How Thieves Make Fake Credit Cards

this is a very good site it has help me to a great extent. but i will like to know how to identify a valid credit card.

i say good on em everyone like a bit free cash every now and then so why not if you know how to do it go for it u are only taking off the rich to feed the poor good on ye

when someone steal your credit card he is doing the same thing that credit card companies do but thiefs have no licence and they do .....remenber is credit,it is not your money.you just borrow it and pay it back with interest,so,who give a shit if some steal it and don't pay nothing back.

ive learned lot of fake things from here

You would think that they could figure some way to keep your money safe in this day and age. I am going back to checks!!!

Just like cracking the WWII Enigma code, the credit card is a hurdle sooner, or , later will be conquered. It takes man to devise such technology, which he will hopefully improve in the near future to get a jump on hackers.

It seems to me that the consumer is responsible for far too much. Banks and other financial institutions send out millions of unsolicited credit card offers in the mail each day. I get several each week and as a postal employee, see people get hundreds in our little area. It just doesn't seem fair that our congress passed laws making the consumer responsible for identity theft. It seems to me that these financial institutions should be responsible for any theft. They are the ones that send these cards to the wrong people. When I get an unsolicited credit card offer, I write void on it and write please remove me from your mailing list and return it to the sender, at their expense. I still get many offers, but not as many as I did in the past.

Tom, there's a website address that lets you get off of all the credit card solicitation lists. Wish I could remember it!! It's something with OPT OUT in it. I use to get 20 a week and now only get a couple. Does anybody know what it is?

The link to opt out of the pre-approved credit cards is
http://maxcredit.net/credit/opting-out

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=opt+out+of+credit+cards

in reply to the opting out of credit cards...not sure which one it is, but im gonna go look NOW.
so tired of shredding all the offers i get every day.

The web site is www.optout.com and I think it allows you to opt out of credit card and unsolicited credit offers for up to two years, after which you have to go back to the web site and reenter your info.

I have opted out of these credit card offers, but still receive some. I do the same thing with these as a prior writer: I write "VOID" on the offer, tell them to take me off their mailing list, and mail back in their postage-paid envelope. I figure if they are going to break the law they should pay the 41 cents and whatever manpower costs it takes to open and process what they hoped was a "bite".

Tooters that web address that you refer to is this: www.optoutprescreen.com

I agree with Alex on the point that hackers will continue to attack technology, to break through the protections and steal-- it's their livelihood, albeit illegal. And it's contingent on the CC companies to keep one step ahead of them, which you'd hope they'd try harder at.

I do take exception to the Enigma analogy-- we hardly "conquered" Germany's Enigma code, we simply captured an intact decoding machine that allowed us to decipher every message the Germans sent. Even when they figured out we were breaking the code and added another wheel to their machines, we had a huge head start on cracking the more complex codes...

But I do agree on the general point.

Vicki:

Going back to Checks isn't the best way to avoid being defrauded. Checks can be stolen or copied just as easily as anything else. All someone needs is your routing number, your account number and then a check printer which can be purchased nearly anywhere and they're more than likely going to be able to print off checks in your name and get at your money. Couple these scenarios with fake IDs which have always been fairly easy to get for anyone who wants to get them and you're at just as much risk using checks if not more. At least with most VISA debit cards you're not responsible for unauthorized purchases.

GO TO:

WWW.ZERCO.COM

THEFT PROOF CREDIT CARD
BEING USED BY OTHER NATIONS

Don't give out your S.S number.

I WISH WE COULD ALL GET RID OF OUR CC'S AND JUST USE CHECKS OR DEBIT CARDS. HOWEVER, I TRIED THAT AND MANY, MANY, PLACES WOULD NOT ACCEPT, CHECKS, CASH, OR DEBIT CARDS. IT AS IF UNLESS YOU HAVE A CC YOU CANNOT NOT TRAVEL, OR DO MANY OTHER THINGS.

MLR
It seems to me if the CC companies were held responsible for the fraud/identity theft then the CC companies would be more inclined to try harder to stay a step ahead.

MAYBE THE ONLY SAFE WAY IS WHEN YOU PLAN TO BUY
SOMETHING YOU HAVE ENOUGH CASH ON HAND TO PAY
FOR IT.
OUR SOCIETY HAS BECOME TOO DEPENDENT ON CREDIT
CARDS, DEBIT CARDS, ETC.
WHEN I GET AN UNSOLICITED CREDIT CARD, I SIMPLY
SHRED IT, PUT IT BACK IN THE PREPAID ENVELOPE
AND SEND IT BACK TO SENDER.

the person who said they are going back to checks is sadly mistaken if they think that checks are somehow safer thqn credit cards. the fact is,that everything a thief needs to steal a person's money is right ther on your check. Your name, address, many times the phone number AND most importantly, your routing number and account number. And it can all be done electronically. I worked in the bank for a number of years and I saw how incredibly easy it is to take money out of a person's account. I suggest bill pay. Why? because it is anonymous and the bank will go to bat for you if there is ever an issue.