I had the same $220.00 charge show up on my credit card on 10/22/2007. Again IP-SALESBYWEB.COM. It must be a relatively new scam because a Google search only brought up the one post by "me".
Some good news regarding this situation:
38 charged in international phishing scheme
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phish·ing (noun)
A scam by which an e-mail user is duped into revealing personal or confidential information which the scammer can use illicitly.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities have charged 38 people with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from unsuspecting Internet users, the Justice Department said Monday.
Indictments unsealed in Los Angeles and New Haven, Conn., say a global crime ring sought to rip off thousands of consumers and hundreds of financial institutions.
The Justice Department announced the busts in two separate but related cases Monday morning during a trip by the deputy attorney general to Romania.
More than half of the people charged are Romanian, although the alleged scam also operated from the United States, Canada, Portugal and Pakistan.
The practice known as phishing typically involves sending fraudulent e-mails that include links directing recipients to fake websites where they are asked to input sensitive data. Phishers may also include attachments that, when clicked, secretly install "spyware" that can capture personal information and send it to third parties over the Internet.
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I received a charge of $97.00 from GTSalessupport.com
I thought this was for service that HP did for me in February. I just contacted HP because of a problem I am having with my PC and was told that I do not have any warranty. I was a bit surprised since I know my Tech guy was working on my computer and did call HP for support. He told me I would need to purchase warranty which I did using my credit card. Not sure what's going on, but I am contacting my credit card company to get in an effort to rectify this situation.