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credit card fraud  

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  • Credit card fraud is a method of identity theft that comprising the unlawful acquisition of another's credit card information for the purpose of illegally charging procurements to the cardholder's account or removing monies from the account. Credit card fraud is considered a crime against property. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Credit Card Fraud]

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