TTY services used by Nigerian credit-card scammers
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Other News: Credit Card Scammers Caught
Other News: Credit Card Scammers Caught
07/09/2004 10:12 AMApple Security snags a couple of juvenile credit card scammers.
Nigerian Scammers get Busted
Nigerian Scammers get Busted
07/01/2004 01:58 AMAccording to ABC News, the old Nigerian money scam is alive and well.
Even with a major raid by the Nigerian government, there are still
Nigerian “Kingpins that remain untouchable. The best defense
against this sort of scam is in my opinion, a combination of common
sense and education on the subject.
Nigerian Scammers Claim Another Victim
Nigerian Scammers Claim Another Victim
12/24/2003 03:46 PMA Florida newspaper ran a story yesterday about a local retiree who
fell hard for a 419 scam. The story goes into depth on the methods
used to play on the ...
Software To Catch Nigerian 419 Scammers
Software To Catch Nigerian 419 Scammers
06/07/2004 01:56 PMIf you've ever received an email from Nigeria asking for a small sum
of money in order to get millions, you know what the 419 scam is. (Or
you're still waiting for a lot of money that hasn't quite shown up
yet.) The '419' comes from the Nigerian criminal code section against
fraud, and to prevent the scams, Nigeria is
looking into using software to help track down the
scammers by scanning emails for keywords. This brings up plenty
of privacy issues over who determines which keywords are used and what
is done with the flagged emails. And while this proposal is probably
better than passing a completely new law that would probably be
ineffective, the enforcement against this scam may be a bit late as
scammers have modified their scams and moved to places other than
Nigeria. So scams are here to stay, and although one would hope that
public education could take away the incentives for scammers, there's
a sucker born every minute.
Sweet Revenge On Nigerian Scammers
Sweet Revenge On Nigerian Scammers
11/16/2003 03:58 PMLaw Professor With Three Doctorates
Tricked By Nigerian Scammers
Law Professor With Three Doctorates
Tricked By Nigerian Scammers
01/06/2005 07:34 PMIf anything is clear, it's that the details of this case are
not made clear by the AP article about it. However, it appears
that a Miami law professor with three doctorates (they don't say what
those doctorates are in) was
clearly duped in part of a Nigerian scam. The professor
continues to disclaim all responsibility saying he was tricked by "the
Nigerian government," when it's pretty clear that the tricking was
done by scammers who were probably not associated with the government.
It also doesn't explain why the professor didn't question
why
the Nigerian government apparently needed
him to deposit a
$1.68 million check into his personal account and wire the money on to
them. The guy was obviously suckered by the promise of an easy
$200,000 (like all other Nigerian scam victims) and tossed any
skepticism right out the window. What's not clear from the article,
however, is how this scam really worked. It involves Penske, the
trucking company, who apparently sent out a $1.68 million check to buy
trucks. It's not clear
where that check went. That's not
explained. Instead, somehow, somewhere, a new, counterfeit check, in
the same amount, went from Penske to this professor, starting the
process. Penske is now suing Fleet bank and a credit union for letting
this happen -- but there are plenty of other questions about how this
all happened in the first place. It sounds like someone took the
original check for the trucks and altered it, or copied it, replacing
the truck company with the professor. If so, then Penske shouldn't be
going after the banks, but whoever altered the check and those who ran
the scam.
Nigerian scammers 'exploit tsunami
tragedy'
Nigerian scammers 'exploit tsunami
tragedy'
01/04/2005 11:30 PMZDNet Australia Jan 5 2005 2:46AM GMT
Fraudulent credit card transaction from
"Wp-email Services Bundoora"
Fraudulent credit card transaction from
"Wp-email Services Bundoora"
05/21/2004 06:57 PMAbout three months ago "Wp-email Services Bundoora" took $4 from one
of my credit cards. I didn't remember what that could have been,
googled it and didn't find anything so off to be disputed it went. I
got my $4 back, but of course I should have put it on the weblog here
so others in the same situation can find out about it. Or maybe
someone can comment and tell me who they are? I'd have to have
disputed...
More on Scammers Abusing TTY Services
More on Scammers Abusing TTY Services
04/15/2004 01:00 PMPayPal, The Fifth Credit Card?
PayPal, The Fifth Credit Card?
05/03/2004 06:01 PMNot quite. But the popular online payment company's new Web services
platform adds more detail to credit card purchases online.
Is PayPal The Fifth Credit Card?
Is PayPal The Fifth Credit Card?
05/03/2004 01:45 PMAfter 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.
I Want An Apple Credit Card
I Want An Apple Credit Card
08/06/2004 11:30 AMThe 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)
The Credit Card Prank II
The Credit Card Prank II
03/22/2005 03:18 PMcredit card receipts with fake names .. The Credit Card Prank II ..
signature verification
zug.com/pranks/credit_card
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maxed-out credit card
maxed-out credit card
11/02/2003 03:13 AM"hot check" writing .. nathan newman ..
