Hundreds of people hit in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle

A wave of complaints from Capitol Hill and First Hill area residents of fraudulent credit and bank card charges has a local bank looking for answers and police working their way through a big jump in fraud reports on Capitol Hill.

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The credit card industry has partnered with merchants to plug two of today’s biggest leaks

As consumers, we’ve grown accustomed to paying for purchases with credit cards wherever we go. Yet, that universal acceptance has caused us to think about how easily someone with bad intentions can gain access to our account numbers and our other personal information. The credit card industry has partnered with merchants to plug two of today’s biggest leaks

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A new kind of card fraud to be aware of

A new kind of attack to your account where your card information is compromised with a skimmer, then given to people nationwide who will then use your card simultaneously. Check out more at the link below.

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Fight Against Credit Card Fraud At The Pump

One NJ company steps up to the plate against Credit Card Skimming at the pump. Check out this article to learn more.

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As we head into the holiday season

Make sure you are informed of the different threats to your Identity and cards. Take a minute and educate yourself. Hopefully the following article can help you in preventing any of these scams from ever happening.

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Victim of Debit Card Fraud gets to see the theifs using her card

It was said in the video below that the victim, who lost $1500.00 had her card skimmed at a local restaurant, along with others. Usually victims done get to see the criminals eating on their dime. Check out the following video to see what happens after your card in compromised.

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Fact of the Day:

Identity thieves stole $54 billion dollars in 2009, 75 percent of that fraud was in stolen or misused credit card numbers. Another 33 percent was in debit card fraud. (These numbers add up to more than one-hundred percent because some people had both credit and debit fraud.) Help spread the word about... Alpine Payment Systems Dine Fraud Free Program. Share this with your friends.