Who do these people think they are? I while checking my account balance on the phone, it gave me a charge of $9.82 on 11/8/10. I had been using my card alot more than usual so I just assumed it was one of my charges. The only reason why I found out about this is getting a message from B of A that my card has a restriction on it due to irregular activity After speaking with B of A she told me the name of chukiechip.com and she will have to close my card and then send another in 7-10 days. What makes me so mad is that some people like myself need the $9.82 for useful stuff (like food for their kids) and then having to have the bank cancel the card and now inconvenienced because will have to wait for the bank to open just to take money out of my account so I can spend it on something useful.
I also had the mystery charge. Mine was for $9.93. I called the number above and actually got through after about three minutes. They explained that the purchase was for a wireless adapter that allows Wii games to be played on a Sony playstation. We have neither a Wii nor a Sony playstation. They were about to ship this odd device to our old address. The transaction also included a bogus email address.
The Amerotechnics representative agreed to cancel the shipping and credit our account in three days. I'll try to remember to update this post with news of whether we get our credit.
I had a charge made on my debit card which suddenly showed up with the same phone number and Amerotechnics as the company. It was for 9.90. I emailed the company and they wrote back saying the charge was for an adapter cable (I never ordered) and they would be happy to cancel the order and refund my money. They had my home address and a phoney email address. I reported it to my bank who is investigating it and I had to cancel my card. This forum is great if the charge hasn't already been made but they seem to be charging random cards for a bogus order so it's almost too late once you find it. Hopefully they will be shut down soon!
Identical response for me, MERmade, although my "order" was apparently for some plastic USB disk case or something. But they seem to have used my old credit card information (my bank had recently issued new cards with different numbers for an entirely unrelated reason), so I guess that was lucky-ish.
Though I did not receive a call, I did have a charge from chukiechip.com in August. I got it resolved by contacting them via email and suspecting fraud. I was reimbursed. I got another similar charge today from 24technix.com and the websites are remarkably similar (same header graphics). I have zero doubt in my mind that this is a fraudulent group and I have contacted the FBI. I strongly urge everyone here to do the same. A simple email to your regional FBI office (just google FBI and you'll get a useful site) and give a quick rundown of what happened. Be specific about websites and transaction dates and amounts. They all seem to be under $10 to try and slip under the radar. IF YOU DON'T CONTACT THE FBI, THEN THESE GUYS WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS!!
Ok. Sorry for the soapbox, but I have a friend that works for the Bureau and this is his recommendation. If you don't have enough of a demand for a specific group, then it won't get pursued. "The squeaky wheel gets the grease."