Latest Scam: Fake Internet Pharmacy Just Steals Money From You

from the simple,-direct dept

Thu, Apr 8th 2004 1:13pm — Mike Masnick

With all the various online scams that are getting increasingly sophisticated, here's one that's as simple as it is direct. It's a fake online pharmacy that is somehow figures out the bank account numbers of people and just takes $140 from you each month. No one seems to be able to find the actual company, though someone did turn up a letter from them claiming to be an online discount drug subscription service partnered with local pharmacies. The letter seemed to indicate that they had an "opt-out" subscription plan, where you got charged $140/month unless you opted-out. Obviously, that's quite illegal, and people are wondering how the company could have received access to bank account numbers without any authorization from the account owner.

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Horatio Bennett, 21 Dec 2006 @ 2:25pm

Internet Pahrmacy
Hi,
I'm looking inot a company called the internetpharmacyconnection. They have a website: www.internetpharmacyconnection.com

I'm considering doing business, but want to know if anyone has ever dealt with them.

Horatio
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Frank Werner, 4 Jan 2007 @ 12:23pm

internet pharmacy connection
I am also considering doing business with this company. I have found out that the "Corporate Office " address is a rented mailbox in Carson City, NV

They have a very professwional looking website.

Wondering if You had found out anything more
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- Sergey Nemirovsky, 16 Jan 2007 @ 10:38pm
  
  Re: internet pharmacy connection
  They promise me, to start me in business of selling drugs on line. They took $495.00dollars plus $40.00dollars for shipping their folder on the franchace they sold me for $495.00dollars. Then it took some effort from me to reverse the charges with my credit card(american express)
  Couple days later they called me again & solisited Another $6540.00dollars for Advertising my so called businness. I had to cancel my credit card,so that charge had been removed. The company that solisited this larger amount is called "incredible advertising" that what solisitor called his company,for which he took my money.To advertyze their drugs
  on the web site "internet pharmacy connection"
  A little bit about me, I am foreign born guy,so I have to ask everybodys forgivness for my English spelling,even after many years of living in USA,Printing in english is somewhat of strugle. Sergei. P.S. they promised lot of money in commissions in return for use of my good name.
  Should I report them to BBB.com or FBI organization.
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  - Marth, 24 Mar 2007 @ 2:26pm
    
    Re: Re: internet pharmacy connection
    Did you report them yet. I think we need to bring the feeds into this one I lost a lot of money. Please let me know.
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CINDY H., 24 Feb 2007 @ 11:42am

internet pharmacy scam?
Hi, I placed an order for medication through an internet pharmacy called webrxscripts, they have taken my credit card info and billed me for the meds but I have never received them, also the phone number and email address they give are not good. has anyone heard of them or had any dealings with them? Thanks.
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- Tracey J., 17 Mar 2007 @ 8:40am
  
  Re: internet pharmacy scam?
  I am having the same problem with webrxscrips.com, unable to get ahold of anyone by phone or email. Did you ever get any response, or ever get your medication? I am thinking I am going to contact my bank immediately. Please let me know what you ended up doing. Thanks!
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Cathy, 24 Mar 2007 @ 2:23pm

Internetpharmacyconnection.com
I paid my money and paid an extra for advertising. I think tha was stupid of me. Now I try calling the company and I do not get anyone they call me when thay want to. I have been trying to get hold of the original company not the adverting one the same thing. I think I need to bring the FEDs in to this one I lost a lot of money it's been 4 months nothing I think its time we report these people before a lot more people get scamed.
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Linda, 24 Mar 2007 @ 3:01pm

Internet pharmacyconnection
I am taking it up I need my money back. I will the FBI or someone guys help me so that I know how to take this matter up. They took my money too.
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Nora Lum, 12 Jan 2008 @ 7:39pm

Internet Pharmacy Connection scam
I lost a lot of money with this company. They promised all the assistance I would need but from the time I joined I could never get a response by phone or email. The advertising agency, Incredible Advertising, seemed to be sincere but after a few calls I was not able to contact them and I lost a lot with them too.Is there any chance of recovering any money if we contact the FBI?
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Tilda Bouchillon, 4 Feb 2008 @ 7:10pm

Internet Pharmacy Connection
I signed on with this company in January 2007 with a copy of their written guarantee stating that if I had not made my investment back within one year they would refund the difference. Needless to say I didn't sell a single med even though I also invested in advertising - not with Incredible Advertising. I've written a formal request to the address in Carson City NV - it's a commercial mail company that isn't authorized to receive mail from Internet Pharmacy Connection. I have been unable to contact this company in the last year. If I call then I get a voice mail system. The snail mail address is bogus and I do not have an email for them. Now I can't even get on their website - it's down for maintenance. I don't know if contacting federal officials will get any of our money back but at least we could stop them from taking anyone elses money.
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LI ASO, 15 Jul 2008 @ 10:47am

Help stop this menace - internetpharmacyconnection.com
With all the various online scams that are getting increasingly sophisticated, here's one that's as simple as it is direct. It's a fake online pharmacy that is somehow figures out the bank account numbers of people and just takes $140 from you each month. No one seems to be able to find the actual company, though someone did turn up a letter from them claiming to be an online discount drug subscription service partnered with local pharmacies. The letter seemed to indicate that they had an "opt-out" subscription plan, where you got charged $140/month unless you opted-out. Obviously, that's quite illegal, and people are wondering how the company could have received access to bank account numbers without any authorization from the account owner.

Here are futher information about this scammers internetpharmacyconnection.com

They are registered with godaddy.com.
I called godaddy.com @ Tel:1-480-505-8877 today and spoke with one of the Techs there who confirmed they are registered with them. and told me to send an email to abuse@secureserver.net and they will take it from there.
To whoever is concerned, let us join hands to stop this internet thief of our time.
Report this abuse to the poice so that, they could investigate godaddy.com and find out the person who registered under that name www.internetpharmacy.com

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

Domain Name: INTERNETPHARMACYCONNECTION.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS43.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS44.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 22-feb-2008
Creation Date: 25-oct-2006
Expiration Date: 25-oct-2009

>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:29:27 EDT
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