Thefts and mischief Jul 3, 2009
July 1, 3:25 p.m., fraudulent use of a credit card was reported in the 2900 block of Ash Street. July 1, 7:15 p.m., someone broke a trailer window in the 700 block of Florida Avenue. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet Jul 3, 2009
IT and Internet Issues. SPECIFIC PRIVACY INFORMATION FOR. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Jobless Rate at 9.5 Percent; 26-Year High Jul 3, 2009
Established credit card bill of rights 3. Expanded loan programs for small businesses 4. (CBS News)
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City Taking Donations To Keep Fire Pits Open Jul 3, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- The city needs to raise $173,000 to keep the fire pits open at San Diego's beaches and bays and is now accepting donations by credit card, Mayor Jerry Sanders' office announced Thursday. Donations can be made by clicking on the "Donate Now" button on the Web site. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Click to read:Feds Seize Madoff Penthouse, Wife Evicted Jul 3, 2009
Are you also outraged at all of the bottom-feeders on Main St. who are just as much at fault for causing many of these problems, especially in the housing market and credit card industry. by zipadeedodah July 2, 2009 2:57 PM PDT. (CBS News)
US Open Ticket Packages to be Auctioned to Support GW Tennis Jul 3, 2009
Bidders MUST supply a name, address, phone number, credit card number and which package number they're bidding on to submit bids. Bidders will be given a number (ex: Bidder #001) to protect anonymity. (Gwsports.com)
Burgers paid for by mobile phone Jul 3, 2009
In Japan, DoCoMo set up a service which allows customers to use their handsets as a credit card. By April there were around 3m wallet phones in Japan using a pre-paid credit system where users topped up their account, often via a website, before using their phone to pay for something. (Yahoo News -- Wireless Technology)
Dick Morris' 'Catastrophe' No. 1 on NY Times Best-Seller List Jul 3, 2009
That book went after the credit card companies, the subprime mortgage lenders, and the hedge fund billionaires who conspired to wreck the economy and Obama, whose policies, the authors predicted last summer, would "trigger a stock market crash.". Now in "Catastrophe," Morris and McGann warn that "doctrinaire socialist" Obama wants to use the recession to put the government in charge of the economy. (Newsmax)
Business Briefs Jul 3, 2009
Typically, the caller says the alleged handicapped person has a vehicle in an out-of-state location that needs to be repaired in the Tri-Counties area but the towing company won t accept the person s credit card. The caller asks the business to charge 3,500 to the individual s credit card, then wire then 2,500 to pay the tow company so the car can be brought to the business for repairs ... Although the credit card charge may initially be approved, it later will be charged back by the credit card... (Lompoc Record, CA)
Catskills restaurant files for bankruptcy Jul 3, 2009
The second largest is held by , $39,112, for credit card charges. Reader Comments. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Jenny Sanford: She's Standing by Her ManJenny Sanford open to forgiveness; probe finds governor did not misuse funds. Jul 3, 2009
Lloyd, whom Sanford appointed to his current post last year, said the governor provided SLED with personal financial records, including credit card receipts for the expenses incurred for his transportation and lodging on trips to visit Chapur in South America and New York. SLED officials interviewed Sanford Wednesday, and "everything he said matched up with the documentation that was provided," Lloyd said. (ABC News)
JetAmerica discount airline delays launch Jul 3, 2009
It's refunding about $500,000 in credit card purchases by more than 6,400 customers. JetAmerica had planned to offer 34 flights a day starting July 13 to Newark and Minneapolis and to underserved airports in Melbourne, Fla. (WCAX.com, VT)
Officials: Pentagon Probed Finances Jul 3, 2009
Whitman emphasized that although the FBI can compel banks, credit card companies and other private institutions to produce such records by issuing a National Security Letter, the military is authorized only to request that the institutions turn them over. The CIA has long had similar "noncompulsory" authority, although intelligence officials said that such requests are rare and tend to relate to espionage investigations of the CIA's own officials. (Yahoo News -- Privacy Issues)
Records: Thursday, July 3 Jul 3, 2009
12:53 p.m. Serryn E. Hawkins, 970 Pumphouse Road, reported an unauthorized use of her credit card with a 73. 31 charge. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Off-field troubles, arrests keep plaguing Florida Jul 3, 2009
" Florida's opponents have also had their problems. Florida State's football program has dealt with 13 arrests over the same four-year period, according to research by The Gainesville Sun, while Tennessee has had 21 arrests and Georgia 30. Although Meyer has been known to give players a chance to redeem themselves, he has cut ties to those who repeatedly find trouble. Meyer kicked offensive lineman Ronnie Wilson, safety Jamar Hornsby and cornerback Jacques Rickerson off the team after giving... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
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United policy could foul business travel Jul 3, 2009
