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Season of giving creates worries about taking

57% of U.S. adults are concerned about being a victim of identity theft during the holiday season, and 66% believe they are more at risk when making purchases online, according to a new survey.

Posted 12/20/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

Fraud fears prevent half of consumers from shopping online with bank cards

Fears of bank card fraud and identity theft prevent more than half of consumers from shopping online if it requires providing a bank card number over a web site, according to Unisys Corp.’s Trusted Enterprise Index.

Posted 04/12/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

Assurz.com tests refund guarantee program for online shoppers

A program offering 100% refunds to subscribers for returns of online purchases is getting a trial run through January. Assurz.com guarantees a full refund if a retailer doesn’t return or exchange merchandise in a manner satisfactory to the customer.

Posted 12/28/2006Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Marketing

Four arrested for allegedly selling stolen goods over eBay

Pennsylvania authorities this week arrested four people accused of shoplifting hundreds of thousands of dollars of merchandise and selling it through eBay live auctions and local pawn shops.

Posted 08/04/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Store systems vendor Datavantage acquires CommercialWare

Datavantage Corp. has acquired CommercialWare Inc., a provider of cross-channel retail technology. CommercialWare CEO Donny Askin will leave to head up OrderMotion.

Posted 02/01/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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A new report shows the Internet is safer from fraud than the offline world

Of the top 10 ways in which criminals obtained personal information for fraudulent purposes, the top 5 were offline methods as were six of the top 10, according to the new 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report.

Posted 01/28/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Offline security methods move online at Certegy

As more traditional retailers are selling online, retailers and payments processors are finding that traditional fraud-prevention techniques are working online, Certegy says.

Posted 01/23/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Most online retailers have suffered fraudulent transactions, says Experian

Experian says 97% of online retailers it surveyed in the U.K. have suffered from credit card fraud and 73% have received chargebacks from credit card companies as a result of fraudulent transactions.

Posted 06/21/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment