Credit Card Fraud

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UK credit card fraud down 8%

UK credit card fraud down 8% 03/08/2004 11:14 PM

You Know it is Credit Card Fraud, But
Can Not Find the Proof

You Know it is Credit Card Fraud, But
Can Not Find the Proof 02/01/2005 09:16 PM
"Listed some items on eBay. Got an email from a woman "Opening a new store in Indonesia" and looking for inventory, wanting me to be her wholesale provider."

Reporting Suspected Credit Card Fraud

Reporting Suspected Credit Card Fraud 12/28/2002 06:47 AM
"...I just got an order for 10 identical pairs of shoes from Lagos, Nigeria using a yahoo email account."

Common Sense May Prevent Credit Card
Fraud

Common Sense May Prevent Credit Card
Fraud 06/24/2005 08:33 PM

Battle on Internet credit card fraud
still long

Battle on Internet credit card fraud
still long 12/07/2003 08:39 PM
Jakarta Post Dec 7 2003 7:44PM ET

* Four arrested for online theft, credit
card fraud

* Four arrested for online theft, credit
card fraud 07/16/2004 04:58 AM
Taipeitimes.com - Fri Jul 16, 08:52 am GMT

What Everybody Ought to Know about
Protecting Themselves from Credit Card
Fraud and Identity Theft

What Everybody Ought to Know about
Protecting Themselves from Credit Card
Fraud and Identity Theft 06/22/2005 01:51 AM
Protecting yourself from credit card fraud and identity theft has become even more important with the unrelenting succession of security breaches, such as last week's theft of 40 million credit card numbers. Here are seven specific things you can do now to help protect yourself from credit card fraud and identity theft. [PRWEB Jun 21, 2005]

Common Sense May Prevent Credit Card
Fraud (AP)

Common Sense May Prevent Credit Card
Fraud (AP) 06/22/2005 02:36 AM
AP - You may not be able to keep hackers or dishonest employees out of your credit card processors' office, but you can keep thieves from filching your credit card information from the garbage.

11 Ways to Protect Your Business From
Online Credit Card Fraud

11 Ways to Protect Your Business From
Online Credit Card Fraud 07/16/2002 12:40 AM
Stickysauce Jul 16 2002 0:01AM ET

Infotech: FBI to probe RP suspects in
Internet credit card fraud

Infotech: FBI to probe RP suspects in
Internet credit card fraud 11/11/2003 12:52 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Nov 11 2003 11:32AM ET

Infotech: Suspect in Internet credit
card fraud released

Infotech: Suspect in Internet credit
card fraud released 11/05/2003 06:03 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Nov 5 2003 4:14PM ET

Talking credit A new fraud-busting card
that loves the sound of your voice

Talking credit A new fraud-busting card
that loves the sound of your voice 05/01/2004 11:41 AM
BBC May 1 2004 2:48PM GMT

Over 200 Macao credit cards at fraud
risk

Over 200 Macao credit cards at fraud
risk 06/24/2005 08:32 PM

Australia: Bank Was Aware of Credit
Fraud

Australia: Bank Was Aware of Credit
Fraud 06/24/2005 08:34 PM

Single-Use Credit Cards Fight Fraud

Single-Use Credit Cards Fight Fraud 05/09/2004 07:59 PM
AP via Daily Press May 10 2004 0:48AM GMT

PayPal, The Fifth Credit Card?

PayPal, The Fifth Credit Card? 05/03/2004 06:01 PM
Not quite. But the popular online payment company's new Web services platform adds more detail to credit card purchases online.

Watch where you use your credit card!

Watch where you use your credit card! 03/20/2003 08:33 AM
Porn scams cost consumers 230 Million dollars. Nothing like Sex to spice up a story. Seems that a lot of...

