Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11784273-20130902154747/@comment-9890645-20130904190916

Ran: I know how it works on iOS, which (to my knowledge) is what Itsme also uses. All transactions go through Apple first. I don't get a receipt from Mobage; it comes from Apple. Therefore, Mobage would need to get that information from Apple, and would not have it directly.

Again, WE HAVE NO IDEA how these companies get the money they use to purchase coins. It may well be just heavily discounted iTunes cards! The "stolen CC" angle is strictly speculation.

While the legality of using stolen CCs for purchases is clearly defined, it's a lot more hazy in this kind of situation, as the end purchaser would never be able to know where that money came from. Obviously, the company is acting illegally, but the likelihood that the buyer understands this is quite low, as an operation like that would go to great lengths to distance themselves from the appearance of illegal action. Let's say the stolen CCs were used to purchase iTunes cards which are then exchanged for coins and placed in your account. The buyer is now a degree removed from the "stolen CC" part of this transaction. Is she still responsible?

Zacher, your continued insistence that she is grossly lying about her identity has worn on me. It doesn't matter. Stop bringing it up. It has NOTHING to do with this conversation. And, if it creeps you out, that sounds like YOUR problem, not mine, nor hers.

I salute you for your service, but, man, MAN UP.