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BEFORE SWIPING FOR SOMEONE READ THIS: (first hand story)

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=36812.msg2062371#msg2062371
https://www.dansdeals.com/more/dans-commentary/dark-side-earning-credit-card-points-psa-dont-swipe-others/#comment-1399884


Dan's warning to DDF:
I hope people realize that any buying group or anyone else that gets merchandise in advance of payment can go south at any time. That's even if you get a check at the time of delivery.
X-posting as I don't want anyone to say that I never put a warning here.

A story that ended up in court - https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/DocumentList?docketId=iRcRHuyZUdOIx69D00a5XQ==&display=all&courtType=Kings%20County%20Supreme%20Court&resultsPageNum=1


I am one of the biggest buyers for buying groups, I have done millions in transactions and have sent to every group there is over the past 3 years. Most buying groups are okay, some scan in slower than others, some pay slower than others - most will lose a few packages over the year. You can research and find which are better for you.

However there is a bigger problem now with Amazon itself.  Amazon in the past has been great with any problems always ready with a refund for lost packages even if it was thousands of dollars. Lately Amazon has clamped down and has tagged these buying groups addresses  in their systems as "freight forwarder" and now no longer will fix any problem you have whatsoever. Doesn't matter what the problem is, even if it shows the package was never delivered, amazon will not help you in any way. Their copy and paste response will always be "this item was sent to a freight forwarder and we're unable to replace or refund the item. We recommend contacting your freight forwarder for more details, as we don't have any more insight or information regarding this matter, For more information about sending items via freight forwarders, please visit our Help Pages: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201117950." As well the amazon drivers either must know this or have been increasingly bad at delivering packages because the numbers of packages missing has gone up astronomically. Previously you would have very few packages missing, now the past 3 months I have had 59 "lost" packages. I now have over $15,000 of loses and some guy in Delaware is probably living the life with all the stuff he stole from me. I will survive, I have made a lot more than $15,000 over the years however just a warning to others here that things are not as they used to be and it really is no longer worth doing buring groups with all the loses piling up

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3820 on: June 30, 2020, 02:43:11 PM »
So creepy. It has all my info!
I have always been careful not to out my info in public. Or at least change the spelling and yet they have it the way it is...

Same!  :(
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3821 on: June 30, 2020, 02:49:17 PM »
https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/removal
Only helps for this specific website. There are tons of other sites that are pulling from the same original sources.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3822 on: June 30, 2020, 02:54:02 PM »
Only helps for this specific website. There are tons of other sites that are pulling from the same original sources.
True, But most are behind a paywall.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3823 on: June 30, 2020, 03:15:48 PM »
Only helps for this specific website. There are tons of other sites that are pulling from the same original sources.
What is their source? I've always wondered.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3824 on: June 30, 2020, 08:21:23 PM »
So creepy. It has all my info!
I have always been careful not to out my info in public. Or at least change the spelling and yet they have it the way it is...
Just looked up myself and DW. Some of the info is so laughably wrong.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3825 on: July 14, 2020, 01:57:59 AM »
is jazzer shack still around?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3826 on: July 14, 2020, 07:32:38 AM »
So creepy. It has all my info!
I have always been careful not to out my info in public. Or at least change the spelling and yet they have it the way it is...

+1 this is freakish
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3827 on: July 14, 2020, 07:34:22 AM »
https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/removal

OMG, can’t believe that site is giving away so much data other sites charge $$ for.

Bookmarked, thanks!
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« Reply #3828 on: July 14, 2020, 09:38:39 AM »
Bookmarked, thanks!
Now I'm freaked!
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3829 on: July 22, 2020, 04:37:47 PM »
Anyone else having issues getting payment from mys buying group?
I got a check yesterday from them. My other checks haven't been 15 days yet (or however long they say it takes).
120 characters? Hmm, I wonder what I could write with 64 characters. Boy, it's gonna be hard to use up 15 characters. W-

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3830 on: July 22, 2020, 04:50:43 PM »
Anyone else having issues getting payment from mys buying group?
What type of issues? They usually take their time, for any questions just create a ticket.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3831 on: July 22, 2020, 05:19:15 PM »
What type of issues? They usually take their time, for any questions just create a ticket.
finally got them to reply
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3832 on: July 29, 2020, 12:05:58 AM »
Very interesting info in regards to banks profiling customers as "bust out" risk.
Comments are interesting as well
https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/hze1ir/do_not_do_this_if_you_want_your_credit_card_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3833 on: July 29, 2020, 01:58:03 AM »
Very interesting info in regards to banks profiling customers as "bust out" risk.
Comments are interesting as well
https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/hze1ir/do_not_do_this_if_you_want_your_credit_card_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
and he probably isn't supposed to be giving that kind of training...

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3834 on: July 29, 2020, 02:24:01 AM »
Very interesting info in regards to banks profiling customers as "bust out" risk.
Comments are interesting as well
https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/hze1ir/do_not_do_this_if_you_want_your_credit_card_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Wow thanks for that.
Should I try to pm him for my amex accounts that were closed? ;)

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3835 on: July 29, 2020, 03:20:58 AM »
Very interesting info in regards to banks profiling customers as "bust out" risk.
Comments are interesting as well
https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/hze1ir/do_not_do_this_if_you_want_your_credit_card_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
My guess is on either Amex or Chase, I see reasons that point to both. Could also be a much smaller bank as he does say it's one of the US top 10 (as if there are 10 lenders that are even in the same league.)
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3836 on: July 30, 2020, 07:50:41 AM »
Very interesting info in regards to banks profiling customers as "bust out" risk.
Comments are interesting as well
https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/hze1ir/do_not_do_this_if_you_want_your_credit_card_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Super interesting. Definitely sounds like works for citi.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3838 on: July 30, 2020, 08:04:54 AM »
https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/
has all info ;)
”We could not find any records for that search criteria.”

I removed all my info from the web.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3839 on: July 30, 2020, 11:59:05 AM »
”We could not find any records for that search criteria.”

I removed all my info from the web.
How do you do that?