Inside a Wine Scam

Ever get one of those annoying scam emails asking you to accept stolen credit card numbers and send your product overseas?  Who are these scam artists?  Who are their victims?  Can they be stopped?

Dover Canyon Winery has just published a five-part series of articles called Inside a Wine Scam.  The series has resulted in FBI subpoenas for the operators accepting money transfers at a remote location in Oklahoma.  In a surprising twist, the 'front man' for the scam may herself be a victim of 'work from home' fraud. 

Part I: How the Wine Scam Works

Part II: The 'John Nelson' Letters

Part III: 'It Ain't TV, Lady'

Part IV: Who's in Your Wallet?

Part V: The Worm Turns

Update: Money Orders

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Comments

[Wine Bloke]

Shocking reading! A friend of mine was really pleased when he got a huge order through, but was a little concerned when it was from Singapore that it would be difficult to organise. When he ran the card it was stolen. Luckily he found out before paying for postage, and could report it. If the scammers had been quicker or less greedy, they'd have probably got away with it!