I Want An Apple Credit Card

I Want An Apple Credit Card 08/06/2004 11:30 AM
The possibilities are endless for an Apple Credit Card and I can't wait to have one in my wallet. How about you? By Gregory Ng, Apple Matters (via MyAppleMenu)

Is PayPal The Fifth Credit Card?

Is PayPal The Fifth Credit Card? 05/03/2004 01:45 PM
After working incredibly hard in the legal arena to make sure that they weren't declared a bank, PayPal is now doing much more to appear bank-like to websites that want to take transactions. They're implementing a series of web services designed to make it easier to incorporate a PayPal option for commerce sites, along with traditional credit cards. Of course, some are pointing out that the demand just isn't there for such things. The end-users don't see much benefit if the site already has a merchant account and can offer credit card payments. There isn't much of a benefit to end users to use PayPal when they can just as easily use a credit card. The only advantage is to sites that can't afford or don't want a merchant account of their own - and they're probably already using PayPal.

Credit Card Caddy 0.1

Credit Card Caddy 0.1 06/06/2004 06:50 AM
A tool for setting and viewing options for paying off your credit cards.

maxed-out credit card

maxed-out credit card 11/02/2003 03:13 AM
"hot check" writing .. nathan newman .. Newman

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credit card debt

credit card debt 06/06/2004 08:12 AM

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Googling your credit card

Googling your credit card 08/04/2004 11:54 AM
Source: News.com - Simple queries using the Google search engine can turn up a handful of sites that have posted credit card information to the Web, CNET News.com learned on Tuesday....

The Credit Card Prank II

The Credit Card Prank II 03/22/2005 03:18 PM
credit card receipts with fake names .. The Credit Card Prank II .. signature verification

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A Different Kind of Credit Card
Statement

A Different Kind of Credit Card
Statement 04/30/2004 12:44 AM

Visa Toys With Credit Card Displays

"Visa International is experimenting with credit cards that include a small display screen where customers could view recent transactions, bank balances, or local currency exchange rates, says Deborah Arnold, Visa's vice president of global consumer strategies....

Visa expects to have produced working prototypes of the devices in about a year's time, Arnold says, although with security and other technology issues still to be ironed out, it's likely to be a few years before such cards become widely available. In addition, the LCD-like screens being used in early designs are too fragile for everyday use, Arnold says....

Another issue with the use of display screens on credit cards is cost-effectiveness, she says. 'It's all expensive--the cost of the battery, the display, hooking [the display] up to the chip. The initial cards with these displays are going to be very expensive,' she says....

Clearly, displaying personal account information on a card presents potential security concerns, and Visa is looking at technologies such as biometrics and passwords to secure access. Banks and end users will help to determine how much security is necessary, and certain information, such as points accrued through loyalty programs, might not need much protection, she says." [PCWorld.com]

An interesting idea, and you have to wonder if these catch on someday, will patrons expect to be able to read their library cards, too? Could be kind of handy to be able to whip out your library card and see which items you have checked out and when they're due.

Transform your phone into a credit card

Transform your phone into a credit card 08/03/2004 05:17 AM
The Star Online Aug 3 2004 9:16AM GMT

Catching the credit card thieves

Catching the credit card thieves 03/25/2005 09:11 PM
Curtis Poe got his credit cards stolen: This morning, I found out that thousands of dollars of charges had been made on two of my credit cards in the past two days. Now, the identity thieves are sitting in jail. This is how it happened. It involves identity theft, a careless thief, one pissed-off Ovid and lots of luck. Awesome!...

NEC Shows Off TV and Credit-Card Phones

NEC Shows Off TV and Credit-Card Phones 08/16/2004 04:22 PM
Extreme Tech Aug 16 2004 8:15PM GMT

Sneaky Credit Card Tactics

Sneaky Credit Card Tactics 08/17/2004 09:04 AM
Keep an eye on your credit card issuers -- they may be about to raise your rates.