United credit card policy could foul corporate travel - Dayton Business Journal ... United credit card policy could foul corporate travel ... new credit card acceptance policy threatens to make life more difficult for corporate travelers and their travel agents. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Police log: Week of July 2 Jul 3, 2009
3 incidents of identity, debit or credit card theft or fraud, 3 reported cell phone, iPods or laptop thefts, 1 GPS stolen 3 motor vehicle hit-and-runs, 5 reports of vandalism or malicious destruction, 3 stolen bicycles 4 incidence of shoplifting. and the following vehicle-related thefts. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Banks keep hiking rates as credit card law looms Jul 3, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Credit card reform may be looming in the headlines, but for now the fine print is still hitting consumers hard ... Clearly, households are under duress and are having trouble paying back their credit card balances, said William Black, a Moody s senior vice president ... We expect purchase APRs to continue to trend higher ahead of the recently passed Credit Card legislation, slated to go into effect February 2010, wrote Credit Suisse analyst Moshe Orenbuch. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
GUEST COLUMN: Be wary of stimulus check scams Jul 3, 2009
Participation required that they complete several reward offers which ranged from purchasing magazine subscriptions to applying for a credit card that s only activated with a purchase ... The important thing to remember is that the Treasury Department, the IRS, your bank, and your credit card company will not call or email you for private account information because they already have it ... If you get an email or a phone call asking for bank account numbers, credit card numbers, or offering you... (Easton Journal, MA)
Cantwell discusses health care, economy with local business leaders Jul 3, 2009
an observer wrote on Jul 1, 2009 11:46 PM:" For those of you that voted for the fool in the White House and his friends; you are getting exactly what you wanted. Want health care, pay through the nose, want choice,pay, believe in global warming pay, want change pay(Socialism). Cantwell and others don't have a clue, the Prez, was on the tube tonight telling the world the "stimulus" was working, no teachers, civil servants have lost thier job. Unemployment is going down.(That's what Berry said)... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Little Elm police calls for April 29 n May 4- compiled from information provided by the Little Elm Police Department. Jul 3, 2009
8:11 p.m. Credit card abuse reported at 2400 block of Texoma Dr.. 8:27 p.m. Assist motorist reported at 2300 block of Twilight Star Dr.. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Man convicted in identity theftKlamath Falls man convicted of using mother's ATM card Jul 3, 2009
David Ross Purkhiser, 51, of Klamath Falls was convicted of first-degree theft, identity theft and multiple counts of fraudulent use of a credit card for using the ATM card between December 2008 and January 2009. Judge Richard Rambo found him guilty. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Police Blotter Jul 3, 2009
Unknown suspect obtained victim s credit card account information and made fraudulent charges. 7:12 p.m. Hit and run accident reported on IH 635 between Freeport Parkway and Royal Lane. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
JetAmerica Delays First Flights 31 Days Jul 3, 2009
JetAmerica is sending out a blast e-mail today advising 6,486 passengers that booked flights from July 13 through August 13, 2009 that their credit card accounts will be fully refunded for all charges. The credits should appear on e-statements within seven to 14 days. (PR Newswire)
North Andover Police Log, week of June 22-28 Jul 3, 2009
8:37 p.m. A Johnny Cake Street caller reported credit card fraud. An officer would investigate and file a report. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Ohio Gas Stations Running On Empty Jul 3, 2009
Fuel dealers and station operators in Ohio have been burdened with an increasingly difficult regulatory environment, astronomical credit card fees, and higher taxes as a result of Ohio Tax Reform and the Commercial Activity Tax (CAT). They have also been hurt by cuts to the motor fuel collection allowance which compensates licensed fuel deals for collecting tax on behalf of the State of Ohio. (PR Newswire)
State Says Sanford Didn't Misuse Funds... Jul 3, 2009
Mr. Lloyd said his investigation showed that the New York and Argentina trips, including the 2008 Buenos Aires leg, were for legitimate state business or paid for on Mr. Sanford's personal credit card. State officials, including the governor, are entitled to free time even on state-sponsored trips, Mr. Lloyd said. (The Drudge Report)
Scientists to breed 'super-tuna'... Jul 3, 2009
" Typical stupidity. What does conservatism have to do with this? You don't believe in Global Warming, but you do believe in over fished oceans. That is hysterical. This is all about money. Since when do Japan fishermen care about the environment? End of debate. And why would they create this fish to improve the taste people already like? It'll be new and improved taste!! Buy now before the offer expires! I wonder how much more that fish will be when they ban fishing the real thing... What will... (The Drudge Report)
Eisai, Fast Retailing, Seven & I, MTI, Mixi, Yokohama Rubber: Japan Stocks Jul 3, 2009
The credit card company had its rating reduced to sell from neutral by Takehito Yamanaka, an analyst at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. (9787 JT) plunged 5 percent to 1,610 yen. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Foreclosure is a problem for celebrities too Jul 3, 2009
