Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A lot has been written about credit card fraud by fraudsters around the world who get your credit card information and put bogus charges on it. Or they lure you into signing up for what appears to be a good deal…
2 Men Charged With Credit Card Fraud After Stealing Almost $5.5K
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two men have been charged with identify theft and fraud after using fraudulent credit cards in nine metro area cities. Josiel Torano, 25, and Magdiel Ricoarango, 26, have been charged with one count of identity theft over $35,000…
Global fraud involved computer hacking, insider trading, officials say
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As told by federal authorities, it was the ultimate cyber-era criminal mash-up: an elaborate computer hacking operation to enable a global and lucrative insider trading scheme. In one of the most sweeping cases yet involving securities fraud and computer crime, prosecutors…
Police Seek Public Help in Credit Card Fraud Incident
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Portsmouth Police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation a pair of of credit card fraud incidents in the city. Police reported the incident occurred at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 3. The incident at both Market Basket and…
Woman arrested for credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SILVER CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Sheriff’s deputies were called to a location on Central Avenue, for a report of possible fraud late Friday afternoon. A previous investigation determined that Kelly Mariko unlawfully obtained someone else’s credit card information. Police arrested the…
2 charged in Roanoke Valley credit card fraud investigation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two Roanoke people face felony charges following a Roanoke County and Roanoke police investigation into multiple fraudulent charges on credit cards. On July 8, a person reported fraudulent charges on their credit card to the Roanoke County Police Department, and while…
Goose Creek police asking help finding credit card fraud suspect
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Goose Creek police are asking for help identifying a man they say used a cloned debit card last month. The card was used for $169.49 around 12:45 p.m. July 20 at the Walmart on St. James Avenue, according to police. The…
Man wanted in credit card fraud case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Police are looking for a man in connection with a credit card fraud case. Jacksonville police say he is wanted for questioning in the case. They released surveillance photos, hoping that someone could identify the man. He is described as a…
Fight against credit card fraud requires all to contribute
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans With recent arrests of several criminal gangs who had travelled to the UAE specifically to break into under-secured homes, it should come as no surprise that cyber fraudsters have also turned their attention to this country. As The National reported yesterday,…
Cyber fraud is big business here
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Financial fraud is big business, contributing to an estimated $20 billion in direct losses annually. Industry experts suspect that this figure is actually much higher, as firms cannot accurately identify and measure losses due to fraud, says the ASSOCHAM–PwC(PricewaterhouseCoopers) report titled…