my old CC. I was hoping that the fraud department was’nt to charge that. I think Lafincs is lafing at us.

By Tom on Aug 3, 2010

$39.71 charge. La Fin Enterprises and a host of other names. I have been had three times by these crooks. The latest is for $39.71, I called their CS number and the operator processed a refund with hardly any question. In each instance there has also been an nonrefundable “processing fee” of $1.85.

They can never offer any proof that I initiated the charge. They are a scam that I am sure makes a good deal of money via nonrefundable fees.

By Michael on Aug 25, 2010

Thanks for the posted comments and reports…I was saved on nick of time….

By almost_ripped off on Aug 28, 2010

I noticed a fraudulent debit charge from my account on 9/1/10 from Decoration Art LLC in Florida for $1.60 (I live in Montana). I hadn’t charged anything in person or on the internet. The next day I called the number listed by the charge (904-693-2471) and it already said it had been disconnected. The bank said it can’t be disputed for that small amount, but I cancelled my card and got a replacement.

By Stacie on Sep 22, 2010

I also got a fraudulent charge on my debit card for Decoration Art LLC in Florida for $1.60 and when i called the number it had been disconnected. I called my credit union and they will refund the money! Only 1.60 , but if 1000 people get billed-look at the totals! Probably banking on people not getting refunded. Such a pain to have to get new card but what choice is there?

By melody on Sep 22, 2010

I was also a victim of a fraudulent charge on my card. It was from a company called Decoration Art LLC from Florida. They only charged $1.60 to my account, but the point is they have my info. Called the number on my statement (904-693-2471) and the number has already been disconnected. Called the bank to dispute the charge and had them cancel my card and reissue me a new one.

By Steve on Sep 26, 2010

I have also seen a fraudulent charge from Decoration Art LLC (Jacksonville FL) show up on my most recent statement. Total charges of $4.60. Canceled the card and will be seeking a refund tomorrow.

How in the world can someone get away with this sort of thing? There has to be a way to track the $ back to an account somewhere.

By Matt on Sep 27, 2010

I first received a charge on 9/13/10 for $25.90 from:
VP*IDEA VILLAGE
800-765-2994
Purchase Date: 09/13/10

It was described as a “Retail Store”. My credit card declined it, thankfully.

On 9/15/10, I noticed a charge of $1.00 (to fly under the radar and “feel out my account”) on my credit card transaction report:
UMG*EDGE(888)3267156
888-326-7156 IL
Purchase Date: 09/14/10

I did not make a purchase to initiate this charge, which was also described as a “Retail Store”. This time, the charge went through.

Immediately, on 9/15/10 another charge, this time for $4.60 from:
DECORATION ART, LLC
904-693-2471 FL
Purchase Date: 09/14/10

I did not make a purchase to initiate this charge, which was also described as a “Retail Store”. This time, to, the charge went through.

I called all the numbers, and got answering machines, some of which referred me to other number, also with answering machines. The “Idea Village” number is no longer in service.

I finally found an email address that got a response when I told them that I had been fraudulently billed and threatened further action, and I got this response:

From: custserv@IdeaVillage.com
Subject: RE: Unauthorized and unwanted charge on my credit card
Date: September 20, 2010 7:14:52 AM PDT
To: xxxxxxxx@xxx

“Your order was cancelled today, 9/20/10 per your request and all third party offers were cancelled and will be credited to your credit card.”

There was no further comment, but clearly, Idea Village acknowledged without saying so, that they had fraudulently charged my credit card.

THEN, I got this:

From: custserv@IdeaVillage.com
Subject: RE: Unauthorized and unwanted charge on my credit card
Date: September 27, 2010 8:35:25 AM PDT
To: xxxxxx@xxxxx

We cancelled your Uglu order and you were never charged for it. As far as the $1.00 charge you have to call 1-866-434-6600. When I call that number, it is the same customer service department as Idea Village, even though the charge is for Uglu.

I still have not gotten satisfaction regarding the DECORATION ART, LLC charge, as you all have noted, the phone number is disconnected and the website is shut down. This is a major scam, and I have reported it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3.

http://complaint.ic3.gov/update

A lot of people don’t look closely at their credit card statements, and a $4.60 charge labeled “Retail Store” does not stand out. I bet 90% of these charges get through unchallenged, and the person who is doing this is setting up shop, then moving before anyone can catch up to him. I am hoping the the FBI or FCC will track him or her down.

Report abuse when you see it.

By Rich on Sep 28, 2010

I just received a charge of $4.60 from “Decoration Art LLC, 904-693-2471″ as well (on 9/28/2010). I cancelled my debit card immediately and issued the fraud with my bank.

By KG on Sep 29, 2010

Was just hit with a $42.06 charge from LAFINCS.COM. It sounds like it may be the same deal as someone mentioned above, except being in Canada, exchange rate works out to $42.06 instead of $39.71 or whatever.

I haven’t used this card for online transactions in over a year, so I have no idea. I may have subscribed to something via CCBill well OVER a year ago, so if they’re to blame, they’ve been holding onto my information for quite some time. Either way, card’s being replaced and bank is looking into this as a fraud case.

By Jean on Sep 30, 2010

I just checked my bank statement today- and I too have a charge for 4.60 from “Decoration Arts LLC, 904-693-2471″ on 9/28/10. Cancelled debt-called bank with fraud. GRRRRR

By Brienne Miller on Oct 1, 2010

I just checked my online account today. I have a charge for $7.60 from Decoration Arts LLC. I called the number 904-693-2471 this morning and it has been disconnected.

By Sarah on Oct 5, 2010

I am yet another victim of “Decoration Art, LLC”. My account was hit with a $4.60 charge on September 22, 2010. Like many others have already posted, I called the number referenced with the charge [(904) 693-2471] only to find out that it has been disconnected. I have also reported the charge to my bank & cancelled my card.

Not only is this inconvenient, it’s infuriating. I wonder how many others have been hit and haven’t realized it.

Rich, thank you for suggesting the Internet Crime Complaint Center

By Desiree on Oct 5, 2010

Received a $4.60 charge to my debit card from Decoration Arts on 9/28. They’ve been busy I see. Initiated a charge back through my bank, canceled my card.

It’s typical to initiate fraud by trying small amounts to see if a card works. Then they start using it for the biggies.

By Leah on Oct 5, 2010

I was hit by Decoration Art for $7.60 today. (they like ending in .60) Getting debit card canceled. My wife called the number, 904-263-5578, and got a voicemail. The address I found through google looks like someone’s house. I bet they used someone’s address and phone number that aren’t even theirs.

By Allan on Oct 7, 2010

CCBill charged me for a book “I was fired by the airlines” on August 3 and I have NEVER EVER received anything.
I will make a complaint !!!
That shows me for once more, that online orders from abroad (I live in Switzerland) is a high risk – never again !!!

By Rudolf on Oct 7, 2010

I got $7.60 from Decoration Art LLC on my card too. Chase called me to ask me if I’d made the charge. I had not. They’re cancelling my card and blocking the chart now.

