Is the following address used for scams and frauds?
2964 Columbia St.
Suite # XXXXX
Torrance, CA 90503
USA
No, this is one of the warehouses used by Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.).
Shipito warehouse: 2964 Columbia St., Suite # XXXXX, Torrance, CA 90503, USA
What is Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.)?
Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.) is a US package forwarding company (also known as a freight forwarder, a mail forwarder or a shipping forwarder) allowing to overcome geographical shipping restrictions and ship online purchases to
- Alaska, Hawaii,
- U.S. Protectorates and Insular areas (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or Federated States of Micronesia),
- APO, FPO, and DPO Addresses,
- DOS Addresses,
- other countries including but not limited to Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, India, Russia, Kuwait, Virgin Islands, Japan, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, Bahrain, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, the Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan,...
Shipito is one of the largest freight forwarders. It has tens of thousands of customers from all over the world. Shipito Facebook page has more than 5'000 likes:
See also: US online stores shipping and not shipping to Shipito warehouse in Torrance, California (2964 Columbia St., Torrance, CA 90503, USA).
Can the "2964 Columbia St., Torrance, CA 90503, USA" address be used for scams and frauds?
Yes it can be used for legit as well as illegal activities like ANY other address. BUT I and many of my friends use it for making legit purchases in US online shops that don't ship overseas. Also even US individuals and US companies use Shipito package/parcel forwarding service for shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or Federated States of Micronesia.
Information for online retailers about Shipito
Shipito and victims of stolen credit cards
If you're a store owner who shipped product to 2964 Columbia St., Torrance, CA 90503, USA and got a chargeback, contact Shipito immediately if you are a victim of credit card fraud. If they find that a stolen credit card was used, they immediately send packages back to you. Shipito has zero tolerance policy. Fraud accounts are immediately canceled.
Shipito and international sales
Shipito offers a program where they can guarantee all sales to online retailers if they are purchased directly by Shipito. This allows online retailers not to lose international sales, while Shipito takes the risk of accepting international payments.
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[...] forwarders. Other USA shops accept international debit/credit cards and ship to Shipito warehouse in Torrance, CA. The following chart below mentioned 502 successful and 168 unsuccessful transactions reported by [...]
ReplyDeleteHow can Eastbiz help not to lose international sales?
ReplyDeleteSo if the customer uses this address, is he/she a scammer or not?
ReplyDeleteSo can I safely send orders to "2964 Columbia St., Torrance, CA 90503, USA" or not?
ReplyDeleteI have problems ordering from Timberland USA. No matter what I do, they reject my transactions. And they don't cancel my order right away. They tell me about it several days later, so I can't even repeat my order using assisted purchases, because many items would be sold out and coupon would expire. The only solution I have found is to buy from Amazon Marketplace, however Timberland coupons don't work there.
ReplyDeleteCan this shipping forwarder send lithium batteries to an APO address?
ReplyDeleteI live outside the US, so this is interesting. But where can I find a list of shops shipping to this address and supporting non-US credit cards?
ReplyDeleteI don't work for Shipito, I'm just a regular customer. Please go to Shipito web-site and contact them to find out.
ReplyDeleteShipito requests all its customers to validate their accounts by providing 2 IDs and other documents. And you may contact Shipito notifying about fraudulent transactions, so that they can send packages back to you. Shipito is safer than many freight forwarders not offering account validation, but of course there is no 100% guarantee scammers won't use Shipito.
ReplyDeletePackages to APO, FPO and DPO addresses are sent via USPS only. USPS doesn't allow to ship lithium batteries anymore.
ReplyDeleteIf you are registered with Shipito, you can see their customers' feedback about online stores in your account. If you are not registered, you may see the following list: Online shops shipping and not shipping to Shipito warehouse in Torrance, CA. You can also find this information from forums.
ReplyDeleteTimberland online store ships just fine if your purchase using their gift card. Hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteCan I send a cell phone to an FPO address using Shipito?
ReplyDeletePackages to APO, FPO and DPO addresses are sent via USPS only. USPS doesn't allow to ship lithium batteries anymore.
ReplyDeleteSo you can send a cell phone to an FPO address only if you remove its battery. It can be removed by a seller or by Shipito (for a fee). But please note that batteries from some cell phones (for example, iPhones) can't be removed.
Actually you can ship lithium batteries to APO and FPO addresses using Fedex or DHL. But both allow to ship to specific locations like a specific battalion at Bagram Air Base. So you need to use the name of the base, city, country, additional identifying information such as building number or barracks number, a contact name and phone number, and if possible, an email address instead of APO/FPO addresses. Also note that FedEx accepts consumer electronics containing lithium batteries of less than 100 watts for shipment overseas
ReplyDeleteThank you for a very useful tip, Kelsie. Will create a separate article with this information.
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