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FTC Reports Over 18K Fraud Cases Linked To Coronavirus

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According to the FTC, there have been 18,235 reports of fraudulent activity or fraud attempts related to the coronavirus since Jan. million to fraud. On its website, the FTC breaks down the numbers of fraud cases by state. Fraud cases related to the pandemic have been surging with every passing week.

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Why US Credit Card Fraud Complaints Are On The Rise

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Credit card fraud complaints in the U.S. ValuePenguin analyzed data collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and found that there were approximately 70,000 credit card fraud complaints submitted in 2015. At the state level, the number of credit card fraud complaints were much more pronounced.

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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty

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District Court Judge James Mahan in the District of Nevada charged with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The federal law provides extended criminal penalties for theft performed as part of a criminal organization.

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HSBC Settles Legacy Credit Cards Case

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The settlement, according to a press release on Wednesday (April 13), resolves a regulatory review of billing practices tied to credit add-ons sold to HSBC Bank Nevada customers. HSBC Bank Nevada was a former unit of HSBC Finance Corp. which is paying most of the aforementioned fine).

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Fraudsters Accused In $364M Ponzi Debt Scheme

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According to Reuters , the men — Kevin Merrill of Maryland, 53, Jay Ledford of Texas and Nevada, 54, and Cameron Jezierski of Texas, 28 — falsely claimed to be investment professionals and used a fake portfolio to defraud hundreds of investors. Federal prosecutors have charged three men who allegedly ran a $364 million Ponzi scheme.

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Fraudulent Payment Processors Accused Of Stealing Millions

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Complainants in a Nevada lawsuit are accusing the owners of what’s believed to be a fake payments processing company of stealing millions of dollars from an online seller. That seller is beauty product retailer DermaKtive, which claims that a man committed fraud with the assistance of his mother and girlfriend.

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Supreme Court Denies Zappos’ Request To Throw Out Class-Action Suit

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Originally, a Nevada judge claimed only people who had suffered financial loss were eligible for damages. The hack occurred in January of 2012 when perpetrators got access to Zappos’ servers and stole names, contact details and segments of credit card numbers. The 9th U.S. Zappos, which is backed by the U.S.

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