By Jim on Oct 9, 2010

I was also charge $4.60 from Decoration Art,LLC. I called the number the “company” provided (1-904-693-2471), it was a disconnected number. This number was a landline in the Jacksonville, Fl. My card was cancelled by Chase; and the charge was reported as fraud.

By Cathleen on Oct 11, 2010

I just got charged TODAY by Decoration Art, LLC for 4.60. Called bank and cancelled card. I am very private and careful with my information, as my spouse was a victim of identity theft last year. I got an email from Pay pal a month and a half ago, which I used one time, to order my son movies, and I thought the email was a scam, saying my information may have been taken. Well, must have been true. Called number, disconnected. What the heck.

By Christine on Oct 11, 2010

I feel like little Sir Echo! The last several posts are sum up my experience exactly! Have contacted my Credit Union and waiting word! Spread the word people! Lets get these buggers!

By Michael on Oct 12, 2010

i got charged 9/02 by Decoration Art, LLC for $1.60. Called 904-693-2471 FL and it’s disconnected. What an incovenience just to go through all of this. I just want to make sure, my next month bill will not be charged again.

By Gigi on Oct 12, 2010

I had a charge for $7.60. I had visited a website earlier to morgangold.com. Researching Decoration Art, LLC, I discovered that the domain is affiliated to morgangold.com. I will alert the television network that advertised this company and alert them of a connection and possible web intrusion by what I suspect is advanced spyware. Please research the connection between the two companies and decide for yourself.

By Dan on Oct 14, 2010

$4.60 for decoration art, LLC. Phone # cancelled. Bank says it was my wife’s debit card and the store was listed as “computer software store”. I am disputing and have my wife’s card cancelled. Thank god my bank has instant issue debit cards!

By Matt on Oct 15, 2010

And rack up another for Decoration Art LLC with phone number of 904-263-5578. The phone went straight to voicemail, with an option to leave a message, which I did not, but the recorded female message came with a very heavy Indian (I think) accent. The charge on my CC was only for $1.60. I called the bank; CC/debit card has been canceled, and now have to go to the bank to ask that they issue a new one. Inconvenient, to say the least. What I want to know, is where did I actually, truly shop that skimmed my number…if it works that way.

By Fiona on Oct 15, 2010

OCTOBER 15, 2010
Just like so many others, noticed a charge for $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC….(phone number disconnected.) Called & cancelled the card & have to get a fraud letter from my bank. Filed a complaint with the Internet Crime Website.

By Alex on Oct 15, 2010

I noticed a fraudulent debit charge from my account on 10/11/10 from Decoration Art LLC in Florida for $4.60 (I live in Ohio). I hadn’t charged anything in person or on the internet. Also, I credit everything not debit. So I called the number listed by the charge (904-693-2471) and it said it had been disconnected. I went straight to the bank to replace my card and block the previous card. I filled a fraud complaint with my bank.

By Kim on Oct 18, 2010

We just noticed a charge from Decoration Art LLC on our bank account today in the amount of $4.60. Infuriating to say the least. Will be going to the bank to cancel our cards AGAIN as this isn’t the first time this has happened to us. I’m ready to hide all of my money under the mattress.

By Jennifer on Oct 19, 2010

i was charged by decoration art llc in florida as well for 4.60. (i live in boston) called and had it cancelled. had to jump through hoops though at sovereign it seemed. they tried to keep getting me to call the company when i told them it was disconnected.

By lindsay on Oct 19, 2010

I noticed a charge of $4.60 from Decroation Art LLC on my account today. Like everyone else I had to call my bank and cancel my card. I’m just glad that I found out that other’s were having the same problem because I would have went crazy trying to figure out where the charge came from. So what did I do to allow someone to get my account information?

By Jodie on Oct 19, 2010

I as well noticed a charge of $4.60 from Decoration Art in FL on my account. I called my bank and had my debit card cancelled and they are sending me a new one. But, how scary is this….esp that I see I am not the only one this is happening too. Thought it was strange that is was for a small amount and there were no other charges. I knew this charge was not mine!

By Lee on Oct 20, 2010

I also just found a charge on my debit card for $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC in Florida. I have been extremely careful where I use my card online because my card has been compromised before, and it’s scary that they still got through.

By Julie on Oct 21, 2010

This happened to me on Oct 19th. Decoration Art out of FL debited $4.60 out of my account. Their number is disconnected. I had to cancel my card and now have to go through paperwork to get my money back. I had to file a police report with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Dept. I hope everyone else does the same. I am in Texas and they got me! Don’t let these scammers get away with this.

By Kim on Oct 21, 2010

I live north of Boston and was charged the same $4.60 from Decoration Art in FL. I called Decoration’s “phone number” and of course it was disconnected. Please advise your friends to check their bank statements. If these people are only charging $4.60, some people will probably just write it off. If Decoration Art is charging $4.60 to thousands of people, they’re making a mint! People are horrible and yes, this is scary. I called my bank and canceled my card. I also called my local police department but they said that the bank will handle an investigation, I hope!

By Joyce on Oct 21, 2010

I am also filing a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
http://www.ic3.gov/
Hopefully if we all do this, the person will get caught.

By Joyce on Oct 22, 2010

I got the $7.60 fraudulent charge from Decoration Art back in early September. I think my number may have been skimmed via seattlefabrics.com because that was the only recent legitimate exposure from a purchase I had to make online for work. Anyway the CEO listed online is Michael Lee of Jacksonville, FL. I sleuthed his home number online and it is goes to voicemail where he says his name. I called 10+ times and he never picked up. The voice sounded like a middle-aged black male. His number is disconnected now, but recently he has popped up again here:
http://www.michaelleesdojo.com/index.cfm?page=4
There’s a decent chance this is the guy running the scam, or else some other party would have had to register Decoration art and pdaplusmore under his name to disguise their affairs, but Michael Lee definately stopped answering his phone for SOME reason.

By Jeremy Chell on Oct 22, 2010

Here’s a link to Decoration Art CEO Michael Lee’s appearance in the phone book.

http://www.realpageslive.com/guide/FL/Jacksonville_White_and_Yellow_Pages/Residence/302.asp

The line rings but no longer goes to voicemail. I suspect the karate guy might be him, but I don’t have the nerve to call him and do a voice match to what I heard on the voicemail at 904-781-1425.

By Jeremy Chell on Oct 22, 2010

brmorris,

I’m sure seattlefabrics had no conscious role if any at all. They are a legitimate business. As an aside, My wife had her CC# stolen via a local bar in my town probably from a dirty employee. We figured it out because they caught the guy and he turned out to be an employee there and we later noticed that this particular bar prints the entire CC# and exp date on their receipts. Just careless. The dumbass ordered $120 of pizza delivery TWICE in two days and they nailed him the second time.

By Jeremy Chell on Oct 22, 2010

Arizona. Got a call yesterday from Chase regarding the $4.60 charge from Deco Art. Would be interesting to know what most of us have in common here. I assume an online purchase from a vendor whose website/database was compromised.

