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Stories about: credit-card fraud

Cross-Border Police Cooperation Helps Bring Down Major Card-Cloning Network A two-year-long investigation into an international credit-card fraud ring has culminated with the arrest of 178 individuals and dismantling of numerous credit-card cloning laboratories. Authorities estimate that, while it was operational, the cybercriminal network, with branches in several European countries, the U.... 18 June 2010 11:04 GMT Romanian Authorities Shut Down ATM Skimmer Manufacturing Operation The Romanian organized crime police has dismantled a major cybercriminal ring that specialized in manufacturing and selling ATM skimmers. Law enforcement officials descended at more than 40 locations in several cities and detained 20 suspects. Prosecutors from the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Cri... 27 May 2010 10:05 GMT Lost Suitcase Helps Uncover Credit-Card Fraud Scheme Items found in a suitcase lost at an airport helped authorities uncover a credit-card fraud operation and identify the people responsible for instrumenting it. The owner of the misplaced luggage made the mistake of calling back and asking about it. According to The Sacramento Bee, U.S. Attorney Lawrence Brown and Sa... 24 October 2009 04:59 GMT