See today's average credit card rates across the country. Card type. (MSNBC -- News)
Tenn. drops charges in rape, kidnap case Jul 3, 2009
Jansen had reserved the cabin ahead of time and used his own credit card to pay for it while Esteppe waited in the car. It was a love affair vacation where she changed her mind. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Farmers markets reach out to food stamp recipients Jul 3, 2009
Typically shoppers at markets like hers swipe an electronic benefits transfer - or EBT - card through a credit card scanner to specify how much they want to spend at the market, and receive tokens they can use at individual stands. Starting this month, the Atlanta and Savannah markets will use grant money to double the value, according to Alice Rolls, head of Georgia Organics, a nonprofit which works to bring locally grown food to Georgia families. (Concord Monitor)
Winkler Family Fund dispute partially settled Jul 3, 2009
On occasion Dan Winkler said he paid for such items as counseling, computers, clothing, furniture and sporting goods for the girls with either a credit card or personal check and then was reimbursed from the church s Winkler s Family Fund. Once he purchased $8,000 worth of furniture for his granddaughters with his credit card, he explained. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
PatriArt schedule Jul 3, 2009
Can be purchased at the Button Factory, 215 W. Mississippi Drive, from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., or by calling 264-8590 and ordering with a credit card. What: The Pearl City Players present scenes from Monty Python by the Rockets Red Glare. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Charged up at Wasilla chamber Jul 3, 2009
Chamber credit card spending included more than 3,900 in purchases made at local grocery and retail outlets and at least six penalty charges for being over the established limit on the chamber s credit card ... It got to the point where I asked our bookkeeper to get the credit card receipts. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Warning about pricey Jackson mementos Jul 3, 2009
Anyone who decides to purchase memorabilia is advised to do so with a credit card so fraudulent purchases can be disputed. The bureau warns that money should never be wired for a purchas 000035A4 e. Buyers can also check a company bonafides at. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Japan wants yen to be the anchor of Asia Jul 2, 2009
Monday 8 December 2003 02. Plans for the yen to become the anchor in a new Asian currency area are being floated by Japan as Tokyo challenges China for leadership of the world's most dynamic economic zone. (Yahoo News -- Asian Economy)
BBB: Watch out for Michael Jackson memorabilia scams Jul 2, 2009
The Better Business Bureau advises people to do research before buying any Michael Jackson memorabilia, confirm its authenticity with a third party, make the purchase with a credit card and look for sites that are approved by the Better Business Bureau to ensure legitimacy. Reader Comments. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Al Qaeda Warns France over Burqa Criticism Jul 2, 2009
I can't imagine that I would let anyone buy something at my store with a credit card and not be able to see that person's face and hair. How else do you identify the person you are dealing with. (CBS News -- World)
Banks positive on household loans Jul 2, 2009
According to Lai, household sector loans (mortgage, hire-purchase, credit card and personal loans) as at March made up 60% of Alliances total loans portfolio. Based on Bank Negaras latest statistics, loans disbursed to household in May grew annually by 10% to RM17. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Australia uncovers international credit card scam Jul 2, 2009
8 million) international credit card scam that used stolen personal information from people as far away as Britain and Spain, officials said Thursday ... The syndicate allegedly used the stolen personal details to manufacture more than 200 fake credit cards and driver's licenses a week and used them to make up to AU$500,000 in weekly purchases of electronic goods, gift cards, phone cards and alcohol, the statement said ... More than 1,200 credit card numbers have been involved in the scam since... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Banks Up in Arms Over Financial Protection Agency Jul 2, 2009
For example, the new agency would have the power to restrict certain kinds of mortgages or credit card terms ... One of the agency's main powers would be enforcing the credit card legislation that Congress passed earlier this year ... "When a customer can't read the papers at a mortgage closing or make a quick comparison of credit cards to see which ones have hidden terms, the credit market is broken," said Elizabeth Warren , a Harvard University professor who's the head of a congressional... (Newsmax)
AP: S.C. Gov. 'Crossed Lines' With Women Jul 2, 2009
"And you won't find a credit card record.". In early 2009, after Jenny Sanford discovered the affair, the couple went into counseling. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Longtime Bank Employee to Retire After 43 Years Jul 2, 2009
Today credit card fraud is rampant, they said. "You have to watch your statements a lot more closely now, than you did 40 years ago," Goss said. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation. Clusterfuck Nation Comment on Current Events by the Author of "The Long Emergency". (Harper's Magazine)
Register online, get double Delta SkyMiles Jul 2, 2009
