[Bubble #5]

Originally Posted by phpnewbie

Because MB won't chargeback you

Unfortunately you left out the part from their site that states:

We reserve, however, the right to withdraw this policy without notice for any particular merchant who we determine is not exercising due diligence or is operating in a way which results in higher than normal exposure.

What this means in English is that they CAN charge for a chargeback(s). All they have to do is say that the merchant should have known that (in your case) Vietnam was a very high risk and fraudulent country. There is only one way for a merchant to not worry about chargebacks, and that is to go directly through Mastercards or Visas high end merchant programs, and they cost roughly $1500.00 a year to use. Not a very approachable option for the small 'on-the-net' merchant.

I know that Vietnam is "well-known" about fraud CC, but I use my own CC and I can send you my scanned CC or Passport if you want to verify.

This doesn't verify anything, and there is no way that The Geek could verify that these articles were not stolen in the first place. Sorry, I know you don't want to hear that but those are just the facts. While I don't know The Geek personally I do know that he is a good man, and I'm just trying to watch his back so that he is not ripped off. Surly you can understand that :bunny: You might try something like sending him a certified money order from Western Union. Then the risk would be on you and not him. Best of luck