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Can I notify a card-holder or their bank that their card is being used fraudulently?

I'm an online merchant based in the USA, and I received an order that failed my fraud checks. I believe the "customer" is using a credit card that doesn't belong to them. I don't want to ship an expensive order only to get an unauthorized-use…
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Is being asked to pay for business supplies via Bitcoin an employment scam?

I applied online for a job, but my profile does not involve my qualifications, only my age and my name. The next day an email was sent to me by a company based in Florida. I was hesitant at first to accept the employment, but due to the crisis…
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Am I getting Craigslist scammed?

I am selling a mower on Craigslist and I received this in a text: FRM: Harry Luong SUBJ: Re: Hey, is still for sale? MSG: Great I saw the detail on the Ad and I'm okay with the price & condition and i want you to consider it sold. I will be…
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I am asked to complete my withdrawal transaction with COT fee of 1200 dollars

I was marketed by a lady online on some investment packages in bitcoin. ($200 to become $2500 in one week of trade). I indicated interest in this. She took me to a trading website to sign up. I deposited $200 at the start. After trading for 2 days…
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Do I need to file taxes when selling on eBay or Amazon?

I'd like to sell my own camera gear (for a total of less than £4k) on eBay UK or Amazon UK. Since I'm not a business and I am losing money (I would sale for less than what I bought it for), I thought filing taxes would not be necessary, but I'm no…
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How can I safely sell virtual items?

I have some virtual items that someone wants to buy. As an example, Dark Artistry sells for ~£300. When trading with Steam you can exchange Steam money for items via their trade system. Alternately I can sell these on the Steam Market, again for…
user42100
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Potential phishing scam?

Made a large purchase order on a site with a safe Norton rating and A+ BBB rating. Noticed I put the wrong shipping address, called the number on the site, and I got the order canceled and received an email, however, I was debited the amount and I…
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How can I sell things online legally as an under-aged person?

I'm a pupil from Germany, I'm 15 years old and I want to sell a product online. However, it's not as easy as it may sound. The first problem is that I am not allowed to sell things before I'm "unbeschränkt geschäftsfähig" (legally competent), and…
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Starting a new online business

I have just started working on an online business mode website. My dream is to make it live and bring revenue from the website. However, the project is in an incubator phase. Can I register it as a business, open a business bank account and start…
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Is there a no-fee way for Americans to send electronic payments to American small businesses?

I currently have a registered business with a client that pays me every two weeks. Normally I send an invoice, and he sends a check via snail mail. We would like to move this to something online. We tried PayPal, but I unexpectedly got hit with a…
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Get reports on spending from Amazon?

Supposedly I can get a report on my spending on Amazon. For example, this web page describes going to Orders & Lists / Preferences / Reports, but when I go to the same place there is no option for ordering reports. Here is what my screen looks…
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Minor child scammed into thinking he could make money using his bank account

If a minor child with a bank account falls for a scam in which he is told he can make money and must give his personal bank information to the person telling him this, what can happen? Has anyone been the target of such a scam where they were told…
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Can a company take money from a Debit Card at a Later Date?

I have booked an online service from a web site which only asked me for the Debit / Credit Card Info (Visa Electron) to reserve the service (Only save my Card details are saved, no deductions are made until I receive the service). Unfortunately I…
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How does Wells Fargo can detect my right account if I have multiple accounts when I am transferring money?

I have 4 different bank accounts with 4 different banks. I wanted to transfer money from my account in Wells Fargo to my account in some other bank ONLINE. But I don't see any option to add my other bank's account number and routing number in wells…
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Bank changes exchange rate of transaction

I will use hypothetical numbers, just for examples. I have account in my bank in euros (EUR). I buy something online and pay for it with dollars (USD). Lets pretend exchange rate is 1 USD = 0.5 EUR. So when I buy something for 30 USD, I get 30 USD…
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