College-age children will find it tougher to qualify for credit
FOR YEARS, parents have been adding the names of their college-age children to their credit cards as a way to help boost the child’s credit score. Starting in September, that practice will no longer result in the child getting a financial head start in the world of credit. “For college students, it’s a big deal,” [...]
Jewish center members targeted in ID theft
Gucci belts. Prada shoes. Burberry jackets.
Designer goods were probably not what members of the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in East Hills thought their registration and membership fees were paying for.
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.
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 them [...]
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 that [...]
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 device, known [...]
AP&T WARNS CUSTOMERS BEWARE OF CREDIT CARD SCAM
Alameda Power & Telecom is warning customers to beware of callers demanding immediate payment on any electric, cable television, or Internet bills.
The utility reports that customers throughout Alameda have received calls from a party representing themselves as being from the “Billing Department.” The caller states that a recent bill has not been paid in full, [...]