How to dispute credit card charges
According to a 2013 Nilson report, credit and debit card fraud were the cause of over $11.2 billion in losses in 2012. And if you think that sounds bad, just wait; it’s expected to get much worse.
As USA Today reported last year, hackers and scammers have turned stealing credit card numbers into an art form. By focusing on major retailers such as P.F. Chang’s, Target, and Home Depot, they can score thousands of credit card numbers in one fell swoop — numbers that are then packaged and resold for a profit.
And stolen credit card numbers aren’t as cheap as one might think; they often pull in big profits. According to Neal O’Farrell, founder of the non-profit Identity Theft Council, stolen numbers are often sold for $120.