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Keep sight of your credit card to avoid getting cheated
You’ve gotta give it to these guys. Every time the cops bust one method of credit card fraud, the scamsters are at the game again and find some other way of cheating people out of their cards and money. The latest one involves a man who is wanted for allegedly handing off customer credit cards to an accomplice. This accomplice then used a small, hand-held scanner to copy the card number and expiration date.
Now the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Fraud and Identity Theft team has issued a secret indictment for a former waiter at the Beaverton Azteca restaurant, who is possibly behind the fraud. Though not a widespread problem yet, if you do fall into this guy’s trap, you may end up in a lot of trouble. So it is best to keep an eye on your credit and debit cards at all times. Oregonlive.com reports:
"Paying cash may be making a comeback in popularity," WCSO Sgt. David Thompson said. "If the waiter has to take your card away from your view for processing, there is a chance it could be compromised." If a server is taking a particularly long time and going to excessive lengths to be out of sight, it’s all right to become suspicious.
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