Overview Point of Sale Systems When consumers purchase goods or services from a retailer, the transaction is processed through what are commonly referred to as Point of Sale (POS) systems. POS systems consist of the hardware (e.g. the equipment used to swipe a credit or debit card and the computer or mobile device attached to […]
Black Market for Counterfeit Goods Rakes in $500 Billion Yearly
At a rooftop police parking lot in downtown Los Angeles, a final briefing for a joint task force of the FBI and the LAPD. When the questions … and the donuts … are finished, the agents and officers mount up and fan out. Soon they are racing up the stairs at a nearby building. No, […]
Officials: Credit Card Mill Discovered During Man’s Evictio
CHICAGO — A South Shore man was charged with identity theft after police found a credit card mill in a building in which he was living, officials said. Police were called to a home in the 2200 block of East 70th Place about 11:35 a.m. Wednesday for a court-ordered eviction of Davenkeith Howard, 36, according […]
Policeman suspended over extortion, selling PI services
A 41-year-old Attica police officer has been arrested by the Police’s internal affairs division after evidence suggested that he had been selling his services as a private investigator and had blackmailed a client into paying him 200 euros. The unnamed officer allegedly hired himself out as a private investigator to a 34-year-old woman who wanted […]
There’s A Facebook Virus Going Around That Can Empty Your Bank Account
Reuters/Beck Diefenbach A six-year-old virus that drains bank accounts is thriving on Facebook, reports Nicole Perlroth of The New York Times. The virus is spread through phishing messages. When someone has been phished , their account will automatically send messages or links to a large number of their friends. These messages or links are usually ads […]
