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Just an Excuse?

One lady, recently arrested for credit card skimming says she called on an advertisement that stated she could raise her credit card limit by using a skimmer in the restaurant she worked in, she would then send the skimmer in and they would credit her card and raise her limit.

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"It's something that people done expect"

This is a story about a business that was shut down due to the PCI regulations. Question to ask after you watch this, do you really know if you are PCI compliant?

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A New Form Of Skimming

PayPass cards are now at risk for skimming, without the card even leaving your wallet.

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"Within an hour, I started seeing charges that were put to my account,"

Another credit card skimming case draws the attention of the Secret Service. One patron says that she used her card to pay for lunch and "Within an hour, I started seeing charges that were put to my account," Read more at the link below

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Pay At the Pump

Our program "Pay at Pump" specializes in reducing the risk of CC fraud at the pump. If the card terminal can be tampered with, it can be used for fraud. Make sure you know where your card is and also make sure you now what you are swiping it on.

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Russian Mob tied to Fort Smith AR Credit card hack and skimming at the local Schlotzsky's Deli.

The Russian mob in Romania is being blamed for stealing credit card numbers from a Fort Smith restaurant and leaving nearly 175 of their customers scrambling to protect themselves.

It turns out that a computer hack of Schlotzsky's Deli's system made customer's credit card numbers available on the black market. Fake cards were created with the numbers skimmed from Fort Smith customer. The credit card companies caught on because the cards were being swiped in different parts of the country: California, Nevada, Illinois, Washington, Georgia and Florida. At the same time, the card's owners were still making purchases in Fort Smith. The cards were from different companies and different banks.

Detective Barbara Williams explains how they found the leak with the help of banking institutions.

"I'm talking to the it people going, 'Okay can you run a query a computer report to see if there's a commonality?' and of course when you do that you have to eek out Walmart because so many people use that then you boil down commonality."

The Secret Service office in Oklahoma City told Fort Smith Police they've seen this before. At this point authorities don't know where the hack came from. The Secret Service has taken charge because of the large scale of the investigation. About 175 customers' credit cards numbers have been used so far.

Investigators make it clear that the business, Schlotzsky's deli is not to blame. Owner Jerry Williams and his employees had no idea that the system had been compromised. Williams told 5NEWS that they have taken steps to make sure the computer system is secure, and he's confident that this will not happen again.

The reminder is that this can happen to anyone at anytime. The chief of police, Kevin Lindsey and a city director were also victims of this crime.

Detective Williams recommends that if you've used your debit or credit card at the Fort Smith Schlotzsky's store in the last year, it's probably best to order a new card.

Jennifer Aniston says "not cool" to recent stylist skimming her card

Jennifer Aniston is one of several celebrity clients allegedly scammed by a Beverly Hills salon owner and the former Friends star, who stars in the new romantic comedy The Switch, says the situation was "not cool".

U.S. Secret Service agents arrested Maria Gabriela Perez of Chez Gabriela Studio on Wednesday. She is accused of "skimming" credit card information and running up almost $300,000 worth of fraudulent charges, the Beverly Hills Courier newspaper reported.

Perez, who has not commented, faces 25 years in prison if convicted.

"I sort of got out of that world about five years ago," Aniston said on ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday. "We had a situation that was not cool so I sort of just stopped going to her, paid the money and then left. I knew that something like this would eventually happen because there's no way you can get away with that. It's terrible."

Is your equipment secure?

Does your company help you become PCI compliant? Have you checked to make sure that the equipment you use to process cards is secure equipment? With the Dine Fraud Free program, our company guarantees the above items. Here is what happens to people that don't have a guarantee like this.

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Credit Card Fraud Going Mainstream

It appears that credit card fraud is going mainstream. Foxy Brown, a notorious rapper's brother is looking at spending the next 15 years behind bars for possession of forged credit cards! How are you preventing fraud in your business?

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Are You Compliant and Fraud Free?

"We will help you become compliant and if you get pin debit transactions, we will help you cut your bill down" This is a quote from the CEO of our company in regards to our Dine Fraud Free Program.

Below is an news report proving why your restaurant should be compliant and fraud free

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"I think I only have $20.00"

This is the quote from a lady who was a recent victim of a credit card skimmer

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20,000 Cards Compromised

Usually we only post about credit card fraud that happens in the US. But today I want to show you the magnitude of a skimming ring and how many people can be affected. Check out the following article.

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Do you where your card is?

Card skimmers are becoming harder to detect these days. Check out this article from Tulsa about their surge in card fraud.

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Yet another skimming case

Restaurant owners need to help prevent fraud in the restaurant setting. Dine Fraud Free is that solution.

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Think twice before handing your card to a server this weekend

Another rural town in Texas has been caught up in the ongoing payment card crime spree that's striking restaurants and retailers nationwide.

Police in Sanger, Texas, say hackers stole credit and debit card information from at least 200 Sanger area residents. Reports of fraudulent charges are occurring all over the United States, says Sanger police Detective Jonathan Perkins. Sanger is 50 miles northwest of Dallas.

The source of the stolen card data is a compromised server that stored information transmitted to payment processors for credit cards at an unidentified Sanger business. The stolen credit card account numbers were likely sold to criminals who created counterfeit or "cloned" cards, Perkins says.

Fraud reports began appearing July 20. They involve eight to 10 area banks, and about 200 instances have been reported so far.

The Denton County Sheriff's Office in Texas also has received reports from residents who have been caught up in the massive fraud. According to sheriff's reports, one man said his Texas Work Commission debit card was used at a store in Arizona, and a woman reported that her card was used in North Carolina.

The criminals who perpetrated the card data theft weren't local residents, Perkins says. "At this time we don't believe local people are involved in the crime," he says. "We've turned over information to the Secret Service and are working with them on the case."

The Texas incidents are similar to a series of similar crimes that have sprung up in communities across the U.S. Law enforcement officials - including the U.S. Secret Service - will not speak on the record about these cases, but confirm that they are conducting a multi-state, multi-country investigation into this string of crimes.

This recent spree shows that payment card data theft remains hot, says Anton Chuvakin, a noted payment card security expert. "It will likely stay hot for the foreseeable future," Chuvakin says. "It's easier and more lucrative for the criminals to steal card data than other types of data."

Restaurants Need A Debit Solution

Dine Fraud Free is that solution. With the recent Consumer Protection Act passing, restaurants now have the ability to save more money by obtaining a pin debit transaction over a standard credit transaction. The Dine Fraud Free program is the solution that integrates with all major POS companies.

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Just how easy is it to skim and create a new card?

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30 years for skimming cards

On May 24th, we reported a skimming incident that took place at a Cheesecake Factory in Washington DC. Today, the woman responsible pleaded guilty to the charges and now faces 30 years.

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New Fraud Spree Investigated

As customers, we should be demanding a safer form of credit card payment anywhere we hand our cards to a stranger. Check out how restaurants are the target for large ID theft rings.

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