SmallWorldPodcast interviewed El Mariachi, a man who commits online fraud and identity theft. The interview reveals details about another scammer, Dillinger, who was involved with the ATM hacks of the ill-fabled “Russian Connection” scandal.
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Frictionless Transaction Rubs the Wrong Way
By 6.17.06
The other day, Brian swiped his debit card at Academy sports and outdoor equipment palace. Being a good consumer, he always chooses credit over debit. However, instead of having to sign a screen or a slip, the cashier handed him his bags and receipt and said, “Thanks, have a good day.” No ID, no sig, nothing.
New Chase Debit Card Still Lets Vonage Screw Customer on Old Card
By 6.15.06
You would think that after Chase goes through the trouble of reissuing new Visa debit cards to replace its MasterCards, they might also take the precaution of deactivating the old card when the new one is activated. Not so, Disappointed in NYC writes. When our reader tried to cancel Vonage, they wanted to charge a cancellation fee. He refused but they still charged his old Chase Mastercard. Chase CSR said the Vonage charge went through but nothing else would.
PIN Block Phish, Basted
By 6.12.06
Oh, this is just classic. Phishers are now trying to capitalize on the PIN block crisis.
Debit Card Hacker Interviewed
By 6.6.06
Small World’s Bazooka Joe interviews “John Dillinger,” a debit card hacker who participated in the infamous “Russian Connection” ATM hack scandal. He discusses how he and others hacked millions of debit card accounts and why the story never makes the mainstream news.
New Debit Card, Same Balogna Baloney
By 6.1.06
We received our happy super fun awesome new Washington Mutual GOLD debit card today.
Hidden Benefits of New Wamu Gold Card
By 5.12.06
Seems like we have yet another thing to look forward to when we receive our shiny new gold Wamu card we didn’t ask for.
Washington Mutual Is Our Friend With Benefits (That We Couldn’t Care Less About)
By 5.10.06
We’ve just been the lucky recipient of exciting news; the PIN range our debit card belongs to has been hacked. To celebrate, Washington Mutual is “upgrading” our debit card “to gold status for free.”
Time to Human vs. Time to Sentience
By 4.28.06
With debit card fraud on the rise, banks are getting way hardcore about putting stops on accounts if they notice any slight deviation from normal activity. Unfortunately, their customer service desks haven’t kept pace with the uptick.
After Losing Student’s Money, Citibank Badgers Him
By 4.24.06
Joseph is an American student stranded in in Germany after his meagre monies just got jacked via a Citibank security breach, one that Citibank would like to blame him for.
New Debit Card Vulnerability
By 4.24.06
Your debit card could be stolen and used without the thieves even having to hack your PIN code.
MEGA UPDATE: Requiring Minimum Credit Card Purchases is a Violation
By 4.20.06
Erik went ahead and consolidated the merchant policies of Discover, Mastercard and Visa, which leads to a startling conclusion.
UPDATE: Requiring Minimum Credit Card Purchases is a Violation
By 4.19.06
We’re scratching our heads and going in circles and starting to get dizzy.
Debit Cards at Gas Pump Splooge Your Bank Account
By 4.18.06
Watch out when using the debit card at the gas pump. Some banks will “block out” $50-$75 on your card until the transaction clears.
Man Charged $4,000 for Four Burgers
By 3.28.06
For George and Pat Beane, the cost of four Burger King sandwiches was more than the contribution to the downfall of man and the raping of the working class Mogran Spurlock indoctrinated them about. After ordering two whopper Jr’s and a two Rodeo cheeseburgers through drive through, they got charged for over four thousand three hundred dollars.
Scamming ATM Cards for Fun and Profit
By 3.20.06
It’s a lot easier than you might think for the Ruskies to start vacuuming funds from your account after they steal the account number and PIN codes from Office Max.
ATM Scam UPDATE: Crooks Caught!
By 3.14.06
Rest a little easier, the “Russian Connection” ATM scammers have been captured.
