Two Arrested For Credit Card Abuse
Two men remain jailed after allegedly purchasing more than $290,000 of tires in East Texas on credit card numbers they got from Dallas citizens’ trash.
Check That Receipt!
When it comes to my personal money matters, I’m a very imperfect steward. One bad habit I’m trying to break is my frequent failure to examine the receipts I get when I’m done shopping. I know that by failing to do so, I may not get those raspberries at their sale price … or I [...]
Why everyone needs a shredder
Ever wonder what you should do with all the free credit card offers that you receive in the mail from Visa, MasterCard, AMEX and everyone else? Well, the answer is simple — you should shred them or burn them or do anything that you can to destroy them in a manner that won’t allow for [...]
Weekly Credit Card Rate Report
AUSTIN, Texas — Credit card interest rates remained flat this week across all popular card categories, as speculation of a pending prime rate movement by the Federal Reserve continues amid conflicting opinions by experts. Potential prime rate increases are noteworthy to those cardholders that revolve balances each month because a majority of banks base their [...]
Customer data stolen from hotel
Guests of a Best Western Hotel in Phoenix could be victims of identity theft and four Southwest Valley residents are connected to the case, Attorney General Terry Goddard said Wednesday. The general manager of the Best Western Hotel & Suites Phoenix Northern, 1615 E. Northern Ave., sent a letter to about 164 customers informing them [...]
Man pleads guilty to credit card fraud
DALLAS — A North Richland Hills man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to charges stemming from a credit card fraud scheme. Dung Ba Nguyen, 28, admitted to having more than 100 account numbers that didn’t belong to him — stolen, authorities said, through “skimming.” Accomplices working at North Texas restaurants used a small hand-held [...]