Anybody else ever have to do this?

[KoolDrew]

I ordered a new HD4890 from ewiz since they had a really good deal on it and this si the message I got...

Thank you for shopping at Ewiz.com.

We wish to protect you, and ourselves, from fraudulent transactions, we kindly request that you sign this invoice, and fax it back to us at (408)719-5026. As soon as we have your signed invoice, we'll promptly process your order! To expedite the order, please give us a call as soon as you fax the signed invoice and then we can finish processing your order.



Thank you for your cooperation,

Anybody else ever have to do something like this? I don't even have a functioning fax machine right now so I'll have to fax it at work.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Not for computer hardware. Hmmm, that's the second fishy story I've heard about this ewiz place.

 

[nerp]

Maybe they've been screwed a bunch latley and this somehow cuts the scam off. Might be an insurance thing and some company they do business is forcing them to do this else they eat the losses? Just a wild guess.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

I've used Ewiz/SuperBiiz at least a dozen times over the last couple of years, and have never encountered anything like this. Strange.

 

[nerp]

Or maybe there's a flag on you for some reason? do you have fraud protection? Did you just register with them? Are you shipping to a different address than the billing address? Perhaps there's something about you or your order that is triggering this anamoly. Is it part of a rebate or something? Enough questions for ya?

 

[dud]

Anybody else ever have to do something like this? I don't even have a functioning fax machine right now so I'll have to fax it at work.

No.

OR you could shop elsewhere. They have a good rating at Reselleratings.com ... but this is not normal.

 

[mcmilljb]

Maybe just call them?

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: nerp
Or maybe there's a flag on you for some reason? do you have fraud protection? Did you just register with them? Are you shipping to a different address than the billing address? Perhaps there's something about you or your order that is triggering this anamoly Is it part of a rebate or something? Enough questions for ya?

.

I don't have fraud protection or anything like that and it's being shipped to the billing address. However, I did just register and there is a MIR of $20, and I used a coupon code for an additional $20 off. The almost $12 saved from cashback brought it down to around $185, which is why I got it.

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
I ordered a new HD4890 from ewiz since they had a really good deal on it and this si the message I got...

Thank you for shopping at Ewiz.com.

We wish to protect you, and ourselves, from fraudulent transactions, we kindly request that you sign this invoice, and fax it back to us at (408)719-5026. As soon as we have your signed invoice, we'll promptly process your order! To expedite the order, please give us a call as soon as you fax the signed invoice and then we can finish processing your order.



Thank you for your cooperation,

Anybody else ever have to do something like this? I don't even have a functioning fax machine right now so I'll have to fax it at work.

Nutraplanet (supplement store) does something like this at random and it was explained as a way to protect themselves from fraud.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
I don't even have a functioning fax machine right now so I'll have to fax it at work.

If you do decide to fax this in, there's no need to wait until you get to work. Just scan the signed invoice and use faxzero.