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French police smash credit card fraud ring

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:37:00 +0100

Police arrested 22 members of a suspected French fraud ring on Tuesday which is believed to be behind credit card scams worth more than €6 million.

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:26:54 +0200

Over 60 percent of all bank card fraud in France happens online, despite internet transactions making up just 8 percent of the national total.

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:08:00 +0200

A swindler in Paris's wealthy western suburbs targetted wealthy grannies, using the phone book to spot potential victims with old-fashioned names.