Accessory Buys Many Accesory Buys: Newest Scam accessorybuys.com Already 404! internet

I am an "Old School" Cell phone repair guy in the industry for over 20 years, so I've seen it all. I should have gone online to look up Accessory Buys, but there's so much that matches that Google search and probably why they pick derivatives of that name.

As I found out here, they've been doing this awhile under many similar names. Their newest is accessorybuys.com. I originally ordered over $500 of Otterbox Defender Cell phone cases to sell in my store, and paid with my Chase CC. I immediately got a return email from Accessory Buys stating the order was canceled because it could not be over $250 with shipping. I figured it was because they wanted to capitalize on the S&H, but I think now it was an attempt to fly below the radar..

So I ordered two different orders of  just below $250. I received receipts stating my order was now awaiting shipping; and it looked legit. I ordered these on 1/26/15. Today's mail came and went so I inquired about my orders. The site is already 404! Talk about fly by night! The funny thing is, the charges never went on my card, so either they finally got caught, or Chase caught them and refused the charge. However, Chase never contacted me, which is strange too. So my orders are not coming in and I had customers waiting, but at least I did not lose $500. Watch out for these scammers. I know what to look for and almost got scammed. I think the site was linked through either eBay or Amazon too, adding to its legitimacy.

I will be scanning for illegitimate charges on my card the next few weeks.