Credit Card Scam - ICH Services

It was estimated that credit card fraud cost consumers an average of $500 million a year. These statistics are on the rise and have continued to rise drastically since the year 2005 according to Spam Laws.
Consumers are now being warned of yet another credit card fraud that is going around. These warning states that there [...]

Battleing Identity Theft

For the first time, everyone in America can now do something to prevent identity theft.
On Nov. 1, the nation’s three credit bureaus gave all U.S. consumers the ability to shut down access to their credit reports, making it almost impossible for a stranger to get the data needed to commit financial identity theft. The process [...]

Scam Alert: Newest credit card scam is fiendishly clever — don’t fall for it

Pay close attention, friends: The newest version of credit card fraud is very crafty and so well- performed that even a seasoned banking professional might fall for it.
The scam begins with a telephone call from a male claiming to be from the security department of Visa or Mastercard. He tells you that your credit card [...]

Latest Phishing Scam

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to be more customer-friendly, but it’s not going to pay you for your feedback. The latest phishing scam starts with an e-mail masquerading as a request from the IRS to take an online customer satisfaction survey.

Arrests made in credit-card skimming ring

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating high-tech credit-card theft known as “skimming” being committed in El Paso. Secret Service officials would not discuss ongoing investigations but an El Paso Police Department document disclosed that 11 unnamed people have been arrested and three skimming rings were dismantled earlier this summer.Skimming is when criminals use small handheld [...]

Even normally cautious people can be victims of identity theft

Before he became a financial adviser, Mike Miller was a police officer for 20 years and a graduate of the FBI National Academy. That’s why Miller was a little surprised to find himself the victim of identity theft — not once, not twice, but on three separate occasions.

Five easy steps to protect yourself from credit card fraud

Credit card fraud costs companies and card holders billions every year. Corporal Kevin Bodie with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office says more often than not, we aren’t. But he says there are five easy steps to decrease your risk.

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