Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans GEAR as the holiday shopping season approaches. Unfortunately for them, the shopping season is also open season forCREDIT CARD and identity thieves. Thefts don’t just happen when someone makes off with a purse or wallet. Experts say swiping your card at…
Cocoa Police Investigators Seek Identity of Theft, Credit Card Fraud Suspect
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans According to Public Information Officer Yvonne Martinez, the theft was reported on Friday when a woman reported her wallet missing from her purse which was left unattended at a local thrift store. Further investigation revealed the suspect using aCREDIT CARDshe obtained from the…
California Fitness coach jailed over HKD1.4mil credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A coach for California Fitness was jailed for three years and four months after the court heard how he secretly used his clients’ credit cardsTO SIGN UP for fitness programmes worth over HKD1.4 mil, SCMP reports. The coach, Nick Mak, had…
Law enforcement warn of gift card scam
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As the holiday shopping season revs up, law enforcement agencies and the Better Business Bureau are reminding shoppers and retailers of just how good thieves can be in stealingCREDIT CARD information. This time of the year, officials are focused on gift…
Deputies arrest woman for credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Assumption Parish deputies arrested Latisha Landry, 32, of Pierre Part, Sunday forCREDIT CARD FRAUD. The Sheriff’s Office said Landry operated an online store called Elite Boutique through Facebook. Deputies said people would make a purchase through the online store but never…
18 most popular things fraudsters buy with your credit card
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When you’re scanning your credit card statement this holiday season, there are certain types of purchases you might want to keep an eye out for. In a sampling of nearly 3 million attempted fraudulent transactions over the last six months, the…
Credit card chip tech safer, but could lead to holiday slowdowns
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans New credit cards are arriving all over the county that have security chips that are designed to cut down on fraud. The changeover is leading to some confusion and questions about why its all necessary. One reason is that it moves…
Santa Claws: Will You Be a Credit Card Fraud Victim This Holiday Season?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Three letters may spell trouble for you in the frantic shopping season that is about to explode: CNP, which stands for Card Not Present. That – obviously – is how online merchants process payments (unlike, say, a local pizzeria, they never…
Pierre Part woman charged with 49 counts of credit card fraud in alleged Facebook scam
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Assumption Parish detectives have arrested a woman they believe is behind an alleged online scam that stretched from Pierre Part to six other states. Latisha Landry, 32, is charged with 49 counts of credit card fraud. Some victims said they still…
Bolingbrook police reports: credit card fraud, theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Edmund Wilson, 23, of the 400 block of Mallview Lane, was charged with trespass to property on the 300 block of West Briarcliff Road that happened at 9:56 a.m. Nov. 18. Elige Peters, 23, of the 200 block of Sioux Drive,…