Tag: credit card fraud
News Roundup: February 29, 2016
EyeOnLP: A Look Back at Secure Stores Forum 2015
LP Magazine served as the media partner for the 2015 Secure Stores Forum and will join the fun once again in 2016.
Arrests Made in Elaborate Credit Card Fraud Operation in Thailand
An elaborate credit card fraud ring operating in Thailand was uncovered following the arrest of two Chinese tourists trying to buy gold on New...
Facebook Users Being Lured into Internet Fraud Operations
Gullible teenagers from across the United Kingdom are being lured through Facebook to assist criminal operations involved in identity theft, hacking scams and other...
Target Corp. Reaches New Settlement Over 2013 Data Breach
Target Corp. has agreed to pay more than $39 million to resolve class-action claims from financial lenders that suffered losses after the company’s massive...
Aligning a Loss Prevention Program with the Lowe’s Customer Experience
EDITOR'S NOTE: Claude R. Verville, LPC, is vice president of loss prevention, safety, and hazmat at Lowe's Companies, Inc. He joined Lowe's loss prevention...
Credit Card Fraud Scheme Allegedly Used to Support Terrorism
Two pairs of brothers allegedly conspired to raise money through a credit card fraud scheme and deliver the funds to an al Qaida leader...
Former Home Depot Employees Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft
Two former employees of The Home Depot have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an identity theft scheme that involved stealing...
Cuban National Convicted in Huge Retail Credit Card Fraud Case
On November 3rd a Cuban immigrant legally residing in Texas was convicted for his part in a massive retail credit card fraud scheme involving...
Online Credit Card Fraud Costing U.S. Consumers $1.8 Billion a Year
The recently released U.S. Retail Fraud Survey 2015 has reported a substantial increase in online credit card fraud. According to the report, credit card...