A computer repair business claims thousands of fraudulent payments were charged under the business’ name. Many of the victims appear to be from Arizona.
PHOENIX — Some Arizona residents were surprised this week to find someone attempting to use their banking information to make fraudulent charges at a computer repair shop in Alabama.
Allstar Computer Repair, located near the Alabama-Georgia borderline, claims its credit card processing company was recently hacked, resulting in thousands of fake charges being made thru the computer company.
“I assure that I am working on it as much as I can with the companies trying to get them to fix everything,” Allstar Computer’s owner said in a statement.
Several people from Arizona have been leaving comments on Allstar’s websites, claiming their credit cards were used to make purchases with the company.
The charges ranged in value from $50 to $1,000, according to the online testimonies.
“I’m in Arizona and I have no idea how this could happen,” one of the alleged victims wrote online after getting a $50 charge early Thursday morning.
Kathleen Quellen of Gilbert is one of the other possible victims of the alleged hacking incident. She…
