Reef Supplies
05-31-2017, 01:39 PM
CREDIT CARD FRAUD within the REEFING COMMUNITY
We need everyone's help with this, please share. YOUR hobby has been hit by a gang of Credit Card thieves working out of Calgary Alberta. They have used stolen credit cards to buy THOUSANDS of dollars of Reef Aquarium Equipment. Many of your favourite stores have been hit. We need these guys stopped. The Calgary Police has been made aware. We need more info, so, if you know anything about these guys and have some tips to share, please email us or contact the Calgary police with your information. Here is what we have so far, PLEASE SHARE!
Fake Alias 1: John Peters
Fake Alias 2: Mark Donaland
Confirmed IP: 198.55.51.2
Confirmed phone number: 587-776-8393
Confirmed email: donalandmark@gmail.com
Possible name 1: Y.YAO / V. Lao (signed for FedEx package):
Possible name 2: D.DEUNG (signed for FedEx package):
Fraud Info (first Order):
Order #30645
Date: 05-18-2017 00:25
Total $1287.55
IP: 198.55.51.2
Purchased Item(s). Gift Card and Aqua Illumination Hydra 26 HD
We were able to contact the card holder and she confirmed that her card was compromised. The card holder informed us that the thief also used the card to purchase $2800 of Lobster, we have contacted the retailer.
The Aqua Illumination Hydra 26 HD was shipped to: 28 Aberfoyle Pl NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2A6W7. The address may simply be a point of pick-up since the thieves wait for Fedex outside.
Second order:
Order #30685
Date: 05-20-2017 02:43
Total Value: $693.79
IP: 198.55.51.2
He used the Gift card from order #30645 to purchase:
1x Cobalt Neo-Therm Heater - 300W
2x Aqua illumination HMSSA Single Arm Kit
1x Sicce Syncra 5.0 adjustable water pump - 1321gph
The 4 items above were shipped to: 28 Aberfoyle Pl NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2A6W7. The address may simply be a point of pick-up since the thieves wait for Fedex outside.
Third order:
Order #30951
Date: 05-29-2017 14:28
Total Value: $1500.00
IP: 70.83.191.238
This was for a $1500 gift card. It was at this point that we noticed something was off and contacted both card holders. The Card holder of this $1500 transaction also advised us that he purchased $734.64 with this card at one of our competitors.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 2:53 PM: John Peters AKA Mark Donaland Emailed us the following
"If you have not sent the package to Canada Post, please cancel the tracking number. I can pay for the label or I can send you the label. Please do it for me"
This confirms that he intended to received our shipments. There were 9 correspondence emails in total. The reason he asked for fed ex is because they wait for the driver outside to receive the packages.
PLEASE SHARE and contact us with any info: https://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/help.php?section=contactus
We need everyone's help with this, please share. YOUR hobby has been hit by a gang of Credit Card thieves working out of Calgary Alberta. They have used stolen credit cards to buy THOUSANDS of dollars of Reef Aquarium Equipment. Many of your favourite stores have been hit. We need these guys stopped. The Calgary Police has been made aware. We need more info, so, if you know anything about these guys and have some tips to share, please email us or contact the Calgary police with your information. Here is what we have so far, PLEASE SHARE!
Fake Alias 1: John Peters
Fake Alias 2: Mark Donaland
Confirmed IP: 198.55.51.2
Confirmed phone number: 587-776-8393
Confirmed email: donalandmark@gmail.com
Possible name 1: Y.YAO / V. Lao (signed for FedEx package):
Possible name 2: D.DEUNG (signed for FedEx package):
Fraud Info (first Order):
Order #30645
Date: 05-18-2017 00:25
Total $1287.55
IP: 198.55.51.2
Purchased Item(s). Gift Card and Aqua Illumination Hydra 26 HD
We were able to contact the card holder and she confirmed that her card was compromised. The card holder informed us that the thief also used the card to purchase $2800 of Lobster, we have contacted the retailer.
The Aqua Illumination Hydra 26 HD was shipped to: 28 Aberfoyle Pl NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2A6W7. The address may simply be a point of pick-up since the thieves wait for Fedex outside.
Second order:
Order #30685
Date: 05-20-2017 02:43
Total Value: $693.79
IP: 198.55.51.2
He used the Gift card from order #30645 to purchase:
1x Cobalt Neo-Therm Heater - 300W
2x Aqua illumination HMSSA Single Arm Kit
1x Sicce Syncra 5.0 adjustable water pump - 1321gph
The 4 items above were shipped to: 28 Aberfoyle Pl NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2A6W7. The address may simply be a point of pick-up since the thieves wait for Fedex outside.
Third order:
Order #30951
Date: 05-29-2017 14:28
Total Value: $1500.00
IP: 70.83.191.238
This was for a $1500 gift card. It was at this point that we noticed something was off and contacted both card holders. The Card holder of this $1500 transaction also advised us that he purchased $734.64 with this card at one of our competitors.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 2:53 PM: John Peters AKA Mark Donaland Emailed us the following
"If you have not sent the package to Canada Post, please cancel the tracking number. I can pay for the label or I can send you the label. Please do it for me"
This confirms that he intended to received our shipments. There were 9 correspondence emails in total. The reason he asked for fed ex is because they wait for the driver outside to receive the packages.
PLEASE SHARE and contact us with any info: https://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/help.php?section=contactus