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Credit card fraud. A fake automated teller slot used for "skimming". Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card. [ 1] The purpose may be to obtain goods or services or to make payment to another account, which is controlled by a criminal.
Identity theft involves obtaining somebody else's identifying information and using it for a criminal purpose. Most often that purpose is to commit financial fraud, such as by obtaining loans or credits in the name of the person whose identity has been stolen. [1] Stolen identifying information might also be used for other reasons, such as to ...
Stinney, a 14-year-old African-American, was convicted of the first-degree murder of two pre-teen white girls: Betty June Binnicker (11) and Mary Emma Thames (8). No physical evidence existed in the case, and the sole evidence against Stinney was the circumstantial fact that the girls had spoken with Stinney and his sister shortly before their ...
After a prolonged sting investigation, Secret Service agents swoop down on organizers and prominent members of BBSs in 14 U.S. cities including the Legion of Doom, conducting early-morning raids and arrests. The arrests involve and are aimed at cracking down on credit-card theft and telephone and wire fraud.
This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continually. Breaches of large organizations where the ...
Consumer and government debt in the United States. Credit card debt results when a client of a credit card company purchases an item or service through the card system. Debt grows through the accrual of interest and penalties when the consumer fails to repay the company for the money they have spent. If the debt is not paid on time, the company ...
2016 Indian Banks data breach – It was estimated 3.2 million debit cards were compromised. Major Indian banks - SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI, YES Bank and Axis Bank were among the worst hit. [29] 2014 JPMorgan Chase data breach, allegedly conducted by a group of Russian hackers.
Ferdinand Ward, financial swindler in the late 1800s. Dina Wein Reis pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in May 2011, having duped corporations out of tens of millions of dollars. [ 60] Richard Whitney, stole from the New York Stock Exchange Gratuity Fund in the 1930s.