Entering credit card numbers

Entering credit card numbers 02/10/2004 02:44 PM
Bruce Tognazzini writes in his Ask Tog column Top 10 Reasons to Not Shop On Line: "...Why can’t I input my credit card number the way it appears on the card? Why do I have to suck the extra spaces out, making it all but impossible to re-scan it for errors? We’re talking three spaces here, three bytes." (via Usability Views) I will quite often try to see if a credit card number field gives me enough room to enter it with spaces. If it does, I will then delete the spaces because I know so many places can't handle them. Any of you web programmers out there, tell me you couldn't write code to strip three spaces out of a credit card number? We're talking regular expressions 101 here. In a similar vein, I once asked a programmer I was working with to allow social security numbers to accept both no spaces or hyphens, and they told me the code to take hyphens out was easier than the code insisting the user enter it without hyphens....

"credit card signature pranks"

"credit card signature pranks" 03/27/2005 04:45 AM

A credit card is enough for some online
U.S. pharmacies

A credit card is enough for some online
U.S. pharmacies 06/18/2004 05:02 AM
Philly.com - Fri Jun 18, 09:21 am GMT

Credit card problems 'overstated'

Credit card problems 'overstated' 06/03/2004 08:05 PM
Concern about credit card debt is 'over hyped' and the UK is not up to its neck in credit card debt, says Mori.

Credit Card ID Theft Affects 180,000

Credit Card ID Theft Affects 180,000 04/14/2005 09:22 AM
180,000 individuals that used their MasterCard credit cards at Polo Ralph Lauren stores are being informed that they may have had their personal information compromised, British bank HSBC revealed on Wednesday. In particular, the theft seems to be limited to those carrying GM-branded MasterCards.

Casio's Credit Card Watch

Casio's Credit Card Watch 06/13/2004 02:24 AM

Credit Card Fees on the Rise

Credit Card Fees on the Rise 05/26/2004 02:59 PM
New consumer report details skyrocketing credit card fees.

NEC's Credit Card Phone

NEC's Credit Card Phone 04/09/2004 03:55 PM
JOEL JOHNSON -- Don't get too riled up: this NEC N900 cameraphone is available only in China for now. Plus it can only be used with a headset, but that only makes the credit-card sized device a tiny bit less desirable. Read...

Wave the Card for Instant Credit

Wave the Card for Instant Credit 12/15/2003 05:51 AM
Credit card companies want to make spending even easier: They are testing a new 'contactless' credit card that charges an account when it's wafted past a special reader. Some experts warn security is the biggest obstacle.

Hackers hit credit card company

Hackers hit credit card company 09/23/2004 10:56 AM

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New virus targeting bank accounts,
credit cards on Internet: Germany

New virus targeting bank accounts,
credit cards on Internet: Germany 06/03/2004 03:33 PM
AFP via Yahoo! Jun 3 2004 7:08PM GMT

New virus targeting bank accounts,
credit cards on Internet: Germany (AFP)

New virus targeting bank accounts,
credit cards on Internet: Germany (AFP) 06/03/2004 02:02 PM
AFP - German authorities alerted computer users to a new Internet virus targeting bank accounts and credit cards and bearing a striking resemblance to the Sasser worm that disabled millions of systems worldwide last month.

