The 'cash back' you get from your credit card comes from the guy behind you in …
This didn't catch on, in part because credit card purchasers disliked it so much and could take their business elsewhere. Instances in which consumers recoil from offers that strike them as unfair are more common than you might think. Even marketing …
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Police ask public to ID pair who stole credit card
Surveillance photographs have captured the images of two suspects believed to be responsible for the use of stolen credit cards. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 436-STOP (436-7867). FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne …
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Lansing-area murder victim's credit cards used twice in Ypsilanti area
Police say they have arrested two suspects who apparently used a murder victim's credit card in Ypsilanti. The two men who were seen in an Ypsilanti party store last week Thursday using a credit card belonging to a Jeffrey Kebler, who was found dead 10 …
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What's the price of a travel credit card headache? 'Free.'
Charles Stewart figures he should have known better. The promises made by his MileagePlus Explorer card from Chase — yes, the one that's heavily promoted in airports and on travel blogs — looked too good to pass up. “In order to qualify for the free …
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Here's Why Your New Credit Card Comes With A Shiny Chip On It
When you dip instead of swipe, a one time number is generated for the transaction, and the retailer never gets your actual credit card number. That means if hackers ever got a hold of transaction information, they get a bunch of useless numbers instead …
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Buffalo woman pleads guilty to credit card scam
Assistant U.S. Attorney MaryEllen Kresse said the defendant authorized a man she met online to send her credit cards she knew were obtained without the true account holder's knowledge. She used nine of the credit cards to obtain or try to obtain items …
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Should Your College Kid Get a Credit Card?
These days, applying for college can be easier than applying for a credit card. When Spencer Shulem tried to get a credit card at age 18, he quickly discovered how difficult it can be. He applied to a handful, and despite having a job and earning $ 30 …
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Discover Eliminates Some Credit Card Perks | Credit.com
Discover is “streamlining” cardholder benefits, eliminating some perks that offered customers help in times of emergency. Starting Aug. 1, consumers with Discover credit cards will no longer have access to 24/7 travel assistance, which is essentially a …
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Have you seen this man? WPD looking for credit card fraud suspect – WECT.com
The Wilmington Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted in connection to credit card thefts and fraud. (Source: WPD). WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) -. The Wilmington Police Department is asking for the public's help in …
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JCPD arrest woman in credit card theft investigation | WJHL
Johnson City Police Department officers arrested a woman Monday, following an investigation into a report of a credit card theft. According to a JCPD news release, a report was filed by a woman who said her credit card was stolen and then used several …
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Police searching for credit card theft suspects after YMCA locker burglary …
Police searching for credit card theft suspects after Katy YMCA locker burglary. Credit card theft suspects. Fort Bend County investigators are looking for three people who stole from lockers at the Katy YMCA. The thieves were later caught on-camera …
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Columbus police seek help identifying credit card number thieves | WRBL – WRBL.com
Financial Crimes Unit Corporal Jane Edenfield says in a release the two men are accused of using a stolen credit card number to make large purchases at a local store. Edenfield says police do not know how the men got the credit card number. The victim …
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Elderly woman's credit card financed drugs – Daily Commercial: News
Credit card charges for groceries, gift cards, men's clothing, children's clothing, athletic shoes, electronics, automotive repairs, intimate apparel, hosiery and sporting goods all showed up on the woman's credit card soon after she was hospitalized …
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This Week In Credit Card News: Days Of Paying Cash Are Gone, Mobile Pay Not …
It's all in the cards–the days of cash and carry are long gone. That's the finding of a recent survey that asked more than 500 people about their preferred payments methods. When people pay in person, 42% use debit cards and 38% use credit cards, while …
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7 Dangerous Credit Card Mistakes You're Making
Credit can also bail us out of a jam, especially if our emergency funds aren't quite up to the task. Unfortunately, that convenience comes at a price. Aside from uncontrolled, in-the-moment spending, credit card use opens us to a variety of dangerous …
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5 Credit Card Features You Wish You Had — That Actually Exist
Many credit cards that offer huge sign-up bonuses don't provide much long-term value in terms of ongoing rewards and extra features. The Nerds found five credit cards that offer unique features that may alone provide a compelling enough reason to apply.
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Merchant Warehouse Named Third Top Credit Card Processing Service by …
NAPLES, FL –(Marketwired – July 14, 2015) – The independent authority on merchant services, topcreditcardprocessors.com, has named Merchant Warehouse the 3rd best credit card processing service for July 2015. Merchant Warehouse was selected due …
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MasterCard Stops Processing Purchases of Ads on Backpage.com
CHICAGO— MasterCard Inc. MA -0.02 % said it has stopped processing ad purchases on Backpage.com, as payment-card networks become the latest front for public officials trying to crack down on the adult section of the controversial classified-ads website.
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New Online Gambling Credit Card Codes Bring About Payment Processing …
PartMasterCard and Visa issued several new credit card codes to help banks differentiate between licensed state-run, legal online gambling, and illegal online gambling transactions. The three new codes carved out these legal activities from the …
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Merchant Warehouse Named Third Best Credit Card Processing Service by …
NAPLES, FL–(Marketwired – July 07, 2015) – topcreditcardprocessors.com, the independent authority on credit card processors, has named Merchant Warehouse the third best credit card processing service for July 2015. Each month the independent …
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Detroit Zoo gift shop has credit card security breach
The Detroit Zoo's gift shop has suffered a data security breach, zoo officials said today. The zoo's third-party vendor that handles its retail services, Denver-based Service Systems Associates, detected malware in its software at nine zoos across the …
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PayPal Review: Best Low Volume Credit Card Processing
After much research and analysis of credit card processors, we recommend PayPal as the best low-volume credit card processor for small businesses. We consider low-volume to mean any business that does fewer than a dozen transactions per day.
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topcreditcardprocessors.com Names Merchant Warehouse as the Third Top …
NAPLES, FL–(Marketwired – June 23, 2015) – The independent authority on merchant services, topcreditcardprocessors.com, has named Merchant Warehouse the 3rd best credit card processing service for the month of June 2015. Merchant Warehouse was …
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Dorian Torres drove deceased father's car, used credit card
Dorian M. Torres drove his father's vehicle multiple times, including once to classes at South High School, for days after he allegedly bludgeoned his father to death and hid his body inside their apartment, witnesses testified Tuesday morning on the …
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Credit card theft suspects sought in Sequatchie County
The Sequatchie County Sheriff's Department is requesting assistance from the community on identifying the two suspects in the photographs. These two suspects have stolen a credit card and made transactions at several locations in Sequatchie County.
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I travelled to 41 countries using borrowed air miles and credit card points
I am a 29-year-old woman from a middle-class Indian family from a Kolkata suburb. My father worked with the Indian Army. Once a year, during the vacations, my family travelled in trains using my father's leave travel allowance. Those journeys weren't …
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5 tips for your first college credit card
But as students get closer to graduation, building good credit for post-grad purchases — such as a car — becomes increasingly important. Likewise, students who are traveling abroad should have a credit card on them in case of emergencies. And young …
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Crime Stoppers: Lexington Police Searching For Credit Card Thief
Lexington Police aren't sure how a man caught on camera using stolen credit cards is getting them, but they want him stopped before he gets away with it again. Officers say the ease with which this crook worked back on January 5, only minutes after the …
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