Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On February 14th, officers with the Johnson City Police Department arrested 24 year-old Brittney Stines of Elizabethton and charged her with two counts of credit card fraud and forgery. Around 3 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance outside of Numan’s bar in downtown…
Authorities say at least 14 people hit by credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – Area law enforcement agencies are investigating more than a dozen cases of credit card fraud. According to Purdue, two victims are members of the campus community, four are from West Lafayette and…
Visa hopes to track smartphone locations to prevent credit card fraud for travellers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Currently most of us have to inform our bank by phone when we’re travelling to avoid purchases in other countries appearing as red flags for fraud and being declined. That could soon change as Visa looks to track smartphones with a service…
Oshkosh Police seek information in credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Oshkosh Police are investigating the theft of a credit card that was used fraudulently at a west side pharmacy. A man used the credit card at CVS Pharmacy, 1736 W. Ninth Ave., on Jan. 27, according to…
Opelika police seek 2 in credit card fraud probe
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Opelika Police Department is looking for two suspects who used stolen credit cards to make purchases at three Opelika, Ala., businesses. Police said the cards were used at Grub Mart, Target and Home Depot to make seven different purchases. Photos…
Mayor’s son pleads not guilty to credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Zachary Jones, son of Charleston Mayor Danny Jones, pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he tried to buy $1,600 worth of gift cards with a stolen credit card number. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Duke Bloom arraigned Jones in a Wednesday arraignment…
Mayor’s son pleads not guilty to credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Zachary Jones, son of Charleston Mayor Danny Jones, pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he tried to buy $1,600 worth of gift cards with a stolen credit card number. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Duke Bloom arraigned Jones in a Wednesday arraignment…
Detectives investigating credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans LARGO – Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Economic Crimes Unit need help to locate a credit card fraud suspect wanted in connection with crimes in the Largo area. In a Feb. 11 media release, detectives reported that a credit card…
Fraud alert to freight forwarders as email hackers divert payments for shipments
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The independent freight forwarder sector appears to have become the latest victim of internet crime, with several cases of international payments between forwarders being redirected into fraudsters’ accounts. Over $100,000 has been stolen from WCA members in a series of stings…
The fraud in credit cards falls 26 per cent since 2008
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The card fraud losses dropping 26% from £609.9m in 2008, the time when fraud was at its height, to £450.4m in 2013. The Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) is an organisation which lead the figth against the financial fraud in…