2005


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Issue     Date Title Comments
#95 December 26, 2005 Merry Christmas Advanced Merchant Solutions wishes all of its merchants, vendors, and customers, a warm and merry Christmas!
#94 December 17, 2005 Using Google to catch re-mailers! New anti-fraud use for Google.  Strange but true... Beware of auctions this Christmas season!
#93 December 10, 2005 Pocket Verifier on Alltel phones! Alltel gets compatible phones.  Bad advice from Authorize.net. New version of Pocket Verifier for 240x240 Pocket PC's!
#92 December 3, 2005 Avoiding Holiday Fraud Holiday fraud Issue.  Tips for retail and online merchants. Preventing retail and online fraud!
#91 November 26, 2005 Lowest Prices on Treo 650 Price breakthroughs on Treo 650.  Featured Merchant: Amy Tangerine. Sony Music becomes a Hackers ally!
#90 November 19, 2005 Holiday e-Cards Holiday e-Cards have hidden dangers.  Tech notes: Fix for CRELoaded. Opt out of credit checks for unwanted offers!
#89 November 12, 2005 Windows Mobile 5 Arrives Sprint 6700 is the first Windows 5 PDA!  Featured Merchant: Healthy Water Products. Fraudsters get powerful tools- BEWARE!
#88 November 5, 2005 PC Verifier Retail Bundle New bundle- save $79 on PC Verifier and Printer 250!  Featured Merchant: Majikmushroom. Annual credit reports
#87 October 29, 2005 Are you losing important email? Spam filters and business Communications!  Free Advertising. Yellow Pages scams abound
#86 October 22, 2005 Merchant Control Center Integrated one stop for all your needs! Technical correction for i730.  Dealing with spyware and adware.
#85 October 15, 2005 PC Verifier gets Cash Receipts New Feature for Pocket Verifier! UV Counterfeit detector.  Fraud and foreign lotteries.
#84 October 8, 2005 Microsoft to operate next Treo! Palm switches to Windows Mobile! New holo-mag stripe coming.  Prevent UPS from circumventing your AVS.
#83 October 1, 2005 MasterCard Merchants get Diners MasterCard buys Diners Club! What benefit this has for you.  Featured Merchant:  Running Brain.
#82 September 24, 2005 Connecting with real people! Shortcuts for common Voice Jail systems! Featured Merchant:  MassCashSales uses wireless for BMW accessories.
#81 September 17, 2005 Samsung Now Supported Samsung PDA phones i500, i700 and i730 now supported! Low cost Imprinters!  Katrina fake sites get FBI attention!!
#80 September 10, 2005 Katrina Scams- Beware Katrina Scams Abound! Our Toolbar helps identify scammers. New "Scare and Sell" scam directed at MERCHANTS!!
#79 September 3, 2005 Analyzing a phony Bank Money Order We look closely at a forgery! Wireless tip & Featured Merchant. Katrina Scams already starting!
#78 August 27, 2005 Managing your Password! Dealing with new password procedures! Wireless tip & Crosscheck upgrade. Two new scams to watch out for!
#77 August 20, 2005 Pocket Merchant Available! Pocket Merchant is back in stock! Wireless tip for fringe areas!. International shipping.
#76 August 13, 2005 Electronic Check deposit for Nextel nSwipe users get ACH! Sneak photo of Windows-based Treo!. Password security precautions.
#75 August 6, 2005 Auction fraud reaches new high Auction fraud is #1 complaint, at 71.2% New International scam: Poste Restante. Free advertising for merchants!.
#74 July 30, 2005 PO boxes: more harm than good? Problems in using PO and MBE services Featured Merchant: The Ben Taylor Band. Phony Cashiers checks revisited.
#73 July 23, 2005 Pocket Verifier moves indoors! Pay at the Table Featured Merchants: Supermodel Jennifer Lee Nicole and A Path to Wholeness. Telemarketing Fraud
#72 July 16, 2005 Handling the "Call Center" message "Declined - Call Center": What to do? Featured Merchant: Hometown Fireworks.  One-time use credit card numbers.
#71 July 9, 2005 Mac Tools teaches Pocket Verifier MAC Tools teaches Pocket Verifier Featured Merchant: BMGI.  A scam that can land you in jail!!
#70 July 2, 2005 Merchants vs Visa? Merchant group files suit against Visa and banks Featured Merchant: MistCooling. Shred or pay the piper!
