Our Most Wanted

People who bounce checks or reverse credit card charges

One of the most frustrating things in business is when a customer bounces a check and makes no effort to pay for the merchandise they have received. Many merchants make an effort to collect bad checks and when their efforts are not successful they simply write off the loss and forget it. I take a different view of this matter. When I get a bad check I always attempt to contact the individuals at least 3 times (phone, mail and email). Anyone can make an honest mistake and bounce a check. But 99% of us will get embarrassed and cover the check as soon as possible.

After three contacts if these people refuse, they are added to our "Most Wanted" page and mentioned in our email newsletters. The soccer community is small. There are not millions of people involved in it. In many cases people that are involved in soccer coaching recognize these names. I am hopeful that in some small way I can develop a reputation for these people and possibly prevent other companies, vendors, tournaments, etc. from being ripped off.

It's not a nice thing to have to post information about people who don't pay for the merchandise they receive, and we don't like doing it. But, we don't have the time, energy or, quite frankly, it doesn't make financial sense to go the legal route chasing these people.

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Fraudulent Credit Card Use

Omar Garcia - Tel 770 696 3791 Email omargothc@hotmail.com

This guy placed an order on our web site on February 6, 2011 for $345 worth of books and DVDs. On March 15 we got a "chargeback" saying the card had been used fraudulently. Interestingly the report was signed by a "Omar Garcia V". So it was either the same guy that placed the order or the person using his card to place the order used his name when placing that order.

The guy placing the order gave two addresses. His billing address as 2508 Poet Lane, Orlando, FL 32817 and his shipping address as 1818 Ashborough Road, Apt A, Marietta, GA, 30067.

Anyone have any knowledge of this guy we would love to know. As of now we are sending this info to the police.