Who ever they are (Digital Star Scam) charged my account $149.99 today pending for 2/13/2012. Beware! I will be going to my bank tomorrow morning to dispute and hope they can help get my money back.
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Roberto
Same here.. My bank will put a stop payment on this and reverse the funds... I hate scammers..
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tj
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Numerous similar reports of fraudulent charges are being reported on other threads. It appears that "Digital Star Ltd." was "dissolved" on Jan. 29, 2012. It looks like their merchant account is now under control of criminals submitting fraudulent charges.
If you are getting fraudulent charges, IMMEDIATELY block the card number, and submit a fraud dispute to your bank. Your bank can reverse fraudulent charges if you dispute promptly.Reply !
This is clear cut fraud. I am a fraud investigator and they got me for $150. Your bank can reverse the charges, but it is important to make immediate action.
Although the banks can reverse it, consumers have to catch it and report it in time.
In the mean time, if the charge is through a debit card, they are out real money from their checking account until the bank replaces it.
The early reports are mostly people catching this when they checked their account on-line. That is probably a minority of the people defrauded. We are now just starting to get complaints from people finding the charges on monthly statements, but some people may easily miss it, Probably a lot of elderly and kids will end up with real losses, either from missing it until it's too late, or even from bad advice from their own bank on how to dispute and report fraud (FCBA or FRB Reg. E dispute, in writing, with fraud affidavit). People are reporting being told "we can't do anything until it posts. Give it a couple weeks, and call back. We will investigate then and get back to you."
Evidence is also starting to point to "pinging", rather than a bank or merchant hack.
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jen
my bank told me that they cant do anything till the money is out of the bank, n they got for 150 today
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Steven
Please post the state your from and which states you visited in the last two weeks. Thank you.
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Dale
I hate all cons. They should be executed, like in China.
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law
This is the second time this happens to me. I am tired of this mess!!! $74.95 was charged and am going to my bank tommorrow to get it reversed.
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Main thread:
https://complaintwire.org/complaint/ubMBAAAAAAA/digital-star
If you are getting fraudulent charges, IMMEDIATELY block the card number, and submit a fraud dispute to your bank. Your bank can reverse fraudulent charges if you dispute promptly.Reply !
Although the banks can reverse it, consumers have to catch it and report it in time.
In the mean time, if the charge is through a debit card, they are out real money from their checking account until the bank replaces it.
The early reports are mostly people catching this when they checked their account on-line. That is probably a minority of the people defrauded. We are now just starting to get complaints from people finding the charges on monthly statements, but some people may easily miss it, Probably a lot of elderly and kids will end up with real losses, either from missing it until it's too late, or even from bad advice from their own bank on how to dispute and report fraud (FCBA or FRB Reg. E dispute, in writing, with fraud affidavit). People are reporting being told "we can't do anything until it posts. Give it a couple weeks, and call back. We will investigate then and get back to you."
Evidence is also starting to point to "pinging", rather than a bank or merchant hack.