718-553-8740

This is some type of theft by deception scam. The buyer claims to be interested in an item that will be paid for with a wire transfer or check. Here is the buyer's info:
Rashed Abdulaziz Labkhan
Suite RUH1950
147-29 182nd
Street
Springfield Gardens NY 11413
United States

Beware...stay away from this guy. Do not sell anything to him. Do not reply to him with any information. Instead report him so any appropriate organizations and/or law enforcement where applicable.

We reived today an internet order from another name but the same address. The IP address is originating from Kuwait City!
AHMAD M BEN HUSSAIN
STREET316,BLOCK3,HOUSE NO.17
AL-QAIRAWAN, AL-ASEMA (THE CAPITAL) 90802
Kuwait
+96599423941
to ship to:
AHMAD M BEN HUSSAIN
147-29 182nd Street
KWI12094
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
United States
718-553-8740

We cancelled the order.

we also received an internet order from this person. different name, same shipping address. we are cancelling the order.

This is a number/address for a freight forwarding company that primarily ships products on to customers in middle eastern countries.

We have shipped products through this address a number of times without having a problem, but please be aware:

- You are now doing business internationally.  If you are not familiar with these transactions, just politely tell the buyer you only ship/bill to domestic customers.

- Double verify the payment via credit card issuer and find out what recourse you have and what type of proof-of-delivery you will need to support any claim or chargeback against you.

- If you handle a product, i.e. electronics, software, etc,  that has export restrictions, you may end up in violation of the law depending on which country is the final destination.

Hope this was helpful...

Dave

Hello. I am using this address as well. It is ARAMEX FREIGHT FORWARDING COMPANY that offers service of accepting and shipping the items ordered from the sites that dont offer international shipping.  For one to have this address, has to sign a long contract, pay renting fees, and sign the sheet of prohibited items...(pornography, drugs...etc). When used this address, i paid the items normaly with my credit card.
I dont think its OK that one reads this single post of yours, and simply CANCEL THE ORDER without even doing double check.

Hello. I am using this address as well. It is ARAMEX FREIGHT FORWARDING COMPANY that offers service of accepting and shipping the items ordered from the sites that dont offer international shipping.  For one to have this address, has to sign a long contract, pay renting fees, and sign the sheet of prohibited items...(pornography, drugs...etc). When used this address, i paid the items normaly with my credit card.
I dont think its OK that one reads this single post of yours, and simply CANCEL THE ORDER without even doing double check.

Google the number, and u will find it belongs to aramex.

We also got a chargeback on our Amazon order placed by a customer in the Middle East named Mohammed Mohammed. I don't know if its Aramex not doing their job correctly but since we're shipping to them, Aramex is not liable if the customer issues the charge dispute. It goes through our bank and even if we do our job, there's a possibility that Aramex didn't do theirs or the customer is inappropriately filing a charge dispute.

We haven't had this problem before shipping to them. However this is now 1 out of 10 shipments we've sent which has a chargeback. 10% ratio is not very good.

Actually we got an online order to be drop shipped to this address of 718-553-8740.  The credit card was stolen so the owner immediately chargedback the card.  The order shipped and we are short one expensive Enterprise Router.  FBI and the local DA will be called.

I am using this same place as well, I use my credit card to pay the price tag and the shipping address is within USA. I see this address as a relief during recession days since there are some liquidity here in the Middle East.

We had an order in July from a customer with this phone number, to be shipped to KWI 5846, Springfield Gardens, NY. So far we haven't had a charge back, but I am getting worried now since I had another phone call regarding this order this afternoon, 09/08. First of all, when we received the order in July, the name of the card holder and the recipient were not the same. Today we received a phone call stating that our gallery was supposedly still charging this customer $69.90 per month, i.e. August and September. The person that called had all the information regarding this order but had a different name and gave me a different call back number. However, the number on the caller ID today showed again a different number (the 3rd one!) and a different name. I went through all our files and cannot find these additional charges or any charges to the credit card number that was submitted to us in the actual order, other than for the order that was processed and shipped.

What would be the purpose of this scam, if it is one?

This is just Aramex shipping address for their customers who subscribe to shop&ship service. It's convenient for people from all over the world who don't have US mailbox but want to buy online from US sellers. Don't treat it as scam.

