A reader alerted me to some recent reports out of Ohio about a rash – or rashes? – of card fraud. Teresa Dixon Murray reported on the situation at the beginning of the month: Art Bowker received a call last weekend from his credit union about a suspicious charge on his debit card. Did he…
Category: ID Theft
Lafrance Hospitality Corporation breached; over 100 fraud victims
Westport police have received information that about 100 people are victims of thieves who used identification information from Lafrance Hospitality Corporation to create fraudulent copies of patrons’ credit and debit cards. It is believed that Lafrance Hospitality’s credit and debit system was breached electronically beginning in February, police said. Lafrance Hospitality includes many businesses, including…
(update) The number of credit card fraud victims linked to Murphy Oil gas station climbs
WTKR reports that a breach mentioned previously on this blog has claimed more victims: […] Moore’s the latest of 42 folks in Suffolk who have been targeted by credit card thieves who used that information to make ATM withdrawals in California. Gates County North Carolina says 20 people have come forward but a credit union there…
MN: Burnsville Man Charged with Selling Credit-Card Numbers Online
A Burnsville man is facing charges of credit-card fraud after authorities say he used and shared other people’s credit card numbers in an online chat room. Joshua Brody Streit, 20, is charged with three felony counts of credit-card fraud, each of which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine….
Va: Gas station linked to credit card fraud
Lori Crouch reports: A hot spot for gas could be a hot bed of criminal activity. Suffolk police say 16 victims who used a debit card at Murphy USA gas station in the 1200 block of Main Street have come forward since May 27th. All of the victims report that money was stolen from their…
Former Central Valley restaurateurs accused of credit card fraud
A husband and wife who owned a short-lived restaurant in Bakersfield have been indicted by a Fresno federal grand jury. Alia Christine Brost, 35, and Roberto Renteria Jr., 33, of Bakersfield, are accused in a 29-count indictment with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and access device (credit card) fraud. According to the indictment,…