Got a charge on my card.

11/08 posted charge: www.VPNMONSTER.NET 559-742-4402 CA in the amount of $4.89.  I looked at website - inconclusive due to generic content but it definitely made me suspicious given other posted comments.  I did not call the phone to check but trust others who have listed their experiences here.  I have cancelled my card.  Stay vigilant.

The actual post to my card showed up as "WWW VPNMONSTER N 559 742 44 CA  on 11-10
Thank you for the info and the card has been "hot Carded" (cancelled)   An inconvenience but happily workable.

This is what happens when you do not let Adolf Hitler finish the job. You get a slew of ignoble races pilfering the world through means of benign technology.

Call the company's number at (559) 742-4402, and what do you get? You get an Eastern European accent on the voice machine telling you to leave a message. E-mail the company at info@vpnmonster.net, and what do you get? You get a BS message suspecting that you are stupid enough to submit further billing information to them:

"Hi X,

We received your report about an unauthorized transaction appeared on
your account.

This transaction will be refunded in full amount. A special report
will be forwarded to Visa/MasterCard Anti-fraud Dep.

However we need certain pieces of information to issue a refund for
you. Please confirm your Billing Address, Transaction Date and Real
Cardholder's Full Name. We have tried X but haven't found
anything within our billing log.

As soon as you provide me with details above we will immediately make a refund.

Respectfully, VPN Monster Customer Service"

My friends, this is what happens when you let criminals abound in the world, and do absolutely nothing to stop them except rely on government organizations which have no direction to counteract the source of the problem. The source of the problem is more than crime--it is race.

My father opened his Visa statement yesterday and saw the $1.89 charge from VPNMONSTER.NET 5597424402 CA.  He NEVER (for the last 3 years) uses this card ANYWHERE.  The only use it has is his monthly AOL bill of $11.95.  Should we suspect AOL of leaking his billing information/Visa card information?  Should we suspect his credit union, that he's been with for over 40 years of leaking the Visa information?  Can anyone shed some light on how these criminals get the Visa information?
He was distressed and boggled by the charge.  He's not internet savvy.  I called his credit union and helped him get the card shut down within an hour of receiving the bank statement.  I called AOL if they had anything to do with billing for an "extra" service that we might have missed a notice about - they did not.  Again, can anyone tell us how these criminals get the credit card information to the degree that they can actually make charges on it?  Thanks so much!

Forgot to say a very big Thankyou after typing in VPNMonster.net your website came up so I was able to find out quickly that this was a scam and that I had not bought something and forgotten about it. Again Thankyou.

I checked my bank statement today and was also charged $4.89. Called my bank and they canceled my account and are doing an investigation.  Mine statement had the CA with the same telephone number.

I was notified of this fraudulent activity on my credit card on the day it took place and my card has been cancelled.  Thank you, LLBEAN Visa, for being totally on top of this!

Just checked our company credit card statement and there was a charge for $4.89 on 9/29. On the phone with the bank right now to get it refunded and cancel the card.

Thank you for your website. I have also been hit by vpnmonster.net. I now know what I have to do. I will be spreading the word about the importance of checking your accounts often!

I received my monthly VISA card statement yesterday and compared the charges with my receipts, as I do each month.  The first charge on the bill is dated 9/19 from www.VPNMONSTER.NET 559-742-4402 CA in the amount of $4.89.  Neither my wife nor I had ever heard of this company.  I called the above number and heard a recorded msg in what I thought sounded eastern European/Russian directing me to leave a question at their website and they would get back with me.  Next I checked them out on several websites and learned they are a scam/fraud crime syndicate.  Finally, I called my credit card bank.  They canceled my card and expedited the issuing of a new number.  To be compensated for the $4.89 they are mailing me a fraud packet with a form to be filled out and returned to their fraud dept.  Once I receive the new # I will need to notify several businesses where my bills are automatically paid by card ea. month.  WHAT A PAIN!  Seems like more could be done to find and prosecute all those involved.  There seems to be no way to protect card numbers from being stolen when the card is used frequently.

I too just got the 4.89 charge on my MC on10/21/10. I called my bank & the # to report it. The number has a fake voice that is recorded. No help there. My bank closed my account and is carrying out a fraud report. Thanks for the insight.

Crap. I called the number in question. I hope that doesn't cause me additional problems. It showed up on my bank statement. I'm cancelling the card.

Hi Patty,

I am hoping that you can verify that (on your statement) the fake charge showed the (559) number, and not an (800) number?  I am asking because I received a call today at my (800) number and was told that my number was showing on their bank statement.  I'm really hoping that they are mistaken, but when I saw that you ad a charge from the same company with the exact same amount - I decided to ask.  I run a printing company here in Western New York and hope I won't have to change my 800 number!