Replacing All Your Credit Cards With A
Card Writing Device

Replacing All Your Credit Cards With A
Card Writing Device 03/06/2004 02:05 AM
Wired is running an article about a new sort of device that is being designed to replace all your credit cards. It's a fascinating idea. It's a small device (the "Pocket Vault"), that comes with its own card (the "Chameleon Card") stored inside. When you first get it, you stick each of your credit cards, bank cards, debit cards, whatever cards, into the device, and it records the info on the magnetic stripe. Then, all you need to carry around is the device (with its own card inside). When it's time to use a card, you pull out the device, pick the card you want to use, and it spits out its own card with all the info on the magnetic stripe, and with a display showing the credit card number, expiration date and logo. It also includes some interesting security features. It has fingerprint recognition before you can remove the card, and if the card is out, the display fades after 10 minutes, making it useless. They claim that it will also work with RFID based systems, like the ExxonMobil SpeedPass, but don't explain how it records that info. It might also run into problems with smart cards, since it won't be able to record the info off of a chip. There are some other concerns as well. This seems like the ideal way for someone to steal credit cards if they can access your card for a bit. There are already stories of waiters in restaurants who take your credit card and run it through a skimmer to get the number. If they just use this instead, they get an automatic replica of your card. Also, you have to wonder if various clerks will freak out the first time they see this and wonder if it's legitimate. Finally, carrying around a device doesn't seem to save much space, since the device itself is probably bigger than the credit cards its replacing, and it won't fit in your wallet. Sure, the gadget geek side of me thinks this is a cool idea, but is it worth $200 to have to carry around another gadget (that also slows down the purchasing process...)? It might be a tough sell.

Card fraud unit nets 36,000 cards

Card fraud unit nets 36,000 cards 08/12/2004 07:27 AM
In its first two years, the UK's dedicated card fraud unit, has recovered 36,000 stolen cards and 171 arrests - and estimates it saved £65m.

Credit card-sized smart phone ships...
sort of

Credit card-sized smart phone ships...
sort of 06/25/2004 05:47 AM
Peeks round curtain, ducks back when spotted

China executes bank employees in fraud
crackdown - Sep. 14, 2004

China executes bank employees in fraud
crackdown - Sep. 14, 2004 09/19/2004 07:35 PM
China executes bank staff for fraud .. embezzlement and fraud .. kill them .. Reuters

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REG-Reporter is the Solution for
Start-Up Miami Bank - Great Florida Bank
Selects IDOM to Automate their
Regulatory Reporting

REG-Reporter is the Solution for
Start-Up Miami Bank - Great Florida Bank
Selects IDOM to Automate their
Regulatory Reporting 08/23/2004 02:27 AM
IDOM, Inc. announced today that one of South Florida’s newest domestic banks, Great Florida Bank, has chosen REG-Reporter to automate their regulatory report processing. [PRWEB Aug 23, 2004]

Consumer Credit / Credit Cards

Consumer Credit / Credit Cards 06/04/2004 01:55 PM
The success of being debt-free is sweet, indeed.

Axalto Adds U.S.-based Smart Card
Microelectronics Module Production at
its Maryland Advanced Card Center

Axalto Adds U.S.-based Smart Card
Microelectronics Module Production at
its Maryland Advanced Card Center 04/01/2005 06:50 AM
ZDNet India Apr 1 2005 10:23AM GMT

Man Suspected in Bank Robberies Arrested

Man Suspected in Bank Robberies Arrested 01/03/2004 05:38 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 3:37PM ET

Credit Cards Aren't Evil

Credit Cards Aren't Evil 04/01/2005 08:52 AM
They can be a force for good in many ways.

JWZ on RFID credit cards

JWZ on RFID credit cards 12/15/2003 11:35 AM
Great commentary by JWZ about the coming RFID wave-to-pay credit-cards:

"I like that it's on your keychain and it's fast to use," said Kristie Beenau, 36, of Peoria, Ariz., who has used ExpressPay for about six months at a CVS Pharmacy and fastfood restaurants. "I charge everything anyways. Now I wave it rather than get my card out. It's more convenient."

I'm going to make a fortune by selling an invention that lets you punch a hole in a credit card so that you can wear it on your keychain. Then later I'll repurpose that invention to let you punch a hole in a $20 bill, so you can wear that on your keychain too!

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Credit cards and the internet

Credit cards and the internet 09/06/2004 03:55 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Sep 6 2004 7:22PM GMT

Up to 40m credit cards 'hacked'

Up to 40m credit cards 'hacked' 06/22/2005 02:40 AM
A computer hacker may have broken into more than 40 million credit card accounts, US customers are warned.

Credit Card Fraud

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