Saturday, December 8, 2007

Season of credit card scams

The New South Wales police have asked Christmas shoppers to be extra careful when using their credit cards during this time of year.


It is the season of festivals, celebrations lot of shopping and is also the big season of credit card scams.


Employer card being used to buy Gas – According to criminal complaint filed on Friday, 44 year old Brian B. Long; Sheboygan man used his employer credit card to buy $1200 gas in the last four days. Long has been terminated from his job, send to jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted on the wrong charge of fraudulent use of a credit card via Sheboygan Press


Entire village being hit by credit card scam – Police believe that hundreds of people living in Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire may have fallen victim of international credit card scam. The money has been withdrawn from counties including Australia, India and Philippines via BBC NEWS


Woman being arrested for credit card fraud – Kelly Marie Mancuso is facing the charges that she used her job to get consumers credit card numbers. Kelly is free on $500 bond pending a hearing in Bradley County General Sessions Court via NewsChannel 9


A credit card fraud king from Pakistan – A Pakistan-American Afzal Sodagar, finds himself in big trouble after his son Saarum Sodagar informed the police that his father carried credit cards that did not have his name via Daily Times

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