By Andrew on Oct 25, 2010

Another Decoration Art LLC victim here – $4.60 on my debit card. Same story as everyone else, phone number disconnected, etc. Unlike Chase, though, TD Bank did not call me about it perhaps they have not had as many incidents as Chase. Regardless, I canceled my card and they are doing their own investigation. On the bright side it looks like I will be getting my $4.60 back at the end of the investigation!

By Mike on Oct 26, 2010

I am wondering if it is at all related to facebook and/or payal. I just purchased credits for MallWorld that my daughter plays via facebook and right after the paypal charge I now see a $4.60 from Decoration Art, will be going to the bank tomorrow. Have never had an issue with paypal or facebook before but that is all I can think of…

By Mimi on Oct 26, 2010

Suddenly on my credit card, there is a charge for $9.89 from http://Www.thedigistar.com 206-2020027 Vt. I’ve closed my credit card, thank you scumbag.

By Credit Card Closed on Oct 27, 2010

Decoration Art LLC made a $4.60 withdrawal from our account 10/15/10. We have never even heard of this company. Our bank closed the account and I reported it to the BBB. I see that someone mentioned MallWorld. My daughters to go on that website but we have not bought any credit there. We have bought credits on Small Worlds and Free Realm. Not sure if that sounds familiar to anyone else? The only other online transactions that we have made was a subscription to Allure magazine and dues to USA Tae Kwon Do.

By Denise on Oct 28, 2010

Just recv’d a charge from Decoration Art LLC in FL. for $1.60. With all the correct info on my card. I did donate to a Breast Cancer site today along with buying a scrapbook program. I will be emailing them both.

By Dan on Oct 28, 2010

I to just recived a fraud charge from Deco Art for $4.60 and I am disuputing it. Thanks to a google search i found these posts which helped me identify this has happened to others. Thanks everyone.

By Ricki on Oct 29, 2010

I guess this “Decoration Art LLC 904-2635578 FL” is getting more bold than ever! I just checked my bank statement online (I check it every day), and a charge dated today (10/29/10) for $7.60 is currently showing as pending to my debit card. I will be heading to my bank right away to have them remove the charge and issue me a new card.

By Kem on Oct 29, 2010

My bank just called me to verify some charges for fraud. Lo and behold one of the charges was a $7.60 charge from Decoration Art LLC. My card has been cancelled and a new one will be issued. I have no idea how they got my info. I’m glad I googled them and found these posts. I kept thinking I must have ordered something and just forgot.

By Joan on Oct 30, 2010

just saw a $7.60 charge on my paypal debit card. New this was not a charge of mine…so how do they get our numbers? I now have to notify paypal to cancel and issue me a new card

By kristin cass on Nov 2, 2010

I just got hit with a $4.65 charge from Decoration Art LLC. in Florida. I had my cc cancelled.

By George on Nov 3, 2010

We got hit with a charge of $4.60 From Decoration Art LLC. With the phone #904-693-2471… Not happy, at all!

By Lenox on Nov 4, 2010

Noticed a charge for 8.04 from http://www.thedigistar.com
Never purchased anything from this site. Filed a fraud claim with our bank and they removed the charges, hopefully it won’t happen again. It flagged our account and our card was locked…

By Jennifer on Nov 5, 2010

I watch my bank accounts fairly closely. I found a charge from Decoration Art LLC for $4.60. I see on this website that I am not alone, that they are hitting a lot of people. For them, every little charge will add up to a nice income, even though they don’t supply a service or a product.

I called their number, listed as a Florida number, and got a machine. The voice on the machine was a female trying her hardest to speak clear English, and with an accent that sounds South Asian, perhaps Filipino. No messages can be left on the machine. I imagine this phone never gets answered and that no one really works for Decoration Art LLC.

By Diana on Nov 5, 2010

I always check my account to make sure all my bills are paid. I noticed a charge from Decoration Art LLC of $1.60 was made to my account this week. The phone number 904-693-2471 listed on my statement is not in sevice. The other number I was given by my bank was 904-263-5578. I called and they are not opened on the weekend. I could not understand the woman on the prerecorded message.

By Rudi on Nov 6, 2010

There is a charge for $8.55 from http://www.thedigistar.com on my bank statement. I called the contact number and it is a recording asking you to email them. I emailed and they responded at 3am asking for my credit card information. I responded back asking for details of the transaction to include the prduct and shipping inforamtion. They won’t respond.

By J on Nov 8, 2010

I also got hit with a small ($9.96) charge on my credit card from http://www.thedigistar.com. Like the others I found only a recording at the customer service number. My credit card company is reversing the charges.

By Craig on Nov 8, 2010

Charged $4.60 by Decoration Art LLC to my Visa Debit Card on 11/7/2010 via a POS withdrawal. Their number DECORATION ART LL 904-693-2471 FLUS is disconnected.

Disputed charge with bank and canceled my bank card.

By Mom on Nov 9, 2010

I found a charge for $1.60 today also on my bank statement as a debit- I don’t use PayPal or any facebook games. Have to sit on hold forever with my bank and cancel my debit card because of some piece of —-!

By Angry on Nov 9, 2010

THEY ARE STILL TRYING!!!

Got what looks like the higher charge from Decoration Art, LLC at $7.60. Called the credit union, been through this before so I know I am fine, but have to go through the same motions cancel card, etc.

An earlier post put up the yellow pages for Michael Lee at the same address that is shown on their company profile (1178 Alta Vista St Jacksonville, FL 32205) on this website:

http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Jacksonville/decoration-art-llc/36236195.aspx

Yes, the number on my statement is still disconnected, but I tried to call Michael on his phone number listed in the yellow pages. It is a legit line and I left a brief message for him to give me a call and I will keep trying until I reach him directly.

There are about 54 of these posts for the Decor Art company ripoffs and the average is $4.60. They are sitting with a minimum of $250 of money they did nothing to earn. Pathetic if you ask me.

Will post more info if I get through to him…Has anyone actually talked to him? On the company profile it says he has incorporated the company in March of this year.

By Chris G on Nov 10, 2010

Wrote a nice long post and it is not showing for some reason. Gee thanks!

I have tried to call Michael Lee twice and still no answer. The second time I tried to call I acted like I knew him and said:

“Hey Mike this is Chris…S–t is hitting the fan man. I need you to call me back asap so that we can figure things out….Call me back (left cell number).

I feel a little concerned giving out my phone number, but he can’t do anything. Will keep posting results if any…

By Chris G on Nov 10, 2010

I also was hit with a $4.60 charge from Decoration Art, LLC. Called my bank to dispute it. I told him I was looking at postings online that confirmed it was fraudulent but he didn’t seem to care about the information I was sharing. He said they would let me know if I needed a new card. Wonder how long Decoration Art will get away with this!

By Shelli B on Nov 11, 2010

Just got charged 4.60 from Decoration Art, LLC with a FL # 904-693-2471 disconnected. Since it is Veterans Day bank is closed. Have 3 cards on account now have to cancel all unless bank can give me the # charged. Will be filing with bank and fraud complaint center. Bank is good about refunding money. Good luck to u all and keep an eye on your accounts.

By MarilynT on Nov 11, 2010

I also got a charge from Decoration Art LLC, in the amount of $7.60 on my check card. The bank gave me a number of 904-263-5578. I called and all you can do is leave a message. Reported it to my bank and cancelled my card.

