Articles about fraud (350-400 of 11709)

  • What Everyone Should Know Concerning Elder Financial Abuse
    By: Caitlin Mistry | - On 2006, among the most infamous cases the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) dealt with was the financial exploitation of one of New York City's infamous socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor. Based on reports, her son and a lawyer were tried on charges of abusing her mental incapacity to raid her $200 million fortune.

    The AARP called it among the most insidious elder financial abuse crimes. This did not stop there. Last year, Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney sued his ...

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  • How To Be Wealthier Without Doing Anything
    By: Mark Jenner | - You put in the hard work throughout the year and receive a regular wage, but is it enough for what you have to do? Not many are satisfied with the amount that they receive and most would like to see extra every month. However, saving some of the money that drains away without doing you any good would be a better place to start building your wealth.

    It is easier to spend money than earn it. Most people would agree with this. So why then do many people waste their hard earned money th ...

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  • How Document Verification From Original Source Can Counter Document Fraud?
    By: Muhammad Saad | - CNN Justice reported on 11th of January that the Feds arrested more than 60 people in 17 states of America, who have been alleged for involvement in providing fraudulent documents. Similarly on 16th of January 2012, Saipan Tribune mentioned a story about a woman who has been arrested on accounts of document fraud related to immigration.

    Beside those two stories above, there are thousands of cases reported every month regarding documents fraud and counterfeiting. Documentation fraud ...

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  • Internet Fraud And Theft
    By: kelvin ruther | - During recent era of history, human race has surrounded by voices and words. The most prevalent norm in todays life is liberalism. Every body is free to have any ideology, free to think, speak or criticize but the recent communication sources are changing their faces so quickly that a common knowledge seeker has confused to distinguish between genuine and unreal view point over an issue or event. It has declared that internet has become a main source of facts and ideas, bulk of websites, art ...
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  • Fraud Alert! Beware Of Phony Debt Collections Scams
    By: Nathan Randall | - The Online Lenders Alliance (OLA) is an organization representing the growing industry of U.S. based companies offering online consumer short-term loans, also known as payday loans. The OLA released the following statement. Thoughts, comments and identification of companies you know conducting this type of activity are welcome. Details on how to do this are below.

    Consumer Fraud Alert About Fake Debt Collectors
    In an effort to ensure consumer choice for credit in these difficu ...

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  • Initial Versus Extended Fraud Alerts: Which Is Best For You?
    By: Nathan Randall | - Upon learning that your identity has been seriously compromised by an unscrupulous crook, there are several steps that you as a consumer must take quickly in order to help clear up the situation with your bank, with your creditors and with the credit bureaus who are generating reports on you. These initial actions should be taken within the first 48 hours, once you have learned that someone may be hijacking your identity.

    So, what happens, then? In addition to making those conta ...

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  • Government Vows To Clamp Down On Immigration Fraud In Immigration Services Sector
    By: Daniel Waldron | - The government has vowed to crackdown on Immigration service companies that are being set up with the intention of operating an Immigration scam. The UK Border Agency (UKBA) receives a number of complaints on a daily basis from victims of bogus organisations claiming to offer help and support with Immigration issues and obtaining Visas.
    The victims are often left thousands of pounds out of pocket and receive no form of help or guidance from these bogus companies, which leave their targets ...

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  • Uk Visa And Immigration "" The Importance Of Selecting The Right Uk Immigration Company
    By: Daniel Waldron | - If youre looking to utilise the services of a UK based Immigration firm, its vital that you do your research in order to avoid becoming the victim of an Immigration scam or Immigration fraud. As the number of Immigration companies continues to grow, some of them have turned out to be bogus and are often set up to swindle vulnerable victims out of their cash.
    As a result, there has been a rise in the number of complaints about bogus organisations, with many people reporting their case ...

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  • Online Fraud Protection: Proactive Steps For Data Safety
    By: Gladeyas | - The advent of technology and the widespread use of the Internet have made communication and data transmission easier for the globally bound and aggressively competitive organizations. These organizations have made use of this feature and have deployed their critical applications over the Internet or corporate network for an easy and anytime access. However, besides being cost effective and ensuring business continuity, the web-based architecture also paves way for online frauds.

    The ...

