Police in Colorado say they’re on the lookout for a man accused of using a stolen credit card to purchase a home security system, which, is of course useful when trying to keep people from stealing your stuff. [More]
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Boston TSA Agents Find Dozens Of Credit Cards Under Different Names Stuffed Inside Teddy Bear
By 11.21.14
Stuffed animals serve a simple purpose: To be cute and cuddly. As such, they’re imbued with a sort of innocence, so far as inanimate object can be, which is perhaps why someone thought no one would notice if a sweet little teddy bear was stuffed chock full of what could be stolen credit cards. [More]
Cops Bust Teenager For Allegedly Using Stolen Credit Cards To Rent A $240K Car And $12M Vacation Home
By 6.10.14
Most of the time when you find someone has used your credit card to go on a spending spree, it’s a series of gas station visits, maybe a shopping trip or two racking up some hefty charges or even a visit to the local fast food joint. But just imagine the gumption it must take for a thief to use stolen cards to splash out on a $240,000 sports car rental and a nice stay in a $12 million home. [More]
Man Beliebes Justin Bieber Stole His Credit Card Info To Buy A Penis Enlargement
By 10.24.12
Justin Bieber’s fans believe a lot of things about the teen singer, mainly that it’s okay to call themselves “Beliebers.” But one man is not a fan of the Biebs, claiming that not only did he have the nerve to use his stolen credit card , but that he bought a penis enlargement with it. He’s suing the super rich star, claiming that he’s Selena Gomez’s father (the girlfriend of Bieber, for those not obsessed with doe-eyed Canadian pop phenoms). Sounds entirely plausible*. [More]
Paying The Bartender With The Credit Card You Just Stole From Him Will Get You No Beer
By 9.12.12
Returning to the scene of the crime is one mistake that often gets criminals caught — but what about returning the actual item pilfered during a crime to its rightful owner? That will also get you in trouble, of course. A man who stole a credit card didn’t realize when he tried to pay for his beer that the bartender was also his recent victim. [More]
Ex-Credit Card Thief Recommends Making Up Fake Answers To Security Questions
By 1.14.11
In an interview, a former credit card thief talks about some of the scams he used to run on unwary consumers. It’s got some good takeaways for protecting yourself, like the one where you make up fake answers to security questions. With all the info that can be found online now some of these security questions aren’t that hard to figure out. So instead of putting down the real answer to “What’s your mother’s maiden name?” put down “unicorn princess.” [More]
Papa John's Is Taking Your Theft Seriously, And Gets Offended If You Don't Believe Them
By 7.31.08
Mark didn’t like how a Papa John’s pizza delivery guy was acting, so he paid the delivery charge but marked through the tip line on his receipt. Two days later, he discovered an extra $6.42 had been tacked on. When Mark called Papa John’s to report the theft, he spoke to someone who obviously hasn’t gotten our memo that “taking it seriously” is about as reassuring as “your call is very important to us.”
Brooklyn Ice Cream Shop Owner Stole $25,000 From Customers
By 7.18.08
Police arrested Daniel Kaufman yesterday and charged him with identity theft and forgery for running customers’ credit cards through twice and pocketing the extra money—as much as $25,000 since February, and “cops say that Kaufman also attempted to steal $70,000 more,” reports the local Brooklyn Paper. Kaufman managed the Blue Pig ice cream shop as well as three other restaurants, and he took credit card slips from one business and ran them through at another.
5 Steps To Take If Your Identity Is Stolen
By 7.17.08
The website DebtConsolidationCare receives letters like this all the time, “O Heavens! I found that my master card has been stolen from my purse when I had gone to a party. Someone took out $500 from it. I found it out when I saw the billing statement. What shall I do now? What shall I do to get out of this whole thing? I am planning to close the account. What else should I do?” According to their statistics, every minute, 20 people are affected by identity theft which adds up to about 10 million a year. To help people like these, DebtConsolidationCare has put together a list of 5 steps you should take if your identity is stolen. Check out the list, inside…
Montgomery Ward's Hacked 6 Months Ago, But Victims Weren't Told
By 6.30.08
Somewhere between 51,000 and 200,000 records were stolen from Montgomery Ward’s servers last December—the company says it’s the smaller number, but CardCops, the group that spotted the hack in the first place, “spotted hackers touting the sale of 200,000 payment cards belonging to one merchant” in June, which is how the story became public. Montgomery Wards knew about the breach when it happened, and although they reported the crime to federal investigators, they didn’t tell any of the victims. The CEO of Direct Marketing Services, which owns the Montgomery Ward name, told the Associated Press that after he alerted investigators he felt his company “had met its obligations.”
