Credit Card Fraud

Woman Reports Credit Card Fraud, Then Is Accused By Police

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Corruption, Fraud, Video, Bank Accounts, Discover, Adekunle Adetiloye, Audrey Grisham, Bank of America, Credit Card Fraud, John McDevitt, Financial Crimes, Kutv, Utah, Business News

Imagine calling the police to report a crime, only to have them turnaround and accuse you. That's what happened to Audrey Grisham of Bountiful, Ut...

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4 Steps to Follow When Your Credit Card Is Compromised

Christopher Burgess | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Data Breach, Poll, Credit Cards, Global Payments, Credit Card Data Breach, Global Payments Data Breach, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Card Theft, Money News

Given a "third party" lost my PCI data, and caused a cascade of events and expenses for others, that there had to be an equitable way to pass through the cost and expenses to the party responsible for the events.

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Credit Card Breach: It Can Happen to Anyone, Do You Know What to Do?

Adrian Nazari | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Credit Card Fraud, Identity Theft Protection, Credit Card Breach, Global Payments, $1.5 Million Cards Breached, Money News

Thieves are smart and may lay low and wait months, or even years before using the data they've stolen, and could hit you when you least expect it.

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Who Are the Lowest of the Low?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Abuse of Veteran Programs, Credit Card Fraud, Scams of Veterans' Families, For-Profit School Scams, Veteran Scams, Mortgage Modification Scams, Education News

It is bad enough that some 100,000 or more veterans are homeless every night or care for the wounded is insufficient, but those are the result of neglect, not intentional harm. The education scam has become so profitable that it is now a major investment for respected companies.

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Credit Card Stolen? Here's What You Do

Jason Alderman | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Fraud Alert, Fraud, Identity Theft Report, Cyber Security, Credit Bureaus, Credit Card Theft, Stolen Credit Card, Credit Card Fraud, Business News

It's always good to know what to do in case lightening does strike and someone fraudulently uses your card. Left unchecked, they might try to run up bills, drain your checking account or worse -- steal your identity.

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Steakhouse Waiters From City's Top Restaurants Arrested For $1 Million Credit Card Fraud

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Wolfgang Puck, City Steakhouses, Nypd, Wolfgang's, Ny News, Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud, Steakhouses, Smith and Wollensky, NY Crime, Atm-Scam-Canadian-Tourists, Credit Card Scam, Video, New York News

Waiters and other restaurant employees from some of the city's top steakhouses, including Smith and Wollensky and Wolfgang's, have been arrested for a...

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Credit Cards With Chips: Are the Urban Legends True?

Curtis Arnold | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Credit Card Fraud, Thieves, EMV Chip, Credit Cards, Skimmers, Curtis Arnold, Cardratings, Identity Theft, Business News

It's no surprise that urban legends and myths have proliferated about the new EMV chip credit cards. Here are a few of the most common, along with our opinion as to their veracity.

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Your Next Credit Card May Change the Way You Shop

Curtis Arnold | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: EMV Chip, Credit Card Fraud, Euro Emv Chip, Europe Emv Chip, Europay Credit Card, Emv Credit Card, Credit Fraud Prevention, Credit Payment Security, Business News

For the past few years, Europe has been the testing ground for new credit card technology that could eventually render your current credit card obsolete.

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Identity Theft Bust Exposes Need For 'Smart' Credit Cards

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Walmart, Mastercard, Visa, Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud, Smartcards, Credit Cards, Smart Cards, Debit Cards, Technology News

When authorities announced Friday that they had charged more than 100 people in a massive identity fraud operation, they did not just blame the allege...

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Mobile Wallets Present New Set of Security and Privacy Questions

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Credit Card Fraud, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communication, Mobile Wallet, Cybersecurity, Credit Card Theft, Isis Network, No Swipe Credit Card, Google Mobile Payments, Credit Card Technology, Google Wallet, Technology News

It is billed as the future of commerce: swiping a smartphone at the checkout counter instead of a credit card. On Monday, Google made its foray in...

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3 Credit Card Marketing Phrases That Don't Mean Anything

Tim Chen | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Credit Card Scams, College Student Credit Cards, Credit Cards, Credit Card Liability, Credit Card Co-Signer, Credit Card Advertising, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Card Marketing, Credit Card Unauthorized Purchases, Business News

It's true: the credit card advertised will cover you in case of fraud. But it's not necessarily out of the goodness of the issuers' hearts.