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  • Outstanding Insurance Fraud Investigation And Background Investigation In California By Optimal Inte
    By: Jonathan Robinson | - Every business house, be it small or large, believes in conducting business in a hassle free and smooth manner. But this is not always true, considering the growing trend of litigations in corporate world. Also, there is a rise in corporate face-offs within the enterprise due to vested interests of individuals; not to say about the threat from business rivals. This has led to business houses taking frequent aid of Private Investigator. These detective agencies, with the help of specialized under ...
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  • Hire Private Investigators From Optimalintelligence For Unbeatable Private Investigation
    By: Jonathan Robinson | - Current human civilization has spread with fraud, corruption, jealousy. The world We are living today has become a dangerous place to live in, thanks to deprivation of moral values and receding trust over the time. This has led to many unsocial and criminal activities whether it is household, society or corporate field. Although there is law for taking care of these but the high occurrence of these evils things makes the law and order process to sluggish. Here comes the term private investigatin ...
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  • Keeping Your Identity Safe To Avoid Wrongful Indictments
    By: Mark Jenner | - Being accused of doing something that you have not done is not a pleasant experience. You could be accused of a serious crime that you know that you did not commit or failing to act in a certain way in a civil dispute. Whatever the matter, the undeserved attention needs a huge effort to defend if you are to prove your innocence. This often has a much more serious effect on the wellbeing of innocent parties than it does on crooks or sharp businessmen.

    Preventing any crime must be a l ...

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  • Elder Financial Abuse: What It Is And How To Stop It
    By: AbbieKirby | - Elder financial abuse - it's an issue that has existed as long as the elderly have had property and income. Usually, an elderly person is sixty-five years or older, and is also referred to as a senior citizen. The crime involves the misuse of the funds gathered by these people. Along with funds, exploitation of a person's property and resources also can be treated as abuse.

    Though the crime has existed for years, it was only given national attention lately. In 2011, well known Holl ...

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  • Find Wrongful Termination Attorneys Chicago
    By: JustinLondon | - Justin London (JLondon) Law is reliable Lawyers Securities Law Chicago. We handle many types of case like customer fraud, investment, securities, employee discrimination, personally injured and also person whose civil rights are violated by others. W are 24 x 7 available for our clients. We are not like other attorneys, who likes to make clients but dont want to be in contact with them. We are located in Chicago, IL. Our consumer protection attorneys designed this Web site to make available t ...
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  • Corporate Investigations
    By: Sukhminder Sidhu | - Corporate investigations are now common in India. There are a number of agencies and private investigators who provide these services in India. Corporate investigations also involve corporate fraud investigation. Today every business needs different business services because of the competitive environment and fraud cases. There are different definitions and explanations about corporate investigations.

    Corporate Investigations:

    Corporate investigations in India used to ...

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  • Brand Protection Software: Confronting Online Brand Abuse
    By: Gladeyas | - The Internet and the technological innovations have facilitated globalization. If organizations have gone global with business solutions the customers are facilitated with faster search methods for their required goods and services. This also allows them to compare the features, prices and select the best one that fits into their requirements. However, as the web grows to be a dynamic and vital part of every organization, placing the commerce online for expansion of business has also made it pro ...
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  • Ending The Reign Of The Counterfeiters With Strategic Fraud Protection Solutions
    By: Gladeyas | - The omnipresence of online frauds has become an acceptable truth in every business today. There is no business that is entirely safe from counterfeits and fraudulent activities. These online fraudsters are wreaking havoc through illegal sales and deplete the revenues of the genuine companies. The counterfeit operations are so smooth and well-networked that the original businesses hardly get a chance to save their hard earned reputation or impose stringent actions to stop the fake companies. Popu ...
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  • Goldquest Complaints Are A Marketing Tactic To Say Qnet Fraud
    By: Jenny Jonson | - With the expenses of daily life mounting in today's date, it isn't surprising to find a large number of people trying hard to make the ends meet. However, this rising prices of merchandises has also not bent people from wanting to live a lavish and luxurious lifestyle and has all that they think is necessary for the wherewithal. For this particular reason, a large number of people are looking at many of alternative sources of earning additionalrevenue since certain times the monthly or annual in ...
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  • Qnet Fraud Is Nothing But A Marketing Tactic
    By: Jenny Jonson | - Money can safely be said to be the most important requirement for an individual to exist in this modern world. The standard of living has increased and so has the need to earn sufficient money in order to support a lavish and luxurious life. However, with the increase in the standard of living, people are settling for nothing less than mediocre. It has become mandatory to earn some extra income in order to support our growing needs. This has resulted in a lot of people employing different means ...
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  • Permanent Solutions To Destabilize Counterfeit Operations
    By: Gladeyas | - The business environment is encountering formidable challenges with a free and open market for spurious goods,resulting in a large portion of online commerce experiencing a dip in profits. Brand erosion has become one of the priority issues that are costing organizations their survival. Genuine companies are being relentlessly victimized by the counterfeit market. The counterfeiters have set up a profitable business by indulging in illegal practices such as IP theft and manufacture and sale of ...
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  • Legally Outsmart Your County Recorder
    By: Matt Brockman | - Many people who have become aware of the fraudulent documents filed by foreclosure banks with the county recorder's office, have recently and legally attempted to record reconveyance documents, in order to counteract the Bank's fraudulent foreclosure filings.