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nathannewman.org/log/archives/001286.shtml#001286
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Credit Card Fraud
Credit Card Fraud
06/14/2004 12:51 AMMy wife was hit by credit card fraud last week - somehow, someone
managed to get her credit card number and used it to make charges to
AOL - setting up an email account in my wife's name that even used our
actual address, phone number etc. Register.com - two charges were made
here which were subsequently reimbursed before we... (328 words)
UK credit card fraud down 8%
UK credit card fraud down 8%
03/08/2004 11:14 PMGoogling your credit card
Googling your credit card
08/04/2004 11:54 AMSource: 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....
credit card debt
credit card debt
06/06/2004 08:12 AMe-credit-card-debt.com
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Credit Card Caddy 0.1
Credit Card Caddy 0.1
06/06/2004 06:50 AMA tool for setting and viewing options for paying off your credit
cards.
Watch where you use your credit card!
Watch where you use your credit card!
03/20/2003 08:33 AMPorn scams cost consumers 230 Million dollars. Nothing like Sex to
spice up a story. Seems that a lot of...
Entering credit card numbers
Entering credit card numbers
02/10/2004 02:44 PMBruce 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 AMWant to Charge It? You'll Have to Talk
to Your Credit Card
Want to Charge It? You'll Have to Talk
to Your Credit Card
05/19/2004 06:04 PMA company has designed a credit card with an unusual security feature:
it works only when it recognizes the voice of its rightful owner.
Credit Card ID Theft Affects 180,000
Credit Card ID Theft Affects 180,000
04/14/2005 09:22 AM180,000 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.
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 AMPhilly.com - Fri Jun 18, 09:21 am GMT
Credit card hacking not hard
Credit card hacking not hard
06/24/2005 08:30 PMNEC Shows Off TV and Credit-Card Phones
NEC Shows Off TV and Credit-Card Phones
08/16/2004 04:22 PMExtreme Tech Aug 16 2004 8:15PM GMT
Credit Card Fees on the Rise
Credit Card Fees on the Rise
05/26/2004 02:59 PMNew consumer report details skyrocketing credit card fees.
Sneaky Credit Card Tactics
Sneaky Credit Card Tactics
08/17/2004 09:04 AMKeep an eye on your credit card issuers -- they may be about to raise
your rates.
Hackers hit credit card company
Hackers hit credit card company
09/23/2004 10:56 AMCapital One Sued Over Credit Card Ads
Capital One Sued Over Credit Card Ads
12/31/2004 02:16 PMReuters via Wired News Dec 31 2004 6:40PM GMT
Casio's Credit Card Watch
Casio's Credit Card Watch
06/13/2004 02:24 AMWave the Card for Instant Credit
Wave the Card for Instant Credit
12/15/2003 05:51 AMCredit 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.
Transform your phone into a credit card
Transform your phone into a credit card
08/03/2004 05:17 AMThe Star Online Aug 3 2004 9:16AM GMT
NEC's Credit Card Phone
NEC's Credit Card Phone
04/09/2004 03:55 PMJOEL 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...
Want to charge it? Talk to your credit
card
Want to charge it? Talk to your credit
card
05/20/2004 09:50 AMCNET May 20 2004 2:09PM GMT
Truly Unbelievable Credit Card Pranks
Truly Unbelievable Credit Card Pranks
06/22/2005 02:41 AMHere’s a series of real life pranks by a guy from Zug.com who
wanted to see just how important credit security was when he used his
card at various stores and restaurants. He starts out slow - signing
names other than his own, advances to wacky names like Beethoven, and
even devolved into drawing ducks, hieroglyphics, and a little grid
picture. None of it mattered. (The photos are hilarious.) Eventually
he started signing blatant theft…
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Credit Card Breaches Not Only Old Hat,
But Also Declining
Credit Card Breaches Not Only Old Hat,
But Also Declining
06/22/2005 02:17 AMIn the wake of CardSystems
outra
geous 40 million customer data exposure and its
seemi
ngly quaint predecessors, the Monday morning quarterbacks are
weighing to explain what we've all known for a while now:
security breaches of this kind are nothing new,
it's just that we're finding out about them more. In fact, the
evidence shows that the incidence of
credit card fraud is actually
declining. Turns out that banks and merchants have been
tackling this issue for some time, and actually reduced illegal credit
card purchases by $100 million between 2003 and 2004. The industry
still has a ways to go (after all, $788 million worth of fraud is
still a serious problem), but at least there are signs of improvement.
The same can't be said of identity theft, which the BusinessWeek story
says is slightly on the rise and probably fueling the misperception
about fraud in general. Of course, identity theft is a much more
damaging crime with fewer solutions than a bunch of fake charges on
your credit card. And, scammers don't need to swipe tons of data to
cause widespread problems. Just a couple hundred thousand people's
info will do.
Catching the credit card thieves
Catching the credit card thieves
03/25/2005 09:11 PMCurtis 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!...
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