Monitor your accounts

Not letting your card out of your hand or your sight is obviously the initial way to fight card fraud, however, you cannot control what happens to your card information after the transaction has happened. Monitoring your accounts is about the best thing you can do to ensure you are not a victim. Time did a great article on this topic actually, read below: 

http://moneyland.time.com/2012/04/30/mysterious-credit-card-charges-why-you-need-to-check-your-bills/

$200,000.00 in purchases from skimmed cards

$200,000.00 in purchases on phony cards skimmed from Wrigley Field. Amazing how a few skimmers can generate so much theft. Make sure you know where your card ends up by using Dine Fraud Free when possible. 

http://www.wgntv.com/news/local/breaking/chi-6-charged-in-skimming-scheme-at-wrigley-and-chicago-restaurants-20120427,0,4567683.story?track=rss

Inside an ATM skimmer

Great example of how advanced ATM skimming devises have become. If you use an ATM, you should check out this article.

http://consumerist.com/2012/04/meet-the-atm-card-skimmer-that-might-convince-you-to-never-use-an-atm-again.html

Skimming in Philadelphia

Men in south Philadelphia have been identified as suspects in a skimming ring that falls back on local ATM's. When you use your card at an unknown ATM, make sure you are checking to ensure that the equipment has not been tampered with.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/hamptons/two-of-three-suspects-in-lower-south-skimming-scam-identified/article_842c74ab-fead-530a-88a6-a3c2004d127f.html

Merchants at Risk of POS Skimming

Credit and debits cards are swiped every second on POS systems nationwide ever second and merchants are at the greatest risk of skimming fraud as hackers are growing more and more intelligent on how to intercept the card information.

http://www.bloggernews.net/128021

Worldwide skimming

Skimming is not only a US problem. When traveling abroad make sure you are protecting your card information everywhere you go!

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/b-in-card-and-id-fraud-as-scams-surge/story-fn6bn4mv-1226333686487

Hand your card to a stranger

Have to wonder what happens to your card when you hand it over to a stranger.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/Thieves-steal-restaurant-patrons-credit-card-information/-/1735978/10933636/-/j6uky5z/-/index.html

One way to protect yourself from card fraud

One of the top 5 ways to protect yourself from card fraud is exploring new technology. Alpine is your leader in the card industry for new technology in the merchant space. Alpine offers solutions to keep your card in your hand as well as accept new forms of credit cards. Contact us today to find out how we can help you and/or your business to be on the cutting edge of the merchant processing industry.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2012/04/13/5-steps-for-protecting-your-credit-card-information/

2 men and hundreds of thousands lost

ATM skimming by two men leads to $336,057.64 in losses from more than 250 different bank accounts between February 2011 and July 2011.

http://www.theday.com/article/20120412/NWS02/120419825/1047

1.5 Million Cards Compromised

The recent Global Payments Inc. breach of over 1.5 million cards in its system has lead banks nationwide to start recalling credit and debit cards used by their customers. Do you trust your processor?

http://www.dailyiowan.com/2012/04/11/Metro/27876.html

Advancement in Skimming

Public warned about the arrest of a suspect who had credit cards stamped with his name but other peoples information programmed on the magnetic strip. This is the direct result of a skimming situation. Protect your card information by not letting your card out of your hand or sight.

http://www.timesdaily.com/stories/Public-warned-of-credit-card-skimming,189266

Huge Breach

1.5 million credit card accounts were stolen in a recent breach of Global Payments. One expert refers to the breach as such “It’s like the presidential assassin getting through security all the way to the Secret Service, It’s serious.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com//content/newsweek/2012/04/08/security-breaches-shake-confidence-in-credit-card-safety.html

Skimming and duplicating cards

http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/story/Police-Thieves-Using-Skimmers-to-Steal-Your-Money/JERspsZFYU6z7HwGFZLN2Q.cspx

Non-Compliance Penalties

Curious what it could end up costing if you if you are caught for not being PCI compliant?

http://www.focusonpci.com/site/index.php/PCI-101/pci-noncompliant-consequences.html

13 indicted for skimmers on bank doors

Examining where you swipe your card can be another way to eliminate your risk of credit card skimming. Feds indict 13 people for placing skimmers on a few Las Vegas bank's after hours doors.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8cfa31ae3990467094b4c59e8b7f9f25/NV--Skimming-Scam-Vegas/

300 compromised cards

Idaho grocery store to blame for 300+ compromised credit and debit cards. PCI compliance and not letting employees handle credit cards is a quick way to resolve this risk. Alpine Payment Systems is leading the industry in ways to make this happen. Contact us today (877)217-0707

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/681a9eea3bc34ba0b09de9e5c6547c69/ID--Credit-Card-Fraud/

Steps for after your card is compromised

No one likes to hear that their bank, credit card issuer, transaction processor, or any of the merchants they've used who issue plastic has been hit with a security breach. But it happens: These are the steps to take afterward.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/04/02/afraid-your-credit-card-data-was-hacked-heres-what-to-do-now/