about credit card fraud

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

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

Avoiding Credit and Charge Card Fraud
Apr 24, 2009 . Avoiding Credit and Charge Card Fraud. A thief goes through trash to find discarded receipts or carbons, and then uses your account numbers .
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre07.shtm

Avoid Scheming Credit Card Scam Artists
Familiarize yourself with these 21 tips to avoid being the victim of a credit card fraud.
http://www.scambusters.org/CreditCardFraud.html

Industry Justifies Higher Rates

How to Tell if You're Caught in the Giant Global Payments Credit ...
Apr 2, 2012 . How to Tell if You're Caught in the Global Payments Credit Card Fraud Fallout from the Global Payments fiasco that could affect potentially .
http://www.pcworld.com/article/253024/how_to_tell_if_youre_caught_in_the_giant_global_payments_credit_card_fraud.html

FBI — Internet Fraud
Tips for Avoiding Credit Card Fraud: Don't give out your credit card number online unless the site is a secure and reputable. Sometimes a tiny icon of a padlock .
http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud/internet_fraud/internet_fraud

Credit Card Scam Warning - Netlore Archive
Forwarded email warns of a credit card scam in which con artists request the 3- digit code on the back of a Visa or MasterCard to 'verify' it.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_credit_card_fraud.htm

Credit Card Fraud | Webroot
Many people think credit card fraud only occurs when their wallet or purse is stolen. But did you know that half of all credit card fraud is conducted online using .
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/consumer/articles/malware-credit-card-fraud

Some Lawmakers Outraged

snopes.com: Visa Fraud Investigation Scam
Jul 21, 2011 . Are scammers pretending to be fraud investigation agents for Visa and MasterCard?
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/creditcard.asp

Merchant Credit Card Fraud - Prevent Minimize Fraud
Merchant Credit Card Fraud - 31 ways to minimize credit card fraud.
http://www.wiscocomputing.com/articles/ccfraud.htm

Credit card fraud websites shut down on three continents - Crime ...
23 hours ago . Three men have been arrested and 36 criminal websites selling credit card information and other personal data shut down as part of a two-year .
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/credit-card-fraud-websites-shut-down-on-three-continents-7681808.html

Red Tape - Global Payments: Under 1.5 million account numbers ...
Mar 30, 2012 . Something similiar happened to me a month or so ago BUT my credit card company called me to let me know they suspect fraud...and Bank of .
http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/30/10940640-mastercard-confirms-major-credit-card-data-theft

The credit card fraud detection conundrum - CreditCards.com
Feb 17, 2010 . It's a Catch-22. Visa and MasterCard policies state merchants are not required to demand identification as a condition of a credit card sale, but .
http://blogs.creditcards.com/2010/02/the-credit-card-fraud-detection-conundrum.php

Fight Fraud - Credit Card Fraud
Sep 13, 2011 . 0:00 / null. Guarding Against Fraud. - Do's: Sign your cards as soon as they arrive . Carry your cards separately from your wallet, in a zippered .
http://www.fightfraud.nv.gov/CreditCards_new.htm