It seems to me that a clause should be written into the confidentiality code regarding known illegal acts. It is a shame that these businesses would rather loose the income of deaf business than subject themselves to the loss of millions through these scams. We obviously do not provide enough incentive for them to continue business relations with us. I am not saying it is their fault, they have to be cautious and the only one's we can truly blame are the fuckers scamming them in the first place.
I thoroughly agree with Dennis' suggestion on educating businesses to this sort of scam. It will still make things more difficult for us as consumers, but I guess that is what it may take. I say that anyone having merchandise sent overseas should have funds completely secured prior to shipping (possibly deny credit card use and require only a money order).