By Angela on Nov 11, 2010

I too just discovered a charge from Decoration Art LLC on my debit card, with the same Florida number that others have listed. Can’t believe nothing can be done about this with all these complaints that others have already had. Filed a fraud complaint and cancelled my card. Hope they get these thieves!

By Kristan on Nov 12, 2010

$4.60 charge showed up on my debit card this morning from 5734 DECORATION ART, FL 904-693-2471 DECORATION ART LLCUS. I have no clue what this company is, and I have not purchased anything from them. I will allert my bank and get a new card.

By Sandra on Nov 15, 2010

I just checked my statement and found a charge for $7.60 from Decoration Art LLC, Florida. I made no purchase from this site and have called and cancelled my debit card. My email was hacked about a week ago and my facebook account I believe was compromised as well. I wonder if that has anything to do with this. Worhtless people need to get a job and stop stealing from hard working people.

By Veronica on Nov 16, 2010

I also discovered a charge from Decoration Art LLC on my debit card. Called the bank and cancelled my card. This is so frustrating!!!

By Christi on Nov 16, 2010

I found this website because I saw a purchase on my bank statement that I didn’t recognize. Googled the information and found you guys. The company that got my information is the same one that has recently been getting others, the Decoration Art LLC 904-2635578 FL. That phone number is not disconnected yet, but you only get a recording of some foreign lady that I can’t understand rambling off an email address. The amount was only 4.60, but I called the bank and had my card closed because who knows what else would be charged! What sucks is that I have to pay 10.00 to get a new card for something that wasn’t even my fault!

By Christina on Nov 17, 2010

Oh, I meant to post this in the first one and forgot. The only place that I do online shopping is Amazon.com. I’ve sent them an email regarding it and am waiting a response to see if they have gotten any other emails regarding it.

By Christina on Nov 17, 2010

I was charged $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC….Can’t believe how many people are getting charges from these idiots!!! Had card cancelled the bank is refunding my money!!

By Krissy on Nov 17, 2010

My bank debit card was recently hit for $4.60- not much but a nuisance now that I can’t get a new debit card for 2 weeks! And I have to go through a huge filing system to get my money back!

The charges were from “Decoration Art, LLC” – tried calling the number and of course, no one is able to speak to me, I have to contact them by email- right like I am going to do that!

By Jen on Nov 18, 2010

I was just charged Decoration Art LLC got me too!!!! Got my bank Visa card for $4.60. Cancelling it now! JERKS!!!!!

By Meredith on Nov 18, 2010

Decoration Art LLC FL got me too on 11-15-2010 for $1.60 charge on my pay pal account. The last time I used pay pal was for Itunes. I am disputing the charge through paypal now trying to get my money back.

No matter how small the charge is everyone please speak up. Its our money we work hard for and the last thing we need is thieves taking our hard earned money from us. We earned not them.

By Jenni on Nov 19, 2010

Wife’s debit was hit by thedigistar.com on 11/15/10 for $8.12. I also tried calling and only got through to voicemail. Wife is on the phone with the bank right now reversing the charges and getting a new debit card. What a PITA.

By Steve on Nov 19, 2010

I also had a charge of $4.60 to my account from Decorator Art LLC at 904-693-2471 on 11-15-2010.

There are maybe 3 online retailers I buy from, so I can’t figure out how they were able to do this. I’m really steamed over it!

By Heather on Nov 20, 2010

I got hit with $4.60 phone # 904-693-2471 on 11-19-2010. I am cancelling my debit card and getting a new one. Interesting how they are using small random amounts hoping we aren’t checking.

By Claire on Nov 23, 2010

Decorator Art LLC has now disconnected the phone number listed on the bank statement! Got hit for $4.60 and have to cancel my card just before black Friday! Sucks!

By Chris on Nov 24, 2010

The Decoration Art scam got me for $1.60 on Wednesday…not sure how they got my info, but I’ve notified my bank and the Internet Crimes folks – gave them both a link to this website so that they can see how many people are being scammed!

By Heather on Nov 26, 2010

We also got hit with a fraud charge for decoration art llc for $4.60. The really unfortunate thing for us is that this is a Girl Scout account. We are so lucky it wasn’t for more. We opperate purely on the money we raise to be able to provide our girls with activities. We are filing a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
http://www.ic3.gov/.

Also don’t forget you can file a complaint with the BBB. http://jacksonville.app.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=004452798 They have 5 complaints since september.
I can’t believe he has gotten so many people.

By Jacki on Nov 28, 2010

I got hit with the charge of $4.60, not sure how they got my info. Neverr been on their website. Lucky for me I check my charges all the time. Canceled my cards!

By Shelly on Nov 29, 2010

Count me among the thousands of people who have been charged $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC. I wasted quite a few brain cells trying to figure out what in the world I could have bought from them. I usually don’t charge such a small amount so it caught my eye right away. Will follow suit and call bank and cancel card. What a way to welcome in the holiday season!

By Sharon on Nov 29, 2010

Just checked my new bank statement and I also been hit by Decoration Art for $4.60. Have canceled my card and reported this scam.

By Dan on Nov 30, 2010

Just discovered a $1.60 charge on my bank statement from Decoration Art LLC with the same Florida phone number as above. On my way to speak to the bank, now. Googled the phone number to find out what the heck was on my account for $1.60 and found this site right away -saved me having to search since this is obviously illegal fraudulent charges…

By Misty on Nov 30, 2010

Just checked my bank account and saw 2 fraudulent charges. One for Total Gym Fitness 888-811-9740 in PA for $49.95, and another one from IVP Ideal Village 800-765-2994 for $79.92. I called my bank and cancelled the card. The bank said these purchases were done online. I haven’t used that bank card to make purchases online ever. I tried calling both phone numbers and they are currently closed, they are only open from 9 to 5. God only knows how they got a hold of the bank card number.

By Yesenia on Nov 30, 2010

Just got a charge for $4.60 on my bank account from Decoration Art, LLC. Called my bank and they confirmed the fraud. It is just so upsetting that they have been doing this for so long and have not gotten caught. Had to cancel my card.

By Samantha on Dec 4, 2010

Just got charged $4.60 by Decoration Art, LLC. The charge is still pending, so my bank won’t do anything about it. I have to figure out which card it was, but luckily, it’s an old account and not the one tied to all our money. I have dealt with this stuff before, and First National Bank Texas will likely do absolutely nothing about it. They didn’t when we were charged $100 fraudulently.

By Melissa on Dec 5, 2010

Just got hit for $4.60 from Decoration Art. It is hard to believe this “company” can keep doing this. Now I have to cancel my card and get a new one. This is also my bank account so I have to notify the legitimate companies that do business with. What a pain.

By Lori on Dec 6, 2010

I have a charge on my credit card for $4.60 from Decoration Art, LLC that I never made. Their phone number is not in service 904 693-2471. Now I had to cancel my card! They credited the amount, but the point is these criminals are still out there! Read your statements always and verify charges.

