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Credit card fraud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Credit card fraud is a wide-ranging term for theft and fraud committed using a credit card or any similar payment mechanism as a fraudulent source of funds in a .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_card_fraud

Red Tape - Global Payments: Under 1.5 million account numbers ...
Mar 30, 2012 . UPDATED April 1, 11:35 p.m. ET Global Payments Inc. hinted on Sunday night that about 1.5 million consumers were impacted by the massive .
http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/30/10940640-mastercard-confirms-major-credit-card-data-theft

HowStuffWorks "Credit Card Fraud"
Credit card fraud is the simplest form of identity theft. Learn about credit card fraud and how to prevent your credit card number from being stolen.
http://money.howstuffworks.com/identity-theft1.htm

Credit Card Help: 10 things you should know about identity theft
Identity theft is often in the news, but there are a lot of misconceptions swirling around about how to best protect yourself.
http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/help/10-things-you-should-know-about-identity-theft-6000.php

Industry Justifies Higher Rates

Identity Theft & Credit Card Fraud – How to Protect Yourself ...
Try these common-sense, no-cost measures to protect against identity theft and fraud. Did you know that if you\'ve been a victim of identity theft, you might be .
http://guides.wsj.com/personal-finance/credit/how-to-protect-yourself-from-identity-theft/

Global Payments credit-card data breach: How big is the theft ...
Apr 2, 2012 . The Global Payments breach is the largest known credit-card theft from a business or financial institution in the past two years. Last year, data .
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0402/Global-Payments-credit-card-data-breach-How-big-is-the-theft

Credit Card Scam And Wallet Theft Safety
Follow these tips to avoid getting scammed if your credit card or wallet is stolen.
http://www.scambusters.org/creditcard.html

Identity Theft - the United States Department of Justice
In one notorious case of identity theft, the criminal, a convicted felon, not only incurred more than $100000 of credit card debt, obtained a federal home loan, and .
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html

Some Lawmakers Outraged

Credit Card Processor Hit by Hackers - ABC News
Mar 30, 2012 . based start-up that helps retailers manage the repercussions of credit card theft. Massachusettes has begun levying such fines. Other states .
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/credit-card-processor-hit-hackers/story?id=16042939

MasterCard, Visa Warn Of Credit Card Data Theft : The Two-Way ...
Mar 30, 2012 . Just how big the breach was is still unknown but one security expert says it was " massive."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/03/30/149697272/mastercard-visa-warn-of-credit-card-data-theft

Woman accused of credit-card theft
Apr 12, 2012 . Woman accused of credit-card theft, A Mesa woman is accused of stealing a credit card and storing it in a suicidal friend's room.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2012/04/12/20120412woman-accused-credit-card-theft-abrk.html

Women charged in credit card, identity theft scheme | Local News ...
Apr 18, 2012 . Four women are in a Rankin County jail after being accused of stealing identities and racking up credit card charges.
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/Women-charged-in-credit-card-identity-theft-scheme/-/9156946/11072466/-/mcim88/-/index.html

Dealing with Credit Card Fraud or Identity Theft
Dealing with identity theft and credit card fraud can be challenging, but with quick . Find information on reporting credit card fraud and identity theft—and learn .
http://learn.bankofamerica.com/articles/managing-credit/dealing-with-credit-card-fraud-or-identity-theft.html