Thieves Steal $10 Million, Pennies At A Time
These credit card thieves allegedly stole over $10 million by placing bogus charges on customers’ credit cards for amounts between $10 and $.20. Each customer was stolen from only once, spreading the theft out over a million different cardholders. Check your statements, there’s a decent chance you were one of them.
$9 Here, 20 Cents There and a Credit-Card Lawsuit [NYT]
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