By Laura on Dec 6, 2010

I was also hit with a charge from Decoration Art LLC for $7.60. Not a large amount but it bothers me that they have my information. Have called bank and cancelled cards.

By Susan on Dec 6, 2010

I just want everyone to be aware not to use Dedicated Hosting. They charged my card for $109 and never gave us a server. We disputed the charge with Chase Bank who was no help. We now going to after them in Court and sue them.At this point it is not the money but the fact they ripped us off

By Brian on Dec 6, 2010

$1.60 charge from Decoration Art, LLC. Now I’ll have to cancel my card which will make it tough to pay my bills, etc. for a while. I applied for a payday loan several months ago that I never went through with – I think this is a result of that. I’ve also gotten phone calls recently to the phone number that was on the payday loan application that sound like fraud to me. I can’t believe I wasn’t more careful with my personal information.

By LL on Dec 6, 2010

Adding to the seemingly growing list of fraudulent charges from:
Purchase DECORATION ART, LLC 904-693-2471 FL for 4.60 on 12-6-2010
I hope they get caught soon. Every little bit adds up to thousands if not millions for them.

By nandy on Dec 10, 2010

I am not the Michael Lee you are looking for. I am a martial arts school owner. I am under Ninjaboy Enterprises Inc. President Michael Lee Nicholson. If you have any questions please call 904-233-5605 or email me at martialartscenter@comcast.net

By Michael Lee Nicholson on Dec 10, 2010

I also got hit on Dec 9th with the charge of 1.60 from Decoration Art, LLC. I emailed my credit union since I am out of the country. Not sure where they could have gotten my info.

By James on Dec 11, 2010

Decorations Art LLC hit me for $4.60 on 11/26. I just discovered it today. I called the number (904-693-2471) and like the others, it’s disconnected.

I checked and it didn’t come out of my paypal account, so it must’ve been linked to my debit card. I only use my debit card locally and with only a couple of trusted online merchants.
Sounds like someone has hacked into an information system somewhere.

I’ll be calling my bank tomorrow, not sure what they can do about it, but at least mine was a small amount.

By Dianne on Dec 12, 2010

I was also charged on my credit card by Decoration Art, LLC, for $1.60 on 12-9-10. I don’t use my card very often. I wander where they got my cc from. The bank canceled my card and issued me the credit.

By Priscilla on Dec 12, 2010

Hi folks. Just found out that they hit our SCHOOL PTO with a $4.60 charge. I know that it seems small, but what if these bastards realize that we’re NOT fighting them and they decide to keep stealing $$$. We’ll be reporting them IMMEDIATELY. Please do the same.
-Brian

PS… Thanks for the site… we literally just looked up this info on Google because we got a weird charge. You do good work here. Thanks!

By Brian on Dec 14, 2010

Hey all… forgot to mention that it was the Decoration Art llc that hit us. Changed the card and got rid of the charge… but…

-Brian

By Brian on Dec 14, 2010

I found a charge for $1.60 on my debit card on 12/13/10 from Decoration art. I cancelled my card like everyone else.

By Jessica on Dec 15, 2010

Another $4.60, Decoration Art, LLC charge. Cancelled my card and reported them to Jacksonville BBB and IC3, for whatever it’s worth. I hope they do something about these thieves! I would at least like an explanation as to how they’re doing it. They most likely hacked a legitimate website’s “cart” – to the point where you put you card info.

By CV on Dec 15, 2010

Decorations Art LLC hit me for $4.60 on 12/13. I just discovered it today. I called the number (904-693-2471) and like the others, it’s disconnected. Norton blocked some file the last week started with GQKI*.exe and they kept popping up for about a week? Look in your C:\\User\User Name\AppData\Local\Temp to see if you have them. I kept deleting them.

By Mark on Dec 15, 2010

Decorations Art LLC also hit me for a charge of $4.60 on 12/13. I called my bank and had my card canceled as well.

By Kate on Dec 16, 2010

Just received a $4.60 charge to our credit card from Decoration Art LLC. Sending the following note – will post results – if there are any..

From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Undocumented Billing Received – response needed
To: lee797101@bellsouth.net
Date: Thursday, December 16, 2010, 4:18 PM

Mr Lee,

We have received a billing against a debit card for an undocumented purchase from your business defined as Decoration Art LLC of Jacksonville, Florida for $4.60 with a transaction date of 12/9/2010 and Trace Number of xxxxxx for xx(persons name)xxxxxxx.. Please arrange to reverse this charge or provide documentation and definition of the referenced purchase.

Your prompt attention to this matter is appreciated.
xxxxxxx

By Keith on Dec 16, 2010

Also noticed a $4.60 charge from Decoration Art LLC on my check card. Called bank and canceled card and charges are being disputed. I bank w/ First National.

By Julie on Dec 16, 2010

Decorations Art, LLC got us for $1.60 on 12/16/10. I called the number (904-693-2471) to investigate and it has been disconnected. Thanks to the information I found here, I was able to call the bank and notify them immediately about the fraudulent charges. Thanks everyone for posting!

By Lois on Dec 17, 2010

It was actually “Decoration Art, LLC”

By Lois on Dec 17, 2010

Me, too. Monday, Dec 20, 2010. Just found a charge for $4.60 on my account. “Decoration Art LLC”. Called the bank, they said it showed up as an ATM w/drawl (Which is impossible) Cancelled my debt card.

By Bill on Dec 20, 2010

Got nailed by Decorations Art, LLC for $4.60 on 12/19/10. Cancelled card, but no recourse.

By Clint on Dec 20, 2010

Got a $6.00 charge in November from http://www.digishoponline.com. Never even heard of them. Bank cancelled my card after making me feel like I did this myself…then, got another charge on the NEW card on December 17th for $9.92. This time it was from http://www.thedigistar.com. Once again, my bank cancelled my card…AGAIN, and pretty much told me it was my fault. I need to watch over my shoulder when using my card. They must not investigate too much. Went to both sites and they are exactly the same. Same state, same email, same ridiculous phone message that says to “email”. Received emails back asking me if maybe someone had access to my card. My response “well of course…you did jackass!” Said they would refund. Not gonna hold my breath!

By Dottie on Dec 21, 2010

I just received a charge of $4.60 on 12-14-10 from DECORATION ART, LLC 904-693-2471 FL I followed the bank’s directions and called to resolve, but the line was disconected. Once I reported this to the bank, they cancelled my card immediately I had the refund to account in less than a week, listed as “payment” and “DECORATION ART, LLC 904-693-2471 FL final credit”

By Steve on Dec 27, 2010

Fraudulent charge of $1.60 from Decoration Art LLC FL. Same as many above, on Dec. 24th. Reported to bank.

By EW on Dec 27, 2010

I was hit the same way by Decoration Art. Found the owners e-mail address and he sent papers saying we had bought a screen saver. Not sure if anything more can be done. Seems a great scam..

