by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2019 | Scam of the day
The technology behind the chip credit card was intended to eliminate much of the credit card and debt card fraud that was formerly easy to accomplish with the older magnetic strip credit and debit cards which contained all of the account information on the magnetic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Black Friday is the name given to the day after Thanksgiving, which traditionally is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, one in which retailers often lure shoppers with tremendous bargains. Criminals do the same thing. On the Dark Web, that part of the...
by admin | Sep 18, 2018 | Scam of the day
Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on gas pumps, ATMs and other card reading devices. A skimmer steals all of the information from old style magnetic strip credit card or debit cards which then enables the identity...
by admin | Jul 3, 2018 | Scam of the day
With the summer driving season heating up, the Secret Service has issued a new warning about the dangers of skimmers at gas pumps following its recent investigation in 21 states for skimmers at gas pumps. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed...
by admin | Dec 15, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
MasterCard and Visa recently announced that the deadline for the installation of EMV chip card readers on gas pumps is being delayed three years to October 1, 2020. Credit card rules required new EMV smart chip credit card equipment be installed by retailers to...
