Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Police in Westfield say they are investigating a credit card scheme and locking for the person responsible. Westfield Police Department is searching for a man after they say he used a cloned credit card inside the Westfield Target. The purchases happened…
Newport News man wanted for credit card fraud, larceny
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Police are trying to track down a man wanted for breaking into several cars and stealing credit cards. They’re looking for Davon Rashad Lewis, 21. He’s 5’7″ and about 150 pounds. According to police, between May 10 and June 14, Lewis…
Bamboozled: Is your new smart-chip credit card inviting a scam?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans New smart-chip credit and debit cards are supposed to reduce fraud, and they probably will. But that’s not stopping scammers from trying to take advantage of this time — right now — to use the cards for ill-gotten gains. When a…
Credit Card vs. Debit Card Fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One difference between a credit card and a debit card is that if there’s an unauthorized charge on your credit card, you just get a little sting. It’s a hassle to straighten out. But no money is taken from you. But…
Credit Card Hackers Figured Out How To Break Chip-And-PIN Security Years Ago
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber criminals have already figured out a way to hack the new chip-and-PIN credit card system currently being introduced at businesses throughout the United States. Five French citizens have been convicted of manipulating vulnerabilities in the system with a card-switching technique…
Authorities investigating fraudulent credit card use in Carson City
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who allegedly committed identity theft and fraud last month at a department store. The sheriff’s office said in a statement that the two men purchased merchandise…
CREDIT CARD — USERS WARNED OF SCAMS AMID SHIFT TO SECURITY CHIP CARDS
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If you’re a credit card user, you either have or will be getting new cards with security chips. They are designed to protect you against fraud, but scammers are already tying to exploit them. “It’s the biggest change in the way…
Debit card fraud impacts South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The South Carolina Federal Credit Union sent out a letter to members this week alerting them of multiple people spotting fraudulent transaction on debit cards recently and are warning them to be cautious. In the letter, the South Carolina Federal Credit…
Man sought in credit card fraud turns himself in
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Tips helped Biloxi police arrest a man suspected of credit card fraud Friday shortly after they asked for assistance, officials said. Police credited a story at SunHerald.com with the quick identification of the two. Matthew Ross Grayson, 21, turned himself in…
Cedar Falls police seek credit card fraud suspect
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Police are asking for the public’s assistance to help identify a suspect from a credit card fraud investigation. On Oct. 11, a resident reported to police that he had lost his wallet which had had been inadvertently left on top of…