According to the Federal Trade Commission, fraudulent use of credit card numbers was the most popular form of identity theft in 2019. This involved either (1) misuse of an existing account or (2) the creation of a fake credit card account using stolen identification information. T...
Use a credit card when shopping online. BBB strongly recommends using a credit card for all online purchases rather than a debit card, wire transfer or unprotected mobile banking app transaction. In case of a fraudulent seller or business purchase, credit cards offer additional pr...
The $2,500 line of credit, calculated at extremely high rates of interest, applies only to the use of their "CashPlus" credit card (which is not a general credit card, but a "single-use credit card" which can only be used to purchase items from their catalogues); the cash advance is...
In Canada this crime is perceived as a consumer dispute issue so the criminals usually get probation or an average of 60 days in jail, if caught and convicted, versus the 15 years of prison given in states like Texas. God Sent Us
Named for Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old murdered in Texas in 1996, Amber Alerts are now distributed via most versions of electronic communication. First used in 1997, a budtender oversees the sale of legal cannabis. 1996: Gastropub, smartphone Oldmobil // Wikimedia Commons 1996: Gastropub, ...
The American way used to give audiences quite a kick when the scoundrel sh!t his britches at the end of a rope. But that wild west has been lost through a "more civil" form of execution(lethal injection?) if at all...but they have no problems with capital punishment in Texas.....