    However, after allowing banks to file and record fraudulent documents, now some county recorders have been put on notice that homeowners have discovered the fraud perpetrated by the banks, and are becoming informed about how ...

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  • Questnet Fraud Is A False Plot
    By: Jenny Jonson | - Money can safely be said to be the most important prerequisite for an individual to exist in this modern world. The standard of living has improved and so has the need to earn sufficient money in order to support a lavish and luxurious life. However, with the increase in the standard of living, people are settling for nothing less than mediocre. It has become mandatory to earn some extra income in order to support our growing needs. This has resulted in a lot of people employing different means ...
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  • Five Internet Safety Tips For Government Contractors To Avoid Online Scams
    By: Celeste | - Anyone who uses the internet must watch out for possible scams and fraud, whether they"re using it for personal or business purposes. Considering contractor registration and bidding is primarily performed online now, this is especially true for government contractors. To help government contractors avoid common scams and phishing attempts, US Federal Contractor Registration has shared the following five internet safety tips. While these tips are specifically targeting government contrac ...
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  • Driving Impact To General Insurers:efficiencies In The Claims Process And Reduced Fraud Leakage
    By: wns | - The Current Scenario
    General insurers today face the mammoth task of generating returns, while at the same time securing the faith of their investors. It is important that insurance companies look at reducing needless spend on claims (otherwise known as claims leakage), yet retain the confidence of their policyholders.

    The overall trend in the general insurance market is one of falling premiums and rising claims. The September 2010 edition of the Insurance Market Update by De ...

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  • How Analytics Helped An Auto Insurer Detect Fraud
    By: wns | - In the recent past, a New York City court convicted 13 people including six medical professionals who had, over several years, milked auto insurance companies of millions in fraudulent claims. How did the team of fraudsters manage this by staging fake accidents in rental cars and then treating the alleged victims to a battery of unnecessary tests including expensive EKGs and MRIs.

    The magnitude of insurance fraud today is startling, and it occurs wherever the insuran ...

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  • Questnet Fraud Has No Base
    By: Susan Crasto | - QuestNet international is a multinational direct selling network marketing megacorp with its central office based in Hong Kong. It has been in existence since 1998. QuestNet is a sub company of the Qi group of companies and has its business operations spread in over 22 countries worldwide with QuestNet as the administrative arm. They use interactive marketing, also known as word of mouth advertising and e-commerce to circulate their products. QuestNet provides a various range of products from l ...
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  • Click Fraud: Six Things You Should Be Aware Of Before You Buy Guaranteed Traffic"'
    By: John Young | - Copyright 2006 John Young

    Bill was getting frustrated and more than a little desperate. He'd being trying to promote his website for months with little or no success.

    Adwords didn't seem to be working. He'd devised the most fiendish ads he could think of and set them up on Google only to find that nobody clicked on them.

    He had written several articles and, using an automatic article submitter, had placed them on hundreds of Article Barns across the ...

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  • How Self-employed Professionals Can Defeat The "fraud Factor"
    By: Donna Gunter | - Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter

    In my experience, there is almost always something that holds an independent service professional back from either getting his/her business started or ramping it up to full capacity and keeping it there. I call it the "Fraud Factor". Until you no longer feel like a fraud, any investment you make in marketing your business will be diminished because these unresolved issues are draining all of your marketing efforts. After all, if you don't believe in you ...

