Cine zicea ca Belgia doarme ???
Belgium, Ireland, Romania Police
Bust Bank-Card Crime Ring 11-20-08
The gang acting "on a global level" from their Belgian base, according to the Belgian authorities, is suspected of defrauding card users of millions of euros.
In Europe there were victims of their hi-tech "skimming" operations in the U.K., Cyprus, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and Romania itself.
There were more suspected victims in Australia, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Morocco and New Zealand, the public prosecutor's office said in a statement.
A total of 34 police raids involving 250 officers were made in six E.U. nations: Belgium, the U.K., Germany, Ireland, Romania and Spain.
In those operations a total of 15 people were arrested; seven in Belgium, six in Romania and two in Spain.
The investigation into the gang began in March when Atos Worldwide, a Brussels-based company specializing in electronic payments, alerted authorities to cash withdrawals made overseas with bank cards copied from a Belgian cash distributing machine.
According to investigators, the gang used a tiny scanner placed at the card slot copied information on the cards' magnetic strips in a scam known as " skimming."
A miniature camera would then film the bank customer's access code.
The stolen information was then copied onto new cards that could then be used to empty the accounts of bank customers who had no idea that they had been victims of the gang.
While the total amount the band defrauded wasn't known, the Belgian public prosecutor said that in one weekend alone "several hundreds of millions of euros" had been pulled out of bank accounts in several countries by the use of fake cards used in Sydney.
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ei, aici se vede cine stie sa beneficieze de Europa Unita, ba chiar de ... globalism !
Cancel your credit card before you die
A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00 when she died, but now somewhere around $60.00.
A family member placed a call to Citibank. Here is the exchange:
Family Member:
'I am calling to tell you she died back in January.'
Citibank :
'The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.'
Family Member :
'Maybe, you should turn it over to collections.'
Citibank :
'Since it is two months past due, it already has been.'
Family Member :
'So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?'
Citibank :
'Either report her account to frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!'
Family Member :
'Do you think God will be mad at her?'
Citibank:
' Excuse me?'
Family Member :
'Did you just get what I was telling you - the part about her being dead?'
Citibank :
'Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor.'
Supervisor gets on the phone.
Family Member :
'I'm calling to tell you, she died back in January with a $0 balance.'
Citibank :
'The account was never closed and late fees and charges still apply.'
Family Member :
'You mean you want to collect from her estate?'
Citibank :(Stammer)
'Are you her lawyer?'
Family Member :
'No, I'm her great nephew.'
( Lawyer info was given)
Citibank:
'Could you fax us a certificate of death?'
Family Member :
'Sure.'
(Fax number was given )
After they get the fax :
Citibank :
'Our system just isn't setup for death. I don't know what more I can do to help.'
Family Member :
'Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. She won't care.'
Citibank:
'Well, the late fees and charges do still apply.'
(What is wrong with these people?!?)
Family Member :
'Would you like her new billing address?'
Citibank :
'That might help...'
Family Member :
' Odessa Memorial Cemetery , Highway 129, Plot Number 69.'
Citibank :
'Sir, that's a cemetery !'
Family Member :
'And what do you do with dead people on your planet.
am primit discutia de mai sus (care cred ca inca mai continua ...) pe e-mail, de la cineva.
poate ati primit-o si voi,
am plasat-o fiindca se potrivea cu postarea bancara ...
Avand in vedere ca City Bank a anuntzat ca evaporeaza 50 de mii de lucratori... ii intzeleg un pic. Fiecare cent e important :-)
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