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Repeat Friendly Fraudsters Caught for Commission Scam
Two U.S. brother’s, Andrew and Allen Chiu, we’re blocked from making purchases from Nordstrom.com after excessive chargeback claims and…
Nov 1, 2021 · 2 min read fraudblogRomanian Fraudster Arrested for ATM Skimming Scam
Laurentiu Bulat, a Romanian citizen living illegally in the United States, was arrested on January 5 on multiple charges after taking part…
Nov 1, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsSecondhand Mobile Phones Contain Original Owner’s Data
Before you recycle or resell that mobile phone, are you sure it is clear of all your personally identifiable information? Manually deleting…
Nov 1, 2021 · 2 min read fraudSurvey Finds Increasing Consumer Comfort with Mobile Payments
A recent survey by KPMG found that 23 percent of U.S. consumers are “very willing” to use their mobile phone as a wallet while more…
Nov 1, 2021 · 1 min read Case StudiesTens of Thousands of Fraud Attempts, None Successful
We always seem to hear about the successful fraudsters who cheated merchants, but we don’t often hear about the successful merchants in…
Nov 1, 2021 · 4 min read fraudText Message Scams Target Consumers Regionally and Nationwide
Just as fraudsters send email phishing scams they also try to elicit payment information through text message scams, a practice referred to…
Nov 1, 2021 · 2 min read fraudThe Mobile Wallet Wars Begin
Since launch Google Wallet has been available on the Samsung Nexus smartphone offered by Sprint, but when Verizon started offering the same…
Nov 1, 2021 · 2 min read fraudThreatMetrix Acquires Australian Fraud Prevention Provider
Online fraud prevention provider ThreatMetrix announced their acquisition of TrustDefender, an Australian company specializing in secure…
Nov 1, 2021 · 1 min read fraudTop U.S. Cities for Fraud Fraudulent Transactions
Analyzing around 1 billion transactions placed with U.S. eCommerce merchants and where they originated during the first quarter of 2012,…
Nov 1, 2021 · 2 min read fraudVisa Predicts Half of their Payments in Europe Will be Made via Mobile by 2020
Visa is confident in the future of mobile payments as they are planning to showcase mobile contactless payments at the 2012 Olympics in…
Nov 1, 2021 · 1 min read fraudVisa recently released their fiscal fourth quarter earnings report detailing how much was spent on V
While the Credit CARD Act of 2009 included several provisions to protect consumers from hidden fees and expiration dates with gift cards,…
Nov 1, 2021 · 1 min read fraudWill Microsoft Make a Mobile Wallet of Their Own?
A patent filed by Microsoft was recently released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office detailing a mobile wallet and payment service. In…
Nov 1, 2021 · 1 min read