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➤ Fraud Report – Credit Card Fraud in Hotels

A study released this year by SpiderLabs, a part of the data-security consulting company Trustwave, found that 38 % of the credit card hacking cases last year involved the hotel industry. The sector was well ahead of the financial services industry by 19 percent, retailing 14.2 percent, and restaurants and bars 13 percent..
Hackers hit hotels [...]

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➣Fraud Report – Protect Yourself Against Credit Card Fraud

The biggest drawback of using a credit card is the risk of fraud and identity theft. Unlike debt (which is incurred consciously) credit card fraud can happen at any time, and frequently with no warning to the card holder until it’s too late. And the consequences range from the merely annoying, such as having to [...]

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➣Fraud Report – Apple iPad email fraud

Mac geeks estimate that Apple presold 120,000 iPads on March 12, but it’s not just aficionados who are gearing up for the next big thing: The iPad is expected to be a target for credit card fraudsters and online scammers of all types. Antivirus software companies are already warning consumers not to fall for e-mails [...]

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Fraud Alert – CHARLOTTE, N.C Gas pump fraud

As the price of gasoline continues to rise, rules to prevent credit card fraud at the nation’s pumps are confusing consumers who just want a full tank of gas.
Caps on transaction amounts—or the total dollar amount of gas a customer can pump into their car—are limiting some drivers of gas guzzling vehicles.
Credit card companies say [...]