Delta Air Lines is offering double miles on flights for the rest of the year to Delta SkyMiles credit card holders who register online. Atlanta-based Delta said card holders should register at deltadoublemiles. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Forget subprime; loan given to a loved one can haunt longest Jul 2, 2009
I know too well about the squishiness of time and lending money, having made a loan to my best friend, actually it was a couple who were like family to my husband and me, when a credit card company was about to garnish their wages ... The calls were from her husband who was trying to keep the credit card company at bay, but the holidays had made it impossible for him to get to a bank for a loan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Banks positive on household loans Jul 2, 2009
According to Lai, household sector loans (mortgage, hire-purchase, credit card and personal loans) as at March made up 60% of Alliances total loans portfolio. Based on Bank Negaras latest statistics, loans disbursed to household in May grew annually by 10% to RM17. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Business Briefs Jul 2, 2009
Typically, the caller says the alleged handicapped person has a vehicle in an out-of-state location that needs to be repaired in the Tri-Counties area but the towing company won t accept the person s credit card. The caller asks the business to charge 3,500 to the individual s credit card, then wire then 2,500 to pay the tow company so the car can be brought to the business for repairs ... Although the credit card charge may initially be approved, it later will be charged back by the credit card... (Lompoc Record, CA)
Upbeat Opening Act to Wall Streets Jul 2, 2009
Upbeat Opening Act to Wall Streets 3Q - FOXBusiness. Existing users please login. (Fox News)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Jul 2, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Letter: Credit card legislation bad for students, young adults Jul 2, 2009
Credit card legislation bad for students, young adults - The Daily Collegian Online ... Credit card legislation bad for students, young adults ... I'm over the fact Obama has lied about the Iraq War, wiretapping, Patriot Act, war, tribunals, Gitmo, and everything else concerning the neo-conservative war agenda, but the actions of Congress this week and President Obama's lack of concern for young adults being used by credit card companies has made me say enough. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Wellesley Police look into possible chimney sweep scam Jul 2, 2009
The worker then called the victim and demanded a credit card number be provided to pay for the work ... Fortunately, in this case, the victim contacted the Wellesley Police Department and also stopped payment by contacting their credit card's fraud department before the charge went through. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
British actors dominate TV Globes Jul 2, 2009
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What we say, what we eat conflict Jul 2, 2009
How would you like to buy a pair of shoes with no price tag and you d only find out how much it cost after it was billed to your credit card. In order to decide which menu choice is the healthiest, we need the food facts first. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
The Anti-ID-Theft Bill That Isn't Jul 2, 2009
A criminal collects enough personal information about you to be able to impersonate you to banks, credit card companies, brokerage houses, etc. Posing as you, he steals your money, or takes a destructive joyride on your good credit. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
ID theft scam hunt goes global Jul 2, 2009
As previously reported, a computer seized in the US contained personal data - including names, addresses, credit card information, and transaction records - from around 2,300 UK punters. Closer examination has revealed the details of at least 8,500 people in 60 countries were obtained through the scam. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame Jul 2, 2009
He was dismayed to that many of these drives had not had their memories properly wiped: One still contained data from its days in an ATM machine, and two were packed with credit card numbers. He bought several dozen more used hard drives, and found that overall only about 10 percent had had their memories adequately wiped. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
When public and private collide Jul 2, 2009
Account names, real names and contact details, but not credit card information, were all visible ... Credit card cheques to be banned. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet Jul 2, 2009
IT and Internet Issues. SPECIFIC PRIVACY INFORMATION FOR. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Search site aims to rival Google Jul 2, 2009
Credit card cheques to be banned. WATCHED/LISTENED. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Advanta agrees to refund customers up to $35M in FDIC agreements Jul 2, 2009
the small business credit card lender that recently shut down its accounts for future use, has entered into two agreements with the , including one involving alleged unsafe or unsound practices that requires it to refund up to $35 million to customers ... -based company violated federal trade laws through its pricing strategies on business credit cards, and in its marketing of cash-back rewards on the cards ... While that protects investors from prolonged exposure to a pool of receivables whose... (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
