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Credit Card News Updates:

May 15, 2007

   NEWS: JetBlue Employees Stole Cards

   NEWS: MasterCard Up 70%

   NEWS: “BoA” Phishing Scam Warning

   NEWS: Holy Plastic!

   NEWS: Paying With Drivers Licenses?

   NEWS: Britain Moves Closer to Cashless

   NEWS: Taxes on Plastic for Grand Haven

   NEWS: TJX Thefts May have Been Via Wi-Fi

   NEWS: Elderly Woman Forced to Give Up ID

   NEWS: Nigerian Treos Came from Scam

   NEWS: Harvard Targets ID Theft

   NEWS: Are Returned Cards Theft?

   NEWS: New WoW Credit Cards

   NEWS: Beware of Windows Phishing Scam

   NEWS: Common Surnames Have Greater Risk

   NEWS: Laura Ashley Sends Cards, Causes Uproar

   NEWS: Contactless to be Cheaper in UK

   NEWS: Fake Cards Seized in Canada

   NEWS: India Gets 1st Rewards Program

   NEWS: The Israeli Plastic Boom

   NEWS: MA Waitress Stole Cards

   NEWS: Manufacturers Asked to Make Fake Cards

   NEWS: Britons Become More Responsible With Credit

   NEWS: Car-Hopper Charged

May 2, 2007

   NEWS: Prepaid Meter Cards in Norfolk

   NEWS: CT DMV Sends Letter to TJX Victims

   NEWS: Waiters Sold Card Info

   NEWS: Australians Gain Debt

   NEWS: Meijer to Allow Debit Rewards

   NEWS: Skimmer Pleads Guilty

   NEWS: Diner Theft Ring Nabbed

   NEWS: Manhunt for Gas Station Thief

    NEWS: Sri Lanka Will Cooperate With Scam Probe

    NEWS: Skimmers Might be Involved With LTTE

   NEWS: Man Ran Scam at Casino

   NEWS: Penn. Foreclosures on the Rise

   NEWS: Workshop to Help Stop ID Theft

   NEWS: Felony Lane Defendants Sentenced

   NEWS: South African Banks Hike Rates

   NEWS: Oman Gets First Chip Card

   NEWS: Brits Use Plastic for Big Buys

   NEWS: MC Europe Ready for Prepaid Boom

   NEWS: Cyber-assassination?

   NEWS: Task Force Recommended

   NEWS: SMES Get Plastic

   NEWS: For-Profit ER Takes Plastic

   NEWS: Debit over Credit

   NEWS: WaMu Goes Contactless

   NEWS: U.K. Scam Ring Caught

   NEWS: Brit Media Goes Crazy Over LTTE Scam

   NEWS: TJX to be Sued by Banks

   NEWS: Alaskan Teen Charged With Fraud

   NEWS: S.A. Man Faked Plastic

   NEWS: Fake Cards in India

   NEWS: Aussies to Get Mobile Credit

   NEWS: Countrywide Loses in 1st Quarter

   NEWS: Shakopee Woman Nabbed for ID Theft

   NEWS: Morgan Stanley Institutes Fee

   NEWS: NZ Residents Face ID Theft Risk

   NEWS: CA Man Held 30+ Identities

   NEWS: FL Men Had 100+ Cards

   NEWS: Michigan Men Stole Cards

   NEWS: Men Tried to Buy Diamonds With Fake Cards

   NEWS: Crooks Could Have Scammed £17m

   NEWS: Sallie Mae Loses on 1st Quarter

   NEWS: Neteller in Crisis

   NEWS: TX Unemployed Get Debit

   NEWS: Seattle’s Own Shred-a-Thon

   NEWS: ID Theft Victim Mistakenly Booked

   NEWS: “Lifelock” Claims ID Theft Protection

   NEWS: Junior ID Theft Victim Speaks Out

   NEWS: NatWest Changes Miles

April 18, 2007 

   NEWS: Flagging Sales Due to ID Theft Fears?

   NEWS: Fraud Scammer Convicted, Sentenced

   NEWS: Illegal Immigration = More ID Theft?

   NEWS: British Phishing Scheme Warning

   NEWS: Michigan Residents Get Big Shred Help

   NEWS: Station Raided After Fraud Reports

April 15, 2007

   NEWS: Costly for Cards at Vending Machines

   NEWS: NC’s Unemployed Get Debit

   NEWS: All’s Fair in Love and FICO

   NEWS: Scam Victim Charged With Forgery

   NEWS: Transaction Fraud Drains Aussies

   NEWS: New Fraud Alerts at Lloyd’s

   NEWS: Reward Offered for Stolen Laptops

   NEWS: Caregiver Exploited Elderly Woman

   NEWS: Madison to Test Drive New Meters

   NEWS: New ID/Debit Cards for New Haven Illegals

   NEWS: BoA Goes to China

   NEWS: StanChart Relies on Superhero Power

April 14, 2007

   NEWS: Skimming at CA Albertson’s Store

   NEWS: TN Nurse Stole Patients’, Doctor’s Info

   NEWS: Thieves Take Crash Victim for a Ride

   NEWS: Hispanics Hit Hard by Foreclosure Boom

   NEWS: Heaps of Fake Cards for Couple

   NEWS: LSU Players Suspended on ID Theft Charges

   NEWS: Coke to Go Contactless

   NEWS: DVD Vending Machines?

   NEWS: Rep Blocks AZ Freeze Bill

   NEWS: OK Man Sentenced in Citibank Scam

   NEWS: Prettier Plastic

   NEWS: Airline Cards are Tops

April 13, 2007 

   NEWS: Wife of SC Senator Hit by ID Thief

   NEWS: Chinese ID Theft Victim Makes Help Tough

   NEWS: Father/Son Team Nabbed in Scheme

   NEWS: Tax Deadline Ramps Up Security Concerns

   NEWS: British City Plagued by Scams

   NEWS: TJX Thieves Took Time

   NEWS: New Fraud Prevention Tips (Part 1 of 3)

   NEWS: New Fraud Prevention Tips (Part 2 of 3)

   NEWS: New Fraud Prevention Tips (Part 3 of 3)

   NEWS: OPP Defends Hushed Investigations

   NEWS: Merchants vs. Consumers in Fee Issue

   NEWS: TJX Breach Doesn’t Stop Shoppers

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