Thank you in advance,

Christopher James

No call but I just noticed a charge for $4.89 today (10/7) which was posted to my card on 10/1. I canceled the card immediately. The charge was submitted by WWW.VPNMONSTER.NET QPS FRESNO CA I also submitted a report to https://complaint.ic3.gov/default.aspx.
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I did not get a call, but have the $4.89 charge on my bank account.  I cannot figure out how my bank account number was obtained.

My card was charged $1.89 on 7/30/10 and $4.89 on 8/16/10. When I reported fraudulent charges to my credit union they sent me a letter saying that I had to cancel "recurring charges" with the company myself.

TOTALLY NO SUPPORT FROM MY C/U

My credit card was highjacked.. I have no idea how... Wells Fargo cancelled the card immediately.

This is the merchant as listed on my statement. Thanks for providing info on all this!

Comment:
WWW.VPNMONSTER.NET 559-742-4402 CA

Just got my card statement with the charge (4.89) on it, called B of A and they reversed the charge immediately, also cancelled the card.

I received a 4.89 charge in july and 1.89 charge in Aug. on my bank sttement. Have reported it today and am having the account blocked.

I am a victim of this fraud too. Filed a complaint online through the FBI
this was posted in my account today:

WWW.VPNMONSTER.NET559-742-4402 CA 5425 $4.89
My bank is disputing it and had my card canceled.

I had a charge for $1.89 and when I called my bank they said I couldent dispute a pending charge that I had to wait untill it cleared.

This was not a phone call but when I checked my account today I see this charge from WWW VPNMONSTER NET in my "pending" section. I notified my bank and they immediately blocked the account and cancelled the card and filed a Regulation E form. I will be getting the funds back $4.89. Check your accounts daily or at least every two days. Fruad is on the rise.

Thank You,

It appears that the cyber-mule's merchant and bank account may be located in the Fresno, California area. That will be the bank and merchant card processing account where all the fraud charge proceeds are collected at, and from where they are being wired out of the country in bulk from.

Mine showed CA too!

There are several reports of fraud charges, and at least one victim appeared to have the letters "CA" in the billing descriptor line item. That indicates that the cyber-mule and fraudulent merchant account is originating from a bank in California. If another fraud charge victim has a two letter abbreviation after the VPNMONSTER.NET 559-742-4402 aka VPNMONSTER.COM  charge please post to confirm if all are showing "CA"

Thanks

FRAUD ALERT: VPNMONSTER.NET 559-742-4402 aka VPNMONSTER.COM is a fake front company. They are part of a large group of fraudulent websites processing hijacked card data into cash. The card data fraud laundering operation is ran by a multi year eastern European organized crime syndicate.

The fake sites are set up exclusively to process stolen card data, and launder the charges into cash. The stolen funds are then wired to banks in Bulgaria, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, and Cyprus, in the names of various offshore shell companies. Some of the stolen funds have ended up in the Ukraine.

This Russian headquartered organized crime syndicate recruits cyber-mules either through fake job adds, or by targeting online posted resumes at careerbuilder.com, Monster, etc. They masquerade as legitimate software or toy companies from China and various countries in Europe. The duped cyber-mules are then instructed to set up domestic LLCs, Corps or BBAs, open a business bank account, and obtain merchant gateway processing services specifically through authorize.net. The crime syndicate manages the associated website and uses the services set up by the cyber-mules to launder hijacked credit cards into cash. Every single charge processed via these sites are from stolen card data. It is estimated that they may process 6 million cards a year, or more, and may have up to 300 active fraud sites operating at any given time. In the case of MGGAMEZONE.COM the duped cyber-mule is located in Ontario, CAnada, and is also where the LLC front company and acquirer merchant bank account are located.

If you receive a charge from one of these fraud entities, it is imperative that you report the charge as FRAUDULENT, and cancel and replace the card. They will keep charging it, also, CHECK YOUR PRIOR STATEMENTS for small fraud charges that you may have missed.

Please file a report at http://www.ic3.gov/complaint

The fraud VPNMONSTER.NET 559-742-4402 aka VPNMONSTER.COM is specifically addressed in a post on this page: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19620593-Ebo ... lter=vpnmonster

The complete story of this multi-year long running criminal organization is documented starting here: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19620593-Ebo ... DigitalAgePluto

Please post the line item of how the fraud charge appears on your statement, also list any additional fraud charges which show up in.