Consumer Fraud Reporting
Credit Card crimes
Reporting on the Latest Frauds, Scams, Fake Lotteries, Spams and Hoaxes

 

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Credit Card Account Thefts

It appears as though we hear almost daily about hackers stealing customers credit card numbers and associated information, often including social security numbers. Given the millions of accounts involved in many of these thefts, it seems likely that everyone's account will sooner or later be compromised.

To help alert consumers, we will track credit card and other thefts of personal information on this page.

• TJ Maxx / TK Maxx - March 2007

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Names used by scammers in the examples on this page and others often belong to real people and businesses who often have no knowledge of nor connection to the scammer's use of their name and information.  Sample scam emails and other documents are copies of the scam to help potential victims recognize and avoid it.  You should presume that any names used and presented here in a scam are either fictitious or used without their legitimate owner's permission.
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