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  2. How do bad guys make fake credit cards? - AOL

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    Open your wallet. Take a look at the first credit card you see. Now look closer, past the large bank logo at the holograph, run your fingers over the embossed and silver tipped numbers and letters.

  3. AOHell - Wikipedia

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    AOHell was the first of what would become thousands of programs designed for hackers created for use with AOL. In 1994, seventeen year old hacker Koceilah Rekouche, from Pittsburgh, PA, known online as "Da Chronic", [1] [2] used Visual Basic to create a toolkit that provided: a new DLL for the AOL client, a credit card number generator, email bomber, IM bomber, Punter, and a basic set of ...

  4. Credit card fraud - Wikipedia

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    A fake automated teller slot used for "skimming". Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card. [1] The purpose may be to obtain goods or services or to make payment to another account, which is controlled by a criminal. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI ...

  5. Carding (fraud) - Wikipedia

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    Carding (fraud) Carding refers not only to payment card based fraud, but also to a range of related activities and services. Carding is a term of the trafficking and unauthorized use of credit cards. [1] The stolen credit cards or credit card numbers are then used to buy prepaid gift cards to cover up the tracks. [2]

  6. How to spot debt collection scams: 6 signs to watch out for

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    Receiving a call, email or letter from a company purporting to be a debt collector can spark alarm. Before disclosing any information, look for these eight signs of a fake debt collection scam. 1 ...

  7. Closing your fake Wells Fargo credit card can actually ... - AOL

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    Here's the quick rundown: When Wells Fargo opened credit cards in customers' names without telling them, their credit scores rose (without them knowing).

  8. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Call live aol support at. 1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent.

  9. Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal - Wikipedia

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    The creation of these fake accounts continues to have legal, financial, and reputational ramifications for Wells Fargo and former bank executives as recently as September 2023. [2] [3] Wells Fargo clients began to notice the fraud after being charged unanticipated fees and receiving unexpected credit or debit cards or lines of credit. Initial ...