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  • Click Fraud War - Adsense Publishers Armed Yourself With The Right Tools
    By: Casey Yew | - Major PPC companies such as Google and Yahoo decline to quantify the scope of click fraud. However, some estimate click fraud range from a few percent to more than twenty percent. Click fraud occurs when a person, automated script, or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking on an ad. These clicks are done for the purpose of either to drain competitor's marketing budget or generate advertising income.

    Who Commits Click Fraud?

    Business Co ...

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  • Google And Yahoo To Settle Click Fraud Cases
    By: Michael Goldstein, Esq. | - In an article appearing in USA Today on Monday July, 16th, 2006, speaks to the fact that click fraud has hit a peak where the advertisers of Google adwords and Yahoo sponsored listings are paying far more money for illegitimate clicks than ever before. Click fraud occurs in pay-per-click web marketing, when a user or computer programs click on a sponsored link on a search engine such as Google or Yahoo, where the competitors true goal is trying to deplete adversarys marketing budgets, thro ...
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  • Phishing And Fraud "" What Is It?
    By: Joseph Kenny | - Phishing is a very sneaky type of fraud conducted over the Internet. Its name is a throw back to the early days of hacking and identity theft and the practice of phone phreaking. While there can be very complicated schemes devised, they are all based on a very simple concept.

    Phishers try to persuade you, or trick you into giving them sensitive information which they can then use to make money out of the system. For example, one very attractive target for phishers would be your pa ...

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  • Phishing Is Fraud
    By: Joe Kenny | - Phishing is a very sneaky type of fraud conducted over the Internet. Its name is a throw back to the early days of hacking and identity theft and the practice of phone phreaking. While there can be very complicated schemes devised, they are all based on a very simple concept.

    Phishers try to persuade you, or trick you into giving them sensitive information which they can then use to make money out of the system. For example, one very attractive target for phishers would be your p ...

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  • Anti-fraud Law In Georgia Real Estate
    By: Jason Murphy | - Georgia real estate properties translate into fraud opportunities and baits for many unscrupulous individuals trying to lure prospective buyers and victims in the Georgian landscape. From 2002 to 2005, Georgia is a consistent topnotcher among mortgage and real estate fraud cases in the US documented by TPG or The Prieston Group. It is therefore not surprising that despite the beauty of Georgian properties, the real estate industry of Georgia continues to suffer setbacks brought by fraud.
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  • Good Clicks, Bad Clicks: Recognizing The Signs Of Click Fraud
    By: Entrepreneur Magazine EBiz Radio Show | - Search engine marketing is a billion dollar industrybut click fraud poses a threat to search engine advertising companies and online marketers alike. Pay-Per-Click ad campaigns are a fairly simple concept; advertisers bid on popular search keywords and pay the search engine ad companies every time someone clicks on their ad. This is a mutually beneficial relationship for the advertiser and the search engine company. The problem comes when the advertisers numbersand their billsare fal ...
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  • How Fixing Broken Windows Can Decrease Click Fraud
    By: Jay Stockwell | - There is a theory in law enforcement that goes something like this:

    If someone breaks a window in a building, and it isn't fixed quickly, others will soon be broken. As the evidence of neglect builds, vandals will be more emboldened to break into the building and commit more vandalism and eventually destroy it completely.

    If, on the other hand, that window is promptly fixed, it discourages further crime because it is clear that someone is watching the store.
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  • Prevent Identity Fraud When Using Credit Cards
    By: Jeremy Zongker | - Don't wait until your identity has been "stolen" to worry about it. Identity fraud is a severe crime with serious repercussions that can take months or even years for victims to repair, not to mention hundreds to thousands of dollars. If someone has stolen a credit card, or has obtained enough information about you to start applying for new loans and credit cards, your credit score is going to be adversely effected. You will likely have difficulty obtaining a job (employers are making credit ...
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  • Credit Card Fraud Prevention
    By: Joseph Kenny | - Globally credit card fraud costs card issuers billions of dollars a year in fraudulent use of their cards. Some of this loss is passed back to retailers who failed to comply with the normal processing method for the card. Another part of the loss is insured. Nonetheless, as a cardholder you are potentially liable for any fraudulent use of your credit card. It is, therefore, imperative that you make yourself aware of what the current fraud scams are and how you can help to in the battle of credit ...
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  • Credit Card Fraud Prevention
    By: Joe Kenny | - Globally credit card fraud costs card issuers billions of dollars a year in fraudulent use of their cards. Some of this loss is passed back to retailers who failed to comply with the normal processing method for the card. Another part of the loss is insured. Nonetheless, as a cardholder you are potentially liable for any fraudulent use of your credit card. It is, therefore, imperative that you make yourself aware of what the current fraud scams are and how you can help to in the battle of credit ...
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  • Fraud-proof Your Online Business
    By: Jim Edwards | - Copyright 2006 Jim Edwards

