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TVSO
Level 1

Fraud loophole via ACH

It appears fraudsters have found a loop hole in Intuit when paying via ACH. We had a new customer reach out asking to pay via Intuit ACH, we received email from Intuit payment was on it's way. Payment hit our bank account, then five days later, the money was taken out, meanwhile product had already been delivered to the customer. 

When we called Intuit, they told us the customer never approved the charge and Intuit had fronted up the money, and now that was reversed since the customer didn't approve the charge. No idea, how we never received not one email, not one phone call, not one notice that the payment had failed or was under dispute. No one asked for proof of delivery, nothing. Now we are out of $900+. 

We were under the impression Intuit held a strong security system but it's obvious weak. The customer service department was zero help. Not sure why Intuit would front up money when they get an error code, which gets shown to the retail customer but not US, the Quickbooks customer. This makes no sense. Not sure who else needs to read this but I'm posting it here to alert others of this loophole. 

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FishingForAnswers
Level 10

Fraud loophole via ACH

@TVSO  First time, huh?

Riehl1
Level 1

Fraud loophole via ACH

Today is the second time I have had an experience with fraud. I get a phone call from a new potential customer asking for info on product I have. He decides to buy a couple items so I send what I thought was a secure transaction, an invoice via qb online. With the customer name email phone and address. They proceeded to pay via (multiple) credit cards. They finally cover the payment and I released the product for pickup. About $5k total product. The delivery guy even signed the receipt.  2 days later the payments declined due to disputed charges. And because I didn't know I had to pay extra for cc fraud protection, I was now out the product and even had to pay the fees for refunds. That was last year.   

Earlier this week, I was selling another item ($18k) but this time I said ACH only, thinking this was safer. But no QB screwed me again. I have a text message thread with the buyer with a picture of their drivers license, an online invoice that was emailed to the customer where THEY input their bank info and I never see it. But today it was declined as fraudulent.  And I am getting hit with a fee! Thankfully I didn't release the product, or spend the money since it was instantly deposited.  I suspected this might happen so i moved their money into an envelope in QB checking while I waited in case it was disputed. But this is infuriating and makes me want to never do business with QB again. How will you fix this QB? Or are you more concerned with our customers than you are with your own paying customers? We collectively send yall billions and yall screw us by not protecting these transactions. 

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