Credit Card Fraud

As technology gets more advanced, credit card thieves and identity thieves are keeping up with these advances. In some cases, thieves resort to old-fashioned ways to steal credit card numbers, such as taking pictures of a person while that person is swiping a credit card. Knowing some basic facts about credit card fraud can help you... more »

As technology advances, so do the methods and occurrences of identity fraud, especially when it comes to credit cards. Just as technology has become more sophisticated so have criminals. Unfortunately, no one is completely safe from being a victim of credit card fraud, but knowing how it happens can help prevent it from happening to you. more »

Credit card fraud is the use of a credit card with the intent to commit fraud. It can be committed with a person's personal card, with a business card, a stolen card or a counterfeit card. more »

Credit cards are a convenient way to make purchases, both in person and online. Unfortunately, while they are convenient for consumers, they also give fraudsters a huge opportunity to rip people off. If you use credit cards, be alert for signs of credit card fraud. The sooner you detect fraudulent charges on your credit card, the... more »

Consumer fraud has long been a modest drag on the economy, totaling several hundred million dollars of losses annually in the United States alone, but the increasing use of credit and the proliferation of card-not-present transactions by mail, over the phone, and through the Internet has made credit card fraud a growing risk to both... more »