A charge for $.11 showed up on my bank statement from “EST COMPANY.” I found page after page of complaints, only to finally learn that they were one of 20ish front companies for a “small credit scam”:
Ebook Web site on DSL Reports.com
Complaintwire.com folks reported on it here and here.
From what I can tell, the only thing to do is report it to my bank and have them do a “charge-back”–which apparently puts a negative tick on the scammers’ merchant account, which will hopefully eventually be shut down with enough charge-backs. Maybe. I think that’s what I read.
Most people say to cancel the account, but I really don’t want to deal with that.. we’ll see.
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this happened to me to, for 16 cents. called my bank and the rep said this was the second call she fielded about them this day. Those pennies probably add up to a nice sum for them.
Same here for 7 cents.
Same here, 13 cents on 10/2/2008. I’d really like to find the person doing this and F them up.
Same here, 13 cents.
This happened to me too on 10/03. I probably wouldn’t have noticed it but I was trying to close out an old business account and a .14 cent debit caused and overdraft. I am currently trying to reverse the charges to my credit card and close the checking account and so far I’ve talked to 6 differnt people in 4 different deparments at Chase!
.10 here on 10/3/08.
Same here…..12 cents….my bank said they would have to issue me a new card. What a hassle!
I saw this transaction of 15 cents on my account on Oct 1 2008. Its not about pennies I believe. Its about setting up EFT/ACH so that after a couple of years when we forget about this transaction they can do a transfer of thousands per acount.
I think it is necessary to close the account (not just get a new card reissued) and open a new account.
Just charged for $0.10. Closed out our account and saw 100′s of complaints on the internet. I would personally like to travel down to Florida and kick somebody’s A$$. I would love a lead on these people.
Same here! I was stunned to see the charge for 10 cents on Oct 10. My bank has closed my account and is issuing a new card. This is a pain.
IK (and everyone): You are exactly right, it’s NOT about pennies. Once they establish that your account number is “live” by deducting the small amount, the real party starts. My card was canceled two days ago, but my bank and I are still chasing after a bunch of “gift cards” purchased with my account number — another charge showed up today. Depending on what bank they are using, it can take up to 5 days to hit your account. I agree with IK, don’t just cancel your card, close your entire account and open a new one — maybe even at a different bank. I’m sticking with mine for now because they’re really trying to be helpful with all of this, and have assured me that I will be reimbursed. Pain in the neck? YES!
I got charged .17 cents. I’m trying to dispute it with my credit card company.
EST Company is showing up my bank statements now!!
For $.11, and $.18
I reported them to FBI. Here is EST website.
http://www.enterpriseacq.com/index.html
and The CEO’s ZoomInfo profile:
http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Shashoua_Ezra_36046260.aspx?PersonID=36046260&lastName=Shashoua&firstName=Ezra&id=36046260&searchSource=page&page=4
Speculating here……….It may be that he was wrecked in the recent Stock Market crash and is trying to recover from his indebtedness by defrauding ppl’s Check Card accts.