Category : Credit Card Fraud

Best advice for college students: Forget credit cards and rely on savings, checking


22nd August 2006
Coka Collins has received plenty of advice as she prepares for her freshman year of college at Louisiana Tech University this fall. But there's one warning particularly stamped in the 18-year-old Mansfield, La., native's memory: "No credit cards!" she sa… more »

Credit cards, loans: Read the fine print!


22nd August 2006
Last week my friend cribbed that her bank was not increasing her credit card limit. Another friend told me how he thought he had smartly chosen a floating rate home loan because it was cheaper, but found that the bank had hiked the EMI quite unexpectedly… more »
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Canadian detained after 2,232 fake credit cards found in Malaysia: report


26th July 2006
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Canadian man was caught in northern Malaysia's Penang state with more than 2,200 counterfeit credit cards believed destined for countries around the world, news reports said Tuesday. The 32-year-old man, whose identity wa… more »

Advocates Rip New Fed Report on Credit Cards


11th July 2006
Consumer advocates say a new Federal Reserve Board report about the issuing of credit cards is overly protective of banks. Advocates claim that banks are targeting consumers with low credit scores in order to charge higher rates and fees without first de… more »

Fire Chief Used Town Credit Card for Porn


22nd June 2006
Selectmen rescind credit cards - Ex-chief allegedly used town's plastic for porn Webster's selectmen decided Monday to take back eight town-issued credit cards, which the town had given to its departments. Their decision came in the wake of criminal cha… more »