We have sold to Zaied Alhussain at that address and number for a number of YEARS. We've never had a problem. I too, was alarmed when we got the original order. I checked it out, yes it's a company that ships overseas for international companies, purchasing from U.S. companies. He has literally placed over a 100 orders, NEVER had a problem

I just caught an order of $223 USD, that just came thru today to be shipped to:
Effat Alsabban
147-29 182nd Street, DOH 3338
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
718-553-8740

I caught this order and canceled it!  The IP address is from India. I also upgraded my merchant account to include fraud detection, and blocked the IP address from visiting my site again. I did all this with this order because just yesterday I got a notice of a chargeback for $177 placed for an order in December 09 that we actually shipped. That order was shipped to another transportation company located in Florida to.
Marcial Mendez
8627 NW 54th Street
Doral, FL 33166
305-423-1010
the card holder of this order disputed the charge. The thing is that IF the card number is stolen and the card holder disputes the charge.. you cannot make a claim to keep the money with the merchant company for several reasons.  
1. I can't prove the order was shipped to the card holder's address.
2. I can't provide a signed receipt (since the order was placed online)
3. The delivery signature is just a worker working on the dock of the transportation company it was shipped to.

Funny thing is that while today I'm catching this order, I get a caller on my chat line wanting to know if we ship to India ..when I told her we do not ship over seas she wanted to know what is the alternative. I advised her to search for another company who offers items like us who does ship over seas. Then she wanted to know if she shipped to an address in the US how much would it be..etc.. yada, yada, yada
I blocked her IP from accessing my site again too.  

3 ocurances in one week is too many! Plus I've been having some guy who will not leave me alone about signing up an account with his company who offers transportation services in the same manner.. so that "I can offer international shipping..when I don't".  I've told him I do not want to sign up with this service numerous times but he will not leave me alone (calling and emailing me).  Seems ever since he has started bugging me I seem to be getting numerous orders from people over seas requesting that their order be shipped to one of these type companies. And so far have had one chargeback from it. Ugh!



You ask why would someone want to do this?  If someone is using a stolen card number,

I must have been this company's first victim back three years ago. I did post a warning on a forum online three years ago back then:

Just had a sudden transaction reversal due to the buyer (mr mohamed
mubarak fadel alkhamis) contacting his credit card company and stating
he did not authorize the transaction. Of course wonderful PayPal
immediately bows down to the credit card bank and takes the money from
my account and without any question just reverses the funds back to
the buyers bank.

This buyer has been around my website for at least a month or two,
then just made a small purchase of some arcade boards (<$200). I
suppose afterwards he decided to 'see' if he could get his money back
and keep the products sent. So much for the mighty PayPal Charge-back
fighting team which they claim to have.

Anyhow, here is the details and I would suggest not selling to him:
mr mohamed mubarak fadel alkhamis
box# BAH 2151 147-29 182nd street
springfield garden, NY 11413 USA
11413
718-553-8740

-Tim

Rec'd 3 back to back orders with one of the above addresses and both this phone number and two others attached to the order.  The name, address, and phone all matched the billing info for the card, so the first order shipped out.  One chargeback and $340 later, we're not happy about it at all.  Even after phoning the customer for verification, the bank will not return the money to us due to the order being placed online and shipped elsewhere.

We will not release the address info for the purchaser due to legality, but the name on the order was Frank Cardinale and the order was shipped to the following address:
c/o Miguel Martinez
8627 NW 54th Street
Doral, FL 33166

I am from Kuwait and I constantly buy products online and from famous companies and never have problems. Products are delivered to my Aramex mail box and then they forward it to my house in Kuwait. Once I made a purchase with a big company and they emailed me to indicate that they were suspicious about the difference between my credit card address and my shipping address and I explained the matter and they were pleased to continue the order. It is very convenient for me to buy hard to find products online and sometimes it is cheaper in the US. Moreover, Aramex provide me with a mail box in the UK.

The problem is that there are many scam artists making online purchases, and the seller is the one who usually has no remedy to collect their charged-back monies.  I have checked with PayPal and with  many shippers in the U.S. to try to locate a method of international shipping that will protect the seller.  So far, I have not been successful.  In these tough economic times, sellers would love to increase their sales with international shipments but cannot afford to do this due to the risks involved.
ALL IDEAS FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS WITH GUARANTEED PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. SELLERS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED.  Ripoffs and scam artists hurt business for everyone.

ebay item mailed on june 1st. just got a message this morning that they had not received item. here is the info:
reada hussain
#kwi446
147-29 182nd street
springfield gardens, NY 11413
United States
with this phone number. ebay used id is reada10. thankfully, not a lot of money, but it is the principle. not sure why ebay permits this. we are given the option to block certain countries and this is how they get around it. i wrote back telling them to check with the company. we'll see what happens.

ebay item mailed on june 1st. just got a message this morning that they had not received item. here is the info:
reada hussain
#kwi446
147-29 182nd street
springfield gardens, NY 11413
United States
with this phone number. ebay used id is reada10. thankfully, not a lot of money, but it is the principle. not sure why ebay permits this. we are given the option to block certain countries and this is how they get around it. i wrote back telling them to check with the company. we'll see what happens.

I just cancelled an order that was to be shipped to rich imperials at the springfield gardens, ny address.  Was afraid to get charged reversed after I shipped.