#69 June 25, 2005 Card theft: What's in a number? Merchant and consumer protection from recent card theft. Featured Merchant: MACarbon. Danger in your debit card!
#68 June 18, 2005 Browser Powered Toolbar! Powerful browser tool. NEW "Featured Merchant" section. Email virus appears to be from your own URL.
#67 June 11, 2005 Get Exposure for your Business! FREE Advertising space. Imprinter bundle saves money. Securing your wireless network!
#66 June 4, 2005 Fighting Fraudulent Addresses "Phony" mailing addresses and phone numbers abound!. Web based tools. Cingular's low cost data plan revealed!
#65 May 28, 2005 Comparing Wireless Carriers Comparing T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, Nextel and Cingular. Detailed coverage maps. Auction Dangers!
#64 May 21, 2005 Pocket Merchant gets new Packaging New packaging for Pocket Merchant. Verizon gets Treo 650. New Address forwarding scams!
#63 May 14, 2005 T-Mobile Treo 600 Complete System! Limited supply of factory-new, sealed Treo 600's!  Free Toolbar offer. Dangers of off-brand browsers!
#62 May 7, 2005 Simple device protects merchants! Imprinters can prevent fraud chargebacks!  Imprinter bundle savings What is Skimming?
#61 April 30, 2005 Nextel Phones Accept Credit Cards! Payment Processing on Nextel phones!  Pocket Merchant Automotive Mount. New Visa Security guidelines for merchants.
#60 April 23, 2005 Processing Volume and Ticket Size How volume and ticket size affect you!  CVV2 defined. New Pfishing techniques are even more dangerous!
#59 April 16, 2005 Intro to Bluetooth Technology Introducing Bluetooth!  How it works, differences between MS and Palm. PayPalSucks.com commentary.
#58 April 9, 2005 MerchantAnywhere in top 20,000 MerchantAnywhere reaches TOP 20K!  Pocket Verifier Upgrade available. T-Mobile releases ROM upgrade for 6315
#57 April 2, 2005 Eye on Handheld News T-Mobile sets up iPAQ 6315 exchange.  Sprint releases upgrade for Treo 650. Company Owned vs Private cell stores
#56 March 26, 2005 Chargebacks, Regulation E, and you How Regulation E affects you, through chargebacks, and how to prevent them.  Beware of Tax Season Scams! 
#55 March 19, 2005 ETA 2005 Annual Meeting Electronic Transactions Association Annual Meeting and Expo.  800 callers give up information-  
#54 March 12, 2005 Visa to charge extra for Rewards Visa to charge merchants when consumers use "Rewards" Cards.  Zoovy down for the count.  MS Worm cleaner 
#53 March 5, 2005 Merchant Control Panel Released Merchant Control Panel released. Fraud-modified ATM machines.  Important OSCommerce Update 
#52 February 26, 2005 Birthday Issue! Fraud Watch becomes regular column. Our Newsletter's first birthday! Email obfuscator combats Spam. 
#51 February 19, 2005 Accessing your stored signatures Accessing your stored receipts and signatures. Cingular TREO 650 available! New consumer VISA scam!  
#50 February 12, 2005 Cash Receipts boost Sales! Cash Receipts for Palm and Pocket PC users. New use for camera New spoof exploit- Only MSIE is immune!  
#49 February 05, 2005 Extended Service Hours AMSI offers evening and weekend support via trouble ticket. Sprint offers Treo 650 at new low price. AMSI reaches top 25K 
#48 January 29, 2005 PDA / Carrier guide update New PDA's listed by carrier. New units, and the wireless service carriers that have them. 
#47 January 22, 2005 Download our FREE Toolbar FREE Toolbar gives instant access to merchant account, Site stats, company information, blocks pop-ups and more!
#46 January 15, 2005 Treo 300 supplies almost gone Merchants claim PayPal is ripping them off - Last of the Treo 300's. - Comparison of traditional and PDA technologies
#45 January 08, 2005 Welcome MAC Tools! MAC Tools selects Pocket Verifier Professional for their 1600 distributors. Product launch at the 2005 MAC Tools Expo
#44 January 01, 2005 2004 In Review Treo 650 Cables, Pocket Verifier upgrades review, Sprint gets our Carrier of the Year Award!
#1-43 CLICK Here for our 2004 Archive See the issues we produced in 2004 here!!

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