Tag "credit card scam"
BBB: Top Scams for College Students to Avoid
BBB warns college students are often intended targets of scams. Students don’t always necessarily recognize when a scam comes knocking. As college students begin to head back to campus, the BBB wants to remind students and parents about preventing fraud
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5 Scariest Internet Scams
As safe as the internet may seem at times, every day it becomes more frightening for individuals and their personal identities that are at risk from scam artists. As scammers continue to amp up their game, things are getting worse for the FBI
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People Are Still Getting Money Back For A Credit Card Scam In The 1990s
The Federal Trade Commission is still sending out checks to victims of a credit card fraud in the 1990s. On Tuesday, the FTC said it is mailing some 322,000 checks totaling nearly $9.7 million to people who were victims of an illegal credit card billing
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Online Shopping Tips to Keep Close to Your Wallet
Online shopping makes it easy and convenient to search for — and buy — the must-have items on your wish list. Before you buy, check out this video for tips on avoiding hassles, getting the right product at the right
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$13 Million is Gone After Two Hours and 1,600 Fake Credit Cards
A South African bank became a victim of a bank heist 10,000 miles away, after a group of criminals stole $13 million out of cash machines on another continent using fake South African credit cards. The thieves used around 1,600
Read MoreLas Vegas Strip Credit Card Scam: 11 People Indicted
Las Vegas – Eleven people are charged with running credit card scams right out of resorts along the Las Vegas strip. Those charged are accused of making fake credit cards and using those cards to take out cash advances. RELATED: Reduce Credit
Read MoreCredit Card Chips Don’t Protect Against Fraud
Spurred by regulatory changes and a spate of high-profile data breaches, U.S. banks and retailers are moving from traditional credit cards — those bearing easily copied magnetic strips — to cards embedded with microchips that are less susceptible to duplication
Read MoreBanks Harvest Callers’ Voiceprints to Fight Fraud
LONDON (AP) — The caller said her home had burned down and her husband had been badly hurt in the blaze. On the telephone with her bank, she pleaded for a replacement credit card at her new address. “We lost
Read MoreHeather Wagenhals Warns Listeners of Credit Card Hackers
Sunrise America Radio interviews Heather Wagenahls, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, to warn listeners of the latest scam and money frauds involving credit card hackers. Tune in as Heather shares valuable information to help you protect your money!
Read MoreFrauds Making Criminals Millionaires with Credit
From Memento– Prepaid Credit Card Fraud Makes Criminals Millionaires May 29, 2013 by Paul McCormack Total Loss: $45 Million computersecurityBy now, I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines and read the details about the multi-million dollar global cyberheist. Yet again, cybercriminals
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