By Keith on Dec 27, 2010

I also got a charge of $4.60 from Decoration Art LL. Thanks
to this site I knew it was fraudulent ~ called bank &
canceled my card. It’s amazing that posts on here go back to at
least September with claims of fraudulent charges from Decoration
Art, but they’re still getting away with it…

By Karen on Dec 28, 2010

Decoration Art, LLC FL US (904)263-5578 got me as well! On
12/27/2010. It was only for a $1.60 but if they nab that small
amount from a few thousand people here and there, it adds up. I
have to cancel my debit card…what a hassle.

By Cynthia on Dec 28, 2010

They hit me too! On 12/22/10 for 4.60. What can we do about this? think how many people are not catching this! Shouldn’t the FBI be involved?

By Melissa on Dec 29, 2010

Just got hit with a charge from Decoration Art, LLC for
$1.60, arghhhh!!!! This is so frustrating!!!! Had to
cancel my card and wait for a week to get a new one.

By April on Dec 30, 2010

Received a call from Risk management- for suspicious activity on the credit card. Decoration Art LLC for $4.60- In reading all of the postings, found there is a link.

By Bonni on Dec 31, 2010

A charge of $7.60 from Decoration Art, LLC (904)263-5578 FL appeared on my bank transaction history on 12/29/10. Not being a typical company I charge to, I decided to research their phone number online. Luckily came across this blog. Once I read posted comments, I did exactly what everyone else did. HOW are these people getting away with this? There are posts from 2008! Very frustrating especially if you earn your income, not steal it. Ridiculous.

By Rachel on Dec 31, 2010

I checked our CC bill online today and there it was…the $7.60 charge from Decoration Art LLC (Florida). 1-904-693-2471 Of course the number was disconnected. Called the bank and bc it is a holiday the dispute dept is not open. Now have to wait til Monday. These people have to be millionares. This really ticks me off. I work hard for my money. Shouldn’t they!? They may be wealthy now cheating people out of their money, but they will pay for the theft in the end.

By Misty on Jan 1, 2011

On 12/28, I also had a $7.60 charge on my debit card from Decoration Art, LLC. Tried the phone number – disconnected, so called the bank and cancelled my debit card. I did as was suggested earlier and filed a complaint with The Internet Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov/ . Thanks for that info!

By Nancy on Jan 1, 2011

Decoration Art LLC hit my Mastercard on 12/31/2010 with the same $4.60 charge that many of you have seen. I Reported it to the crediting bank. They removed the charge and it will be investigated. I also canceled the card.

I am not a techhead, but could any of this be tied to the back and forth attacks between wikileaks, visa, and mastercard?

By BB on Jan 4, 2011

Found same as you all on my statement this past mth. There was a charge of $4.60 from Decoration Art, LLC.I also called & the number was disconnected, but through the bank, I abtained another number & got a lady, who was very hard to understand, on a voice recorder. Thus, I had to report the charge as fraud & cancel my card.

By rjs on Jan 5, 2011

Decoration Art LLC also hit my bank account for $1.60. Just notified my bank.

By Derk on Jan 5, 2011

Just got hit by Decoration Art for 7.60 here in Maryland. I
have a call into Jacksonville PD cos really, this person needs to
be stopped. The street address given there appears to be a
residence from looking at it on Google Maps.

By Justine on Jan 6, 2011

I got hit by lafincs.com for $39.71 that I never
authorized. I’m on the phone with them right now. The guy says I’m
going to get a refund and he’s going to put a block on my cc number
but we’ll see when everything is said and done.

By Lisa on Jan 6, 2011

I was just scammed by decoration art, llc. they charged by
card $4.60 on 1/6/2010. The phone# to reach them is 904 263 5578.
This number is working as of today.

By dee on Jan 7, 2011

Im’ sorry.. I meant. the transaction date was 1/6/2011, not
1/6/2010. I keep calling the number, but only the answering machine
keeps picking up. They do provide an email address, but it is hard
to understand. the ph# again is 904 263 5578 for any other victims
and those that want to contact them about charges that this company
(decorating art, llc) has illegally and fraudently billed under
your card.

By dee on Jan 7, 2011

I got charged $4.60 from Decoration Art, LLC. I called two numbers given to me for that company…(904)263-5578 and (904)693-2471…

The number goes through, but you can hardly understand what the message says to get any information. I might have to just get a new debit card. AHHHH!!!! I HATE THESE PEOPLE!

By SJ on Jan 8, 2011

I just got hit with the $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC,also, of course its sat. I will be going to my bank on mon. This is the third time this has happened.

By Tom on Jan 8, 2011

I got bit by a$9.25 charge from THEDIGISTAR.COM GRAND ISLE VT today, 1/7/11.. thank goodness my bank notified me that it could be fraud or I honestly probably wouldn’t have noticed. How do they get away with this?!

By Rosie on Jan 8, 2011

I got it by a $7.98 fraudulent charge from THEDIGISTAR.COM GRAND ISLE VT today. Check your statements people!

By Hector on Jan 10, 2011

I just checked my bank statement on line and saw a charge of $4.60 from Decoration Art, LLC dated 01/10/11. I asked my husband if he had made a debit purchase and he said no. I proceeded to call our bank to see what info they might have because neither of us could remember making the charge. After explaining the situation to the bank girl, she proceeded to convince me that I had made the charge and just didn’t remember. I tried to explain to her that I’m not suffering from dementia and if this is a con — well they are getting rich. After loosing it with her I went to the internet and did some investigating and found this blog. I’m going to report the fraud and my husband is on his way to the bank with a copy of the comments from Jan. 2010 to present (over 18 pgs. if I had printed all). I don’t know if I’m more mad at the con-artists or my bank. I can’t believe that this company has gotten away with this for so long. You would think the banks would have their name on some kind of alert system and not allow the charges!!

By Patti Scudder on Jan 11, 2011

I too have been hit with the Decoration Art LLC charge of $1.60. I contacted my bank and they advised to cancel the debit card immediately, so I did.

By Stephanie on Jan 12, 2011

We also got hit with a $1.60 charge on 1-11-11 from Decoration Art LLC. I’m sure its small enough amounts that most peopoe wont bother reporting it. I even have 2 seperate fraud protection alerts on my accounts (from past experiences) and neither of them picked up on this scam.

By Mathewd D on Jan 14, 2011

Just had a charge go through my bank last night for $1.60 from Decoration Art, LLC that I never made. I’ll be cancelling my debit card as soon as the bank opens this morning. I tried the telephone number that showed up next to the business name 904-693-2471 and it’s disconnected! I am frustrated to see that there asre so many complaints about this so called company, with different telephone numbers still getting away with stealing our hard earned American made money!

By Jean on Jan 14, 2011

I got charged 7.60 just today. I am notifying them that it is fraud and canceling my debit card.

By Courtney on Jan 14, 2011

I did not get calls. I just got credit card charges! )-:

Solution: Call your credit card company. Dispute all credit card charges. Let them handle it. It worked for me.

By Richard in Texas on Jan 15, 2011

I was charged 9.74 on my debit card for a purchase I never made from this company. Canceled my card immediately. How can they still be operating when so many people in our country have been robbed by them?

By Pete on Jan 16, 2011

I was charged $4.60 by Decoration Art LLC to my Debit Card Monday 1.17.11 The company states that there is no one available to take the call and to email them. The bank says that I have to fill out a police report to have any chance at getting the money back. What a scam, is the State of Florida doing anything about it?