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Credit Card Issuers Can Increase Security With Simple Steps: Study

EILEEN AJ CONNELLY | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Fraud, American Express, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America Corp., Social Security, Anti-Virus Software, Credit Card Fraud, Citibank, Javelin Strategy & Research, Spear Phishing, Credit Cards, Hackers, Video, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card companies could make customers' accounts and identities more secure with a few simple steps. That's what consulting f...

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Ann Hernandez Accused Of Stealing Woman's Identity, Hiding It In Her Vagina

AOL Weird News | Ben Muessig | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Lee County Sheriff's Office, Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud, Rear End, Ann Hernandez, Body Cavities, Dumb Criminals, Credit Card, Marijuana Pipe, Pompano Beach, Bodies of Evidence, Slidepollajax, Weird Florida, Stolen Credit Card, Weird News News

Don't these people have pockets? Police in Florida say they have recovered a marijuana pipe and a woman's identity from the body cavities of suspects...

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Most Scammed States In America (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit Card Scams, Credit Fraud, Identity Theft, Slidepollajax, Credit Card Fraud, Online Identity Theft, Identity Theft Scam, Fraud Scam, Identity Theft Fraud, Most Scammed States, Business News

Identity theft is something everyone talks about, but no one expects to have happen to them. Well it turns out some people should be more worried a...

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Cops Go Undercover As Pizza Delivery Guys To Bust Credit Card Fraud

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit Card Fraud, Illinois, Pizza Delivery Cop, William Peppers, Pizza Delivery, Cop Dresses Like Delivery Guy, Chicago, Chicago News

William Peppers of Chicago got more than he ordered from an Edwardo's pizza delivery man on January 8. The 31-year-old Peppers got his pizza, wings, ...

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'The Great Cyberheist': A Look At A Notorious Hacker-Informant

NYTimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: FBI Informant, Cyber Crime, Albert Gonzalez, Internet Crime, Identity Theft, Albert Gonzalez FBI, Credit Card Fraud, Operation Firewall, Shadowcrew.com, Shadowcrew, Fbi, Hackers, Technology News

One night in July 2003, a little before midnight, a plainclothes N.Y.P.D. detective, investigating a series of car thefts in upper Manhattan, followed...

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5 Credit Card Traps That Can Ruin Your Retirement

Beverly Blair Harzog | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit Card Fraud, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Credit CARD Act, Retirement, Social Security, Senior Citizens, Saving for Retirement, Business News

Going from a full-time salary to a fixed income is quite a challenge. If you don't redo your budget to account for your lower income, you'll end up using your credit cards to make up the difference.

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ATMs Hacked To Steal Your Debit Card Information

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit Card Fraud, Illinois, Atm, Debit Cards, ATM Theft, Chicago, Chicago News

Skimmers attach barely noticeable card readers right on top of the ATM machine's card slot. The reader digitally records your banking information. The...

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Criminal Hackers, Carders, Dumps, and Identity Theft

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit Card Fraud, Criminals, Credit-Freeze, Computer Hackers, Identity Theft, Technology News

Albert Gonzalez and his gang of criminal hackers were responsible for data breaches in retailers and payment processors, with some estimates saying they breached over 230 million records combined.

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Biggest Identity Theft Case Ever: 11 Indicted For Stealing And Selling Over 40 Million Credit Card Numbers

AP | RODRIQUE NGOWI and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit Cards, Credit Card Fraud, 40 Million Credit Cards Stolen, Hackers 40 Million Credit Cards, Identity Theft Case, Justice Department Identity Theft, Business News

BOSTON — Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been charged in connection with the hacking of nine major retailers and ...

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Romanian Fraudsters Are Thorn In eBay's Side

Los Angeles Times | Ian Wylie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Auction Fraud, Cybercrime, Albena Spasova, Cyber Crime, Cyber-Crime, Secret Service, Fraud Buster, Credit Card Fraud, Carpathian Mountains, Internet Fraud, Romania, Ebay, Business News

This small industrial center in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains is not Albena Spasova's favorite destination. Driving the twisting highway m...

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