Category Archives: identity theft

The Red Flag Rule – More regulations for merchants

Enforcement of the FTC’s Red Flag Rule can apply to some merchants. You need to know if you’re one of them. Continue reading

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The Year in Review

A look back at Merchant911 over the past year. It’s been interesting. Continue reading

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On line credit card fraud is going to soar

The current economic situation can only mean an increase in credit card fraud for on-line merchants. Continue reading

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Visa Creates Another Fraud Monster

As if we didn’t have enough fraud problems, Visa is offering the carders another way to commit fraud. It’s all about “How many transactions can we do per second,” and the word secure isn’t in their vocabulary. Continue reading

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Funding Terrorism With Credit Cards

Criminals do not have a monopoly on credit card information theft and fraud. Credit card exploitation and fraud has become a growth industry for terrorists. Continue reading

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