Seeking advice

[hosting4u]

Hello GSP's,

 

Since I am semi-new to the game, I have a situation and I really don't feel comfortable with after reading the Fraud Alert Thread.

 

I have a possible client wanting to know how much I would charge him for a Year for a game server and a 15 Slot Team Speak server as he wants to pay a year up front.

 

Now I have a couple of clients that could do that easily but they went month to month.

 

Now should this be something I may want to be concerned about?

 

Thanks Folks.

[ECF]

You could always send him a contract to sign and fax back to you...

[HIS-MOTHER]

Also if the funds come from a paypal account and not a CC attached to the account he has only 45 days to dispute it. if Its a CC it all depends on the CC issuing bank and there policy regarding amount of time to file a CB.

[bfarrell]

Just make sure all his info lines up, and if theres any red flags make some calls. Otherwise, don't be too worried, people do this a lot

[swish]

This is one of the main reasons why we do Not do any other payment plan then monthly. Once we stopped the 3/9/12 month terms it has cut backo n fraud chargebacks alot.

[hosting4u]

THanks folks for the information. I haven't heard back from him since I sent him the prices so if he does go with it I hope all is legit.

 

Again thanks for the tips, much appreciated.

[JasonF]

Not always, but a lot of the time, fraudulent chargers sign up for the most slots and the longest contract term. Some are so ridiculous it is easy to see.

[DougK94]

You should see what they try with dedicated servers......