Forwarded from: "Stanislav N. Vardomskiy" <stanyat_private> It seems that overall the issue is about trust. Do you trust the vendor you buy your computer hardware from? Do you trust the waiter as you pay you bill? Do you trust CardCops? http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/06/26/identity.theft.ap/index.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- An anti-fraud education group that tipped federal authorities to a major Internet credit card scheme has opened a Web site that will let Americans check to see if their card numbers are in the hands of thieves. The database of stolen credit card numbers, which became available on the Web late Tuesday, was created over the last seven weeks and has already identified nearly 100,000 credit card numbers, the group said. The group, CardCops, collected the information from Internet chat rooms where thieves have been checking whether stolen card numbers are still good to use or have been deactivated. The group alerted the Secret Service to the scheme and turned over its database to investigators. It then decided to create the Web site so Americans can check their numbers and possibly prevent fraudulent charges. "We're creating a situation where Joe Consumer can check his card on the Internet to see if it's been possibly abused," said Dan Clements, founder of CardCops. Cardholders can check their numbers by going to http://www.Cardcops.com and typing in the number. If it comes back positive, cardholders should alert their financial institution. CardCops say they have secured the database, and as an extra precaution it is asking cardholders who check their numbers not to enter the expiration date that is ordinarily required to complete a purchase. [...] Signed: //Stany -- +-------+ Stanislav N Vardomskiy - Procurator Odiosus Ex Infernis[TM] +-------+ | "Backups we have; it's restores that we find tricky." Richard Letts at ASR | | This message is powered by JOLT! For all the sugar and twice the caffeine. | +-+ 10570 + My words are my own. LARTs are provided free of charge + 10533 +-+ - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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