Scam watch: Credit cards, auto repairs, phone cards - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Scam watch: Credit cards, auto repairs, phone cards
Los Angeles Times
By Stuart Pfeifer Credit cards – At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has halted a telemarketing campaign that allegedly sold bogus credit cards and drained money from victims' bank accounts. Operating as Platinum Trust Card ...
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One in four young adults relies on credit cards for essentials - Scotsman


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One in four young adults relies on credit cards for essentials
Scotsman
By VICKY SHAW A QUARTER of 25 to 34-year-olds have used credit to fund essential purchases in the last year, a report has found. UK families are typically £7900 in debt from personal loans, overdrafts and credit cards, despite three years ofrepayments, ...
Average British households in £7900 of debt as wages dropMetro
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Pulling out my credit card - Sydney Morning Herald (blog)


Sydney Morning Herald (blog)

Pulling out my credit card
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Screen Play admits to being a little fearful of entering my credit card details into a 3DS console. The 3DS doesn't feel like it would be a secure environment to store your precious digits, and once you've established a tab it's all too easy to succumb ...

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Norfolk Man Gets 7 Years in Credit Card Skimming Case - FairfaxNews.com


Norfolk Man Gets 7 Years in Credit Card Skimming Case
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Tiquan Savary, 25, of Norfolk, Va., was sentenced Friday in Norfolk federal court to seven years in prison for running a fraudulent scheme to skim credit and debit card account numbers. A Norfolk federal grand jury indicted Savary and five ...

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MasterCard takes $495 million charge to cover potential loss in merchant ... - Washington Post


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MasterCard takes $495 million charge to cover potential loss in merchant ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — MasterCard Inc. on Thursday said it recorded a $495 million charge in its fourth quarter to cover potential losses related to a lawsuit brought by retailers over the fees they pay on credit card transactions. Without the charge, MasterCard ...
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