Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:34:25 -0500
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [WSFA] Credit card fraud: $9.84
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

This is one y'all might want to pass on to less-knowledgeable friends and
relatives.

Excerpt:
The Better Business Bureau issued a fraud alert last week about a raft of
consumer complaints all reporting the same niggling charge. The business
levying this fee may purport to provide \342\200\234customer support,\342\200\235 or it may
simply identify itself as any one of a number of different websites.

The fraud, uncovered by a former Washington Post reporter who writes an
investigative blog called KrebsOnSecurity, apparently relies on consumer
carelessness. Where an unfamiliar charge for a large amount would be
spotted by most consumers, little charges can go unnoticed.

Krebs writes in his blog that the charges, most of which were reported
over the holiday season, may have been spotted because consumers are being
more vigilant in the wake of the Target breach. His investigation into the
fees led him through a labyrinth of 230 websites that were all connected
to one of a handful of individuals located in London, India and Cyprus.

The bottom line for credit card customers is a simple one: If you spot a
charge for $9.84 on your credit card statement, call the card issuer. It\342\200\231s
likely that your card or card number is in the hands of a crook. You need
a new card and to place a fraud alert on your credit file.
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<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/got-a-charge-for-984-on-your-credit-card-beware/>

     mark