By Erik Carter on Jan 19, 2011

I was fraudulently charged $4.60 from Decoration Art, LLC in FL (904-693-2471). This was on my VISA that I do not use, and is not associated with any account online. This is my emergency card that no one has, other than my locked safe. I have no idea how they got my credit card number.

By East Coaster on Jan 19, 2011

I also was charged 4.60 from the company Decoration Art llc. I just can’t beleive they are still geting away with this!! I had to cancel my card and need to wait 14 days for a new one!!

By Tanya on Jan 19, 2011

I was hit with a .96 charge from MAMAS 3 RING CIRCUS on my debit card. It’s the second time we’ve been hit with fraudulent activity with one of our debit cards.

By HS on Jan 19, 2011

I was hit by Decoration Art as well…$4.60 charge to my debit card. Called my bank and filed it as a fraudulent charge and canceled my debit card. I ‘m currently waiting on my new card. Like everyone else I called the numbers that the bank had..one was disconnected and the other was a barely understandable voicemail. Very frustrating that they can’t be stopped.

By Angela on Jan 20, 2011

http://www.thedigitstar.com placed a fraudulent charge of $9.31 on my Visa card…I caught it before the bank…Bank closed account and are investigating. Stay clear of this company. http://thedigistar.com/index.php

By Charles on Jan 21, 2011

Decoration Art LLC got us as well for $7.60 on 1/20/11. Canceled card and disputed transaction. Hopefully there is a extra hot corner set up for them in the place for them where they end up.

By Bruce on Jan 21, 2011

I was also charged $1.60 from Decoration Art LLC. I called the bank they gave me a number to call but you couldn’t understand what was being said. I found this site and reported it to my bank as a fraudulent charge. Had to cancel my card, file an unauthorized debit card transaction.

By Renee on Jan 21, 2011

I was just hit with a $4.60 charge on my debit card from Decoration Art, LLC. I also called my bank and had my card cancelled and have to file for a fraudulent charge and get a police report. When I called the number that showed on my accout for Decoration Art LLC, it has been disconnected.

By Lisa on Jan 22, 2011

Also had the 4.60 charge on our CC for Deco Art LLC…caught it at the preauthroizing stage so will go in frist thing on Monday to cancel and disupte the charge. Somebody needs to stop them. Good luck all.

By Andy on Jan 22, 2011

they got my card back in nov 2010 and now the man send a letter to my bank and he is stating that is a valid charge. he send my bank a transaction receipt. i never ordered from this place. my bank belevies him and when they credited me the 4.60 they took it out again a few days ago. going to bank on mon to fight this. this guy is getting rich he needs shut down.

By darleen on Jan 22, 2011

Decoration Art LLC got my cc too. Also for the amount of $4.60. Had to cancel card and fill out charge dispute form. What a pain ~ why can’t these people be stopped?

By jenny on Jan 25, 2011

I just found a charge of $4.60 on my debit card. The charge was made by Decoration Art LLC on 1/23/11. I’ll have to cancel my debit card. I’ll file a police report. Already told my bank.

By Melinda on Jan 26, 2011

I was also just hit on 1/24/11 for $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC. I called my bank to cancel my debit card. What a hassle!

By Christina on Jan 27, 2011

Noticed last night that there’s a pending transaction of $7.60 on my account from Decoration Art LLC. Called the bank this morning and had to cancel the Mastercard debit card that I’ve had for 5 years to get a new one. Will be going down later to sign the dispute form. Some jerk must have got the idea to run numbers until he found a common set. Hopefully he’ll be stopped soon.

By Becki on Jan 27, 2011

I had a fraudulent charge on my debit card for $4.60 in December 2010. The charge was made by Decoration Art LLC. I tried the phone number, it was disconnected. However I just got an email from them saying they refunded my money. I claimed I didn’t make the purchase. Darn right I didn’t! How can this keep going on?

By Suzanne on Jan 27, 2011

Noticed a charge for $9.38 from thedigistar.com. Never purchased anything from this site. Filed a fraud claim with our bank and they removed the charge. How do these people get the card #, and when or what will it take to shut them down? Why aren’t the Feds getting involved? From what I have read, this has been going on for years.

By Donald on Jan 27, 2011

I was hit today with a charge on my debit card for the $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC. I have had no problems in the past *until* I placed an order on [deleted].

My card has been cancelled and although it is a small amount, it is a big headache.

By Lisa on Jan 27, 2011

Decoration Art, LLC 904-2635578 FLUS

$4.60

By Krysta on Jan 29, 2011

I was charged $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC on my credit card don’t know how they got my card number!!!!!!!!!!!! my card has been cancelled

By Alberta on Jan 29, 2011

Just had a $4.60 from decoration art llc. Went to BBB and believe it or not, they only had seven complaints against them listed as the screen art. Hopefully more folks will start complaining with the BBB in the future.

By Tim on Jan 29, 2011

Had a $4.60 charge from Decoration Art LLC. There were two charges on my account for the same amount, one was a + and one was a -.

Called my bank and cancelled the card. They were aware of it and had sent an email regarding the activity.

Not sure what complaining to the BBB will do, since the phone number is cancelled….so it’s highly unlikely that there’s anyone in the offices located at 1178 Alta Vista St in Jacksonville, Florida (found that on Google).

By Bill on Jan 31, 2011

Also hit by Decoration Arts llc for $4.60. Called my bank and immediately canceled my debit cards, they credited the money back to the account. Always check your bank statements!

By Jennifer on Jan 31, 2011

I also had a FRAUD CHARGE from DECORATION ART, LLC 904-2635578 FL
Amount $4.60 on 1/18/2011

By Michael on Jan 31, 2011

I was charged $4.60 from decoration art llc on 1/31/11. I called my bank and they said I need to call the company to dispute it. I will print these comments from others and attach them to my dispute form for the bank. I have also cancelled my card.

By Debbie on Feb 1, 2011

We got hit with a charge for $4.60 from Decoration Art back in November. Thanks to this page, we were able to go down to the bank and convince them that we didn’t make this charge.

Really, if you’re going to steal from somebody’s bank account, do it for more than $4.60. That’s just insulting.

The bank charged us $5.00 to cancel the card, but reversed the charge of $4.60, leaving us 40 cents poorer for the experience.

Anyway, thanks for having this info online: it made it easier for us to deal with the bank. New cards issued and in use now. Decoration Art can now use the old number(s) all they want. :-/

- Jim

By Jim U. on Feb 1, 2011

I have a pending charge to my check card in the amount of $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC. The rep from my bank googled the company’s name then phone number and like me found your site. So unfortunate that so many people are getting their $ taken from these people! Hope something can be done soon!

By Tina on Feb 1, 2011

Just got hit with a fraudulent charge from Decoration Art for $4.60. Cancelled my card immediately.

By Jason on Feb 2, 2011

I also was just charged $4.60 from Decoration Art LLC. You would think by now this person would have been arrested.

