I didn't receive a call from them but they deducted money from my account, and I got their number from my bank. But when I called there was no live person, just a recording requesting an account number. I don;t know who this is, but its a rip-off.
I discovered an unauthorized charge on my VISA from DECON of Texas for $18.XX (MERCHANT CATEGORY: COMPUTERS,COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE). I had no dealings with this company.
I regularly receive telephone calls from a Texas number (979-320-6371) which I think is related to this unauthorized charge.
I am suspicious that this company/telephone number may be related to a recent malware incident with my computer. My Mac browser was locked up by malware and a message, appearing to be from Apple, provided instructions how to correct this problem. It provided a telephone number but when called, there was just an ongoing message of "... please wait... your call is very important to us..." I think this is how the company originally obtained my contact information. When I did speak to Apple, they were very aware of this malware.
This Texas telephone number (979-320-6371) has been repeatedly reported by consumers as a case of fraud. It has been reported to the Do Not Call registry but nothing seems to happen.
They tried to hit my account but my bank denied the transaction so it never hit my acct. I have canceled that card and had a new one issued.. Again listed as DECON software in TX
I recently order wheel caps on Amazon, with a receipt from FREEDOM, in Duncanville Texas, same area code, but different phone number. They charged me 11.95 today on my Chase card, that I used to pay for my purchase on May 30, 1916. Must be a shady employee, because Mopar is a reputable site for auto parts.
Interesting. Looks like this has been going on for years, yet the person or persons responsible seem to be getting away with it. Sounds like it's always for relatively small amounts too. I just discovered the same thing on my VISA CC and tried calling the number associated with the fraudulent transaction: (682) 323-0003. I got a machine voice that asked for my name and number and promised to call me back, but of course that never happened. I hadn't seen all this discussion yet so my first inclination was wondering if I had made a purchase that I forgot about. I searched my receipts (which I ALWAYS save) and found nothing. I then contacted my bank and asked them if they had more info about the transaction than what I was seeing. No. After exhausting all avenues to prove that this was a legit transaction that I'd forgotten about, I had no recourse other than to report as fraud, which required that my card be cancelled with a new one to be issued in about 10 days. Damn! Now I've got to remember what legit businesses I had set up with revolving payments against that card! How can they get away with this for as long as they have without being caught and doing jail time? BTW, my transaction amount was $23.14.