<prompt> Human: Hi rpersonalfinance - first off, I recognize that this isnt 100 a personal finance question, but I wasnt sure where might be a better sub to post it - I know that legal stuff goes in legaladvice, relationship stuff goes in relationships... if anyones got a suggestion of a better venue, please let me know and Ill relocate!Anyway: so my girlfriend is the owner of a small retail business, where she does the majority of her sales online. Today, something happened thats raising red flags for both of us: she received an order from a US customer, who purchased a gift card, and paid via credit card not using PayPal or anything, but directly entering the credit card through BigCommerce. Within less than five minutes, this gift card was immediately used to place a 200 order to be shipped to a different person in Russia a country from which she has never received an order in the history of her business. Both customers seem to be male, which while not impossible, would not be the typical customer of her business, which caters to women. My gut feeling says that this may be a stolen credit card, and that if she were to ship this order to Russia, the initial payment would be cancelled once the cardholder discovers the charge. However, why go through the hoop of buying the gift card under a different nameAmerican address? Apparently BigCommerce will flag transactions where the credit card country of origin doesnt match the country to which the orders being sent - maybe its to work around that? Does this match the pattern of any scams anyones familiar with? Anything Im overlooking here?  <response>: Sounds pretty scammy with me.1 Dont ship immediately. 2 You can call your credit card processing company to verify the transaction. You might be able to call the customer, but that wouldnt guarantee it goes to the credit card holder.3 If customer calls to ask why it hasnt shipped, say Trying to deal with Russian customs. Or trying to verify the transaction. 