Fake dumpster rental orders paid for with stolen cards
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On November 13, 2026, PYMNTS reported that scammers post low-priced dumpster rental ads on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, collect transfers from buyers, and then use stolen payment cards to book deliveries from Dumpster Rental Enterprises, leaving the company with chargeback losses. The company said it had blocked 25 suspected fraudulent orders in the past 30 days and used Claude and ChatGPT to write internal programs to identify suspicious orders. The report provided no timeline for earlier stages or other figures; the available information indicates that the company is responding to this type of fraud by screening orders with programs.
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- PYMNTSScammers use stolen credit cards to place orders through fake dumpster rental ads
Scammers post low-priced dumpster rental ads on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, collect payments from buyers, then use stolen credit cards to book deliveries with Dumpster Rental Enterprises, leaving the company with chargeback losses. The company said it blocked 25 suspected scams in 30 days and used Claude and ChatGPT to write internal programs to identify suspicious orders.
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