    I know a business that had their website hacked, their entire customer database hijacked, and thousands of customer credit card numbers stolen at the same time.

    In the following months, the hackers did their best to steal as much as they could from this business through a number of "phishing" scams and direct email campaigns to their customers posing as the business.

    After many months of heartache, expense, and lost sleep, t ...

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  • Stealing The Home From Under You: The Growing Problem Of Title Fraud
    By: Donna Lewczuk | - Copyright 2006 Donna Lewczuk

    Imagine this. A Canadian homeowner a successful professional with a lovely home in a nice neighbourhood arrives home after work one day to find a For Sale sign on his lawn. Imagining that it may be a practical joke, he asks his wife if shes unhappy with the house! But his wife has no idea why the sign is there, or who put it up. It turns out that the couple are the victims of title fraud a crime thats on a worrisome rise here in ...

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  • How To Avoid Ebay Fraud
    By: Marian Krajcovic | - Countless people have been scammed and
    defrauded on ebay . ebay is a fun place to bid on
    items and to sell items ' but you must know how to
    recognize a fraud, and how to avoid them, or
    you quickly join the ranks of those who have lost
    their money to ebay frauds. Of course, if you are
    scammed, there are some actions you can take the
    correct the situation ' but in many cases, the
    scammer does indeed get away! The best option is

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  • Safe Trading On Ebay: Avoiding Fraud For Buyers & Sellers
    By: Adam Ginsberg | - Turn on CNN or Fox News, read a column on the Internet or play your favorite all news radio station an youll become acutely aware of the so-called fraud online specifically related to eBay.

    Definition of Fraud: In a broad strokes definition, fraud is a deliberate misrepresentation which causes another person to suffer damages, usually monetary losses.

    Like many, I have had negative experiences one eBay. However, Ive also had negative experience ...

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  • How Big Of A Deal Is Click Fraud?
    By: Chris Stirling | - Copyright 2006 Chris Stirling

    Recently Google was named in a class action lawsuit for $90 million for click fraud and agreed to pay the fine. According to the deal Google will pay advertisers a credit for future clicks, based on improper charges going back to 2002.

    Now this may sound like a lot of money, and it is to the average person or small business, but compared to well over ten billion dollars of clicks they've sold since AdWords started, this is spare change ...

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  • Tips On Dealing With Auto Fraud
    By: Rishi Chawla | - The auto industry and their dealers are rife with scams and fraud and the potential buyer needs to be armed with the knowledge of how these scams work and how to avoid them. There are many dealers that run reputable businesses and can get buyers into a vehicle without using fraudulent means, but there are always those individuals or companies that are looking for ways to take consumers for a ride. The state of California, San Diego and Los Angeles in southern California in particular, is home to ...
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  • Click Fraud And The Downfall Of Google
    By: John Adams | - Internet marketers facing higher advertising fees on search networks are becoming increasingly concerned about a form of online fraud that was thought to have been contained years ago.

    The practice, known as "click fraud," began in the early days of the Internet's mainstream popularity with programs that automatically surfed Web sites to increase traffic figures. This led companies to develop policing technologies touted as antidotes to the problem. But some marketing executives ...

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  • Credit Card Fraud Be Aware
    By: Peter Kenny | - Are you worried about your credit card or debt card being stolen? Youre not alone, its estimated that 51% of people in the UK are concerned about their credit and debt cards being stolen. Credit card fraud is a consent worry, and with more people using there cards as there main source of paying for services and goods. It gives the criminals many more chances too get our information from our cards.

    Credit card fraud is not new, the companies seem to be getting a head on how t ...

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