By David on Feb 2, 2011

I just got hit by decoration art llc. Hopefully these b*stards will be brought to justice

By Dave on Feb 2, 2011

Just looked at my bank account this morning. Was hit by Decoration Art LLC. It is located 1178 Alta Vista St Jacksonville, FL 32205. In the amount of $7.60 on 2-2-11.
Did my own Google search and found this page.

Related Companies: :
http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Jacksonville/decoration-art-llc/36236195.aspx
* Michael A Lee
lee797101@bellsouth.net
* Decoration Art LLC (3-23-10 incorporated) currently active.
* Pdaplusmore.Com, LLC

There are 3 listings at this address:
1178 Alta Vista St Jacksonville, FL 32205

Phone Number: 904-693-2471. Called on February 3, 2011, at 5:57am Disconnected.
Other Phone Number: (904) 263-5578.

I am filing with the Florida BBB as well, http://www.bbb.org/north-east-florida/business-reviews/internet-services/the-screen-art-in-jacksonville-fl-4452798/

Granted it’s not a huge amount but it’s my hard earned money.

By Amy on Feb 3, 2011

Add me to the Decoration Art, LLC scam for $7.60. How have they been able to continue this for several months without any legal entity tracking them down?

By Robert on Feb 3, 2011

I almost had the $4.60 charge from Decoration Art LLC, but my bank called me to check if I had actually bought anything from them. I told them I never heard of them and they reversed the charge. Maybe the banks are catching on to what this company is trying to do.

By MikeN on Feb 4, 2011

Update on the reason for the small charges: In my case, MasterCard charges our bank $15 for the chargeback process, so we obviously suspense the loss and fund the reimbursement. We are obviously not going to put any further legal effort towards such a small amount, thus the scam is allowed to continue below any radar and with no corrective action.

By Robert on Feb 8, 2011

I received at least 2 charges from http://www.thedigistar.com, Grand Isle, Vermont. It’s obviously not their real location. Tried to contact them, no answers to phone calls or email. Issued a new debit card. This is just out of control. I have to get a new debit card every 6 months.

By Michael Cochran on Mar 1, 2011

I was hit too, and my card co (Barclays/Card Services…I wonder if that makes a difference???)
took care of the charge. ***The broader question is why cant the merchant bank for Decoration Art turn their Merchant Account off?***

By Grainger on Mar 10, 2011

I have been charged$113.27 for what I don’t know. I ordered a free sample on the internet and stupidly gave my card number to cover postage of $3.06.

I have received the free sample and nothing else. Neither have I ordered anything. Intela has been instructed to cancel my card and my bank is looking into the matter.

By DOROTHY JONES on Mar 15, 2011

Has anyone found a charge of .01 cents on their accounts by DBD Designs, LLC. From my digging I can deduce that it was originally from a company called flippieslippies because their charges come from DBD designs. Don’t really feel that a penny is enough to hassle the company over but I am getting a new card though.

By jodie on Apr 11, 2011

I got hit with four $25.00 charges from “CRAIGSLIST.ORG” today. As we all know, Craigslist doesn’t charge for their services, so that makes this very obviously fraud. The following is the detailed transaction info. Note that “Cardholder” ALWAYS shows my full name on valid transactions and there is always a city followed by the state. This one has an odd numeric city.

Cardholder: Not Available
Merchant Category: ADVERTISING SERVICES
Merchant Phone Number: Not Available
Merchant Location: 04155666394, CA

By Michelle M on Apr 14, 2011

I had a processing charge on my statement for $1.36, albeit a small amount I know I didn’t do any business with Pinnacle Towers in Idaho. I canceled my card and the charge dropped off. Couple days before that a company called Surcouf Internet tried to withdraw $235.80.. luckily it was declined bcuz I didn’t have enuf funds to cover it. It’s a foreign computer company and I’m positive I didn’t buy anything from them! Needless to say, its nerve wrecking to know people can access and spend your hard earned money way too easily. Stay diligent!

By Marie P on Apr 20, 2011

I noticed a charge on my debit card for 9.99 last month for a company called support squad never heard of it before so I called thew number and while i was on hold i started to check previous months on my statement and i realized they have been charging me 9.99 a month since aug 2010 man was i mad and all they could say was they could only return one back cause they need to envestagate if it was me who approved the charges !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the worse thing is that this is my unemployment money that i get on a debit card that there taking it out of i got four kids and no job and i have no idea how to resolve this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By jessica rogel on May 3, 2011

these guys charged me $5.95 this month … so I did a search and they have been charging me $5.95 per month for a year .. and I have no idea who they are. I never authorized it. Did my bank acct get hacked? I cancelled my card …. which is a debit card .. and it showed up again!

By Richard F on Sep 9, 2011

This is who is charging me every month. Calling them again

Wet-Medi 888-5969279 AZ CARD 1280

By Richard F on Sep 9, 2011

I also had two FRAUD CHARGES from CRAIGSLIST.ORG 04155666394 CA, each Amount $50.00 on 9/14/2011

By Jmaes on Sep 16, 2011

Had a fraud charge on 9/15/2011 from CRAIGSLIST.ORG 04155666394 CA for $75. In process of disputing.

By TG on Sep 21, 2011

Fraudulent charge for $14.99
HGO*SPB SOFTWARE HOU 866-576-0596 TX

By victim on Sep 29, 2011

I have 23 fraud charges a month on my account all under $10 all from a Google then * and a name ie GOOGLE *rich Jones or GOOGLE *android market. Funny thing is I don’t have an Android phone why would I use their market? And Ive only used the card 2 times once at an atm and once at a redbox. I have $20 from my paycheck that automatically gets deposited onto this pre paid card and I kept it up in a closet to save for Christmas…. So when I went to withdrawl money… Suprise I’m about $300 short. Someone told me it was probably a scanner in the atm and they take $ little at a time so u don’t notice. I’ve had it in the closet for 3 months and I had purchases pop up even this morning

By kc on Oct 17, 2011

I had 74.95 charged by CCBill.com, but they were very helpful in removing it. Blame the initial biller that took the fraudulent charge. And the card companies for not matching address with CC#. the idiot that used the number was buying a porn subscription.

By rob on Nov 16, 2011

I had 2 fraudulent charges from CRAIGSLISTORG XXXXX6394 CA on 11/16/11. Disputing them now and notified Craigslist.

By Eric Smith on Nov 17, 2011

CHKCARDNMX 800 FLUS

This was on my bank statement, in the amount of $54.00. What is it? Oh, they said it’s “Dr. Bernstein.” Who the HELL is Dr. Bernstein? I don’t have doctors who have my debit card number.

If I sound pissed, I AM!!!

By R Mollenauer on Jan 18, 2012

I had two fraudulent charges applied to my Prepaid Wal-Mart Money card. One was from Safe T Tek, Inc. They list a number as 1-503-262-9100. I get a voicemail, but thats all. The other was listed as Tri V Pilot Car & Flag. I called the number and spoke with a man who stated its his wife’s company and they have been out of business for 5 years. Each charge was $20.01. Not a huge deal, unless ofcourse that s about all you have, which is my case! If anyone knows how to fix this….help please!

By Terri on Jan 20, 2012