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Clever Criminals Use Charities to Verify Credit Cards
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 by Tom Fragala
This from the Symantec Security Response Blog
Carders attempting to verify that a stolen credit card is legitimate and active have begun donating money to charity. By attempting to pay small amounts of money to various charities, including well known charities such as the Red Cross, carders can determine if a stolen credit card is valid depending on the success or failure of the transaction.
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