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Credit/Debit Card Theft: Punishments, Penalties and Consequences

The offenses related to stolen credit cards have gradually increased over the last several years thanks to an increase in credit card use over paper checks. When credit cards were first gaining in popularity, the number one credit card theft crime was stealing a credit card users statement out of their mailbox. Credit card theft has evolved, so today it involves more than just stealing a credit card statement from a mailbox.

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Someone stole my PIN for my ATM card and raided my bank account. What can I do?

Unfortunately, there are many people out there who are willing to steal from others through ATM fraud. It is possible to be scammed by a ATM reader, which is an ATM fraud device attached by the thief to the ATM machine. An ATM reader is attached to an ATM card slot and will record confidential data during a transaction, providing the thief the information needed to commit ATM Fraud.

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