Is the following address used for scams and frauds?
3501 Jack Northrop Ave,
Suite # XXXXX,
Hawthorne, CA, 90250-4433
USA
No, this is one of the warehouses used by Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.).
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 warehouse: 3501 Jack Northrop Ave, Suite # XXXXX, Hawthorne, California, 90250-4433, USA
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:
Can the "3501 Jack Northrop Ave, Hawthorne, California, 90250, 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 3501 Jack Northrop Ave, Hawthorne, California, 90250-4433, 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.
Visit Shipito web-site
Has anybody tried to purchase Apple products using this address?
ReplyDeleteHow can I make sure that a customer using from 3501 Jack Northrop Ave, Hawthorne is not a scammer?
ReplyDeleteI live nearby and I wondered whether the customer ordering to "3501 Jack Northrop Ave, Hawthorne, California, 90250-4433" was a scammer or not. I had to read in Wikipedia what a freight forwarder is. Then I read more about Shipito and approved the transaction. Your article helped me to make a decision faster. Thank you for your help!
ReplyDeleteUsually online stores request scans of IDs and credit card to prove identity.
ReplyDeleteAlso you can ask a screnshot of Shipito account showing packages sent from Shipito. Long time customers sending many packages are much less likely to be scammers.
Is it safe for our shop to ship to this address?
ReplyDeleteWe had a fraudulent transaction. Contacted Eastbiz and they blocked the account of the scammer. They didn't cover our shipping charges, but at least we got all the goods back.
ReplyDeleteHow can Shipito be used to deliver to APO/FPO addresses?
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteWe have many orders with this address. My boss even asked me to investigate why this has been so. After reading your post and visiting Shipito web-site I understand why. They are the fastest growing transportation company in the USA, and we are happy to serve international customers as well as APO, FPO and DPO addresses via Shipito.
I'm new to Shipito. Entered this address for shipping, but don't know what to enter for billing. Please advise.
ReplyDeleteHow can I make sure this is indeed a warehouse of Shipito?
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?
ReplyDeleteWhich Shipito warehouse should I use?
ReplyDeleteSee the following article:
ReplyDeleteShipito warehouses, their benefits and limitations: Package consolidation, USPS shipping, No sales tax,...
Shipito 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.
ReplyDeletePackages are delivered to APO/FPO addresses via USPS only. Shipito supports USPS Priority Mail and USPS Express Mail shipping methods.
ReplyDeleteYou may navigate to the Shipito web-site and contact them.
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 a similar list for another Shipito warehouse: Online shops shipping and not shipping to Shipito warehouse in Torrance, CA
ReplyDeleteDo you work for Shipito?
ReplyDeleteI don't work for Shipito. I'm just using it for shipping my USA purchases to Russia.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the address of Shipito warehouse in China?
ReplyDeleteShipito warehouse in China:
ReplyDeleteSuite XXXXXX, 52 Jia Xi Lu,
Zhong Xin Cun, Ping Di Zheng
Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong, SZ 518117
China
广东省 深圳市
龙岗区 坪地镇
中心村嘉喜路 52 号 #XXXXXX 室
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You can call them (310) 212-7134 and ask whether the client is new or not. It should be pretty safe to send packages to old clients.
ReplyDeleteI sent something to a person at this address... after sending it and letting him know it was in the mail, I have not heard from him. If he drops off completely, what is best course of action?
ReplyDeleteHello Wendy,
DeleteHave you sent a letter or a parcel? If you send a letter, it can not be forwarded to the user unless he/she verifies his/her account. But the recipient can trash the letter without reading it or sending it back.
Shipito customers receive email notifications upon receiving packages or letters. If the package hasn't appeared in the Shipito account, the customer may contact support.
Did the 3503 Jack Northrop Ave Suite #X2133, Hawthorne, California thing caught the fraud before it happened...alerted Shippo I gave them the info needed
ReplyDeletei too was a victim of fraud from this place. thank goodness i did a charge back in time.
ReplyDeleteMy Ebay and PayPal account was hacked and someone at this address purchased computer memory cards using my personal banking info and items were to be shipped to this Hawthorne CA address. Somehow they even managed to have the address verified. Sick of scams like these. I have filed a claim against purchaser. Seems this address is used regularly for scumbag scam artists who are to lazy to make their own money.
ReplyDeleteThere are much more legal customers using freight forwarders than scammers. But even account verifications doesn't stop 100% of scams. Make sure to contact Shipito and request the account to be blocked.
DeleteI was hacked and someone has zulilly goods sent to this address.
ReplyDeleteMake sure to contact Zulily and Shipito. Chances are you will be able to get your money back.
DeleteGot me for a Nintendo Switch and Apple earbuds ordered from walmart shipped straight to this address. It is obvious scammers love this place.. Thank god the CC company alerted me if this fraudulent activity and was able to cut it off before it shipped directly to here, called Citibank up and this company is on their "list" of red flags shipping addresses.
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