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Internet Fraud
Prevention Tips
Buyer Safety, Seller Safety, Spoof
Emails, Internet Scams, Report Suspicious
Activity
Quick Tips:
- Use extra caution if the price is unusually low. If an item is listed
significantly below the manufacturer's suggested retail price, take extra
steps to verify
the seller's claims.
- Be cautious with international Sellers. If a dispute arises in the transaction,
United States laws may not apply to the international seller.
- Use Credit Cards or select your own reputable Escrow services.
Wire transfer services do not always provide protection or
refunds if
a dispute arises. Bikerbuys.com
and Liquid Chrome Graphics L.L.C. do NOT offer Escrow Services and
are not affiliated with any website or company that claims to offer
these
services. Before sending
funds to any Escrow Service, be certain to verify it is a
reputable institution. If
you are using Paypal.com, make sure the buyer uses a Verified
Address before accepting payment.
- Verify the Seller's Name, City, Email, and Phone. All
should be easily supplied by seller.
- Request Proof of ownership. Private parties selling
a vehicle should be able to produce evidence of Title,
Registration,
and Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) for cycles 1981 and newer.
- Request Proof of Possession. Request information or
photos only someone in possession of the items could
supply. One
example is a specific photo not
common to web postings or auctions (such as the bottom
of the engine, the actual VIN marked on the frame,
or a close
up of
a specific part).
- Be cautious when seller is offering Free Shipping.
Shipping a motorcycle or other vehicle any distance
can be costly
and should be reflected in a higher
then average price.
- Educate yourself about online scams by viewing
our information on Internet Scams.
Buyer Safety:
Email and Call the seller- If the phone number listed is not accurate, use
added caution to verify the seller has possession of the item. Pay by credit
card because you can often dispute the charges with your card provider if something
goes wrong. Never send money orders, cashiers checks, or wire transfers unless
the item is already in your possession and verified to be exactly what you
agreed to buy.
Read all Quick Tips
Seller Safety:
Do not agree to accept any overpayment requiring a refund. A known scam has
the "buyer" sending you a counterfeit cashiers check or money orders
for more than your asking price, then asking you to "refund" the
overage (usually by Wire Transfer) before your bank discovers the forgery.
Use only respected and reputable escrow and shipping companies. Bikerbuys.com
and Liquid Chrome Graphics L.L.C. do NOT
offer Escrow Services and are not affiliated
with any website or company that claims to offer these services. If the buyer
suggests an escrow service, verify that it is a legitimate company. Be cautious
with international sellers, if a dispute arises in the transaction, United
States laws may not apply to the international seller.
Read all Quick Tips
Spoof Emails:
We advise you to be cautious of email messages that ask you to submit information
such as your credit card number or passwords. Bikerbuys.com will never ask
you for sensitive personal information such as passwords, bank account, credit
card numbers, Personal Identification Numbers (PINs), or Social Security numbers
in an email.
Your privacy is very important to us. Senders of spoof emails hope that unsuspecting
recipients will reply to a request or click on a link contained in the email
and provide sensitive personal information such as passwords, social security
numbers, or credit card numbers. We encourage you to:
Use caution with responding to any email that asks for your personal information.
Report suspected spoof emails to webmaster@Bikerbuys.com.
Act quickly to take appropriate steps to maintain your account security if
you think you've responded to a Spoof email with personal financial information.
If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from Bikerbuys.com,
please forward it immediately to webmaster@Bikerbuys.com and
do not respond to it or click on any of the links in the email message.
Please do not change
the subject line or forward the email as an attachment.
What if I've already provided information to the Spoof? Quickly complete these
steps in the order listed.
1.
Call your Credit Card company and tell them that your account may be compromised.
Follow any instructions provided by your credit card company.
2. Call your
bank and tell them that your account details may have been compromised
and detail for them how this occurred.
3. Change
your password on your email account.
4.
Change passwords on the relevant sites. If you cannot log into your accounts,
then the fraudsters may have already changed the passwords, go to the next
step...
5.
Contact the websites involved contact Bikerbuys.com Customer Service
Team at webmaster@Bikerbuys.com or
1–586–344–7716. Not
only should you tell them that your account may have been compromised,
but you should also include a copy of the email which led to the problem.
6.
Make a report to the Police (yes, even though it is a time consuming process).
We encourage you to review additional information about protecting your identity
found on the Federal Trader Commission web site at: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/phishingalrt.htm
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Bikerbuys.com Customer
Service Team at webmaster@Bikerbuys.com or
1–586–344–7716.
Thank you for your efforts to help ensure Bikerbuys.com remains a safe and
exciting power sports marketplace.
Be assured that Bikerbuys.com will continue to act in the best interests
of our customers. We truly appreciate your business and, as always, you can
expect Bikerbuys.com to take actions that maintain the honesty and integrity
of our users.
Potential Internet Scams:
Non-Delivery of Item:
Seller promises item is yours at a great deal if you wire the deposit in a
hurry. Upon sending funds, seller disappears and no item is shipped
Overpayment by counterfeit check:
A known scam is sending counterfeit cashiers checks and money orders for above
your asking price, with an agreement you will send (usually by Wire Transfer)
your funds before the check clears your bank.
Spoof or "Phisher" emails:
These deceptive emails claim to be sent from respected or trusted web sites.
The senders of these fraudulent emails hope that unsuspecting recipients
will reply or click on a link contained in the email and then provide sensitive
personal information such as passwords, social security numbers, or credit
card numbers.
Identity Theft:
Online and offline efforts to gain access to your private information such
as credit card, bank account with the intent of stealing funds from as many
locations as possible.
Other Resources:
National Fraud Information Center (NFIC)
A project of the U.S. National Consumers League, a private non-profit organization,
which provides consumer information regarding telemarketing and Internet fraud
and maintains a complaint database. http://www.fraud.org/
Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC)
Internet Fraud Preventive Measures http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/strategy/fraudtips.asp
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Information about "Spoof" or "Phishing" scams: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/phishingalrt.htm
Report Suspicious Activity:
To report suspicious activity please contact Bikerbuys.com Customer Service
Team at webmaster@Bikerbuys.com or
1–586–344–7716. Thank
you for your efforts to help ensure Bikerbuys.com remains a safe and exciting
motorcycle marketplace.
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