London Police’s the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit when they raided a factory that made counterfeit credit cards

Two people had been apprehended by London Police’s the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit when they raided a factory that made counterfeit credit cards. The people that were caught are involved in credit card fraud, were charged with conspiracy and defraud cases.The machines and gadgets that the criminals used were also taken into custody. Among those that were discovered included robbed chips, fake credit cards and account numbers, PIN terminals, fake magnetic strip cards, card reader and computer softwares.John Folan, Detective Chief Inspector of the DCPU, said that the positive turn out of the raid is one of the largest busts made and that it proved to be a welcome outcome for the Police’s efforts to quell crime, especially credit card and check fraud. He said that the bugged chips and PIN terminals have been spread in retailer’s outlets all over UK, which was believed to be more than twenty.<br />For people who are just thinking of applying for a credit card, go ahead and compare different credit card offers because the Association for Payment Clearing Services noted that card holders are protected by a banking code against such crimes.

London Police’s the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit when they raided a factory that made counterfeit credit cards

Two people had been apprehended by London Police’s the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit when they raided a factory that made counter...

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More shoes to drop in the credit crisis

Financial Times of London Friday that there are more shoes to drop in the credit crisis if authorities don’t prepare to head them off. One area is credit default swaps:<br /><br />“Instead of reshuffling regulatory agencies, the authorities ought to prepare for the next shoes to drop …. There is an esoteric financial instrument called credit default swaps. The notional amount of CDS contracts outstanding is roughly $45,000 billion … The market is totally unregulated and those who hold the contracts do not know whether their counterparties have adequately protected themselves. If and when defaults occur, some of the counterparties are likely to prove unable to fulfill their obligations. This prospect hangs over the financial markets like a sword of Damocles that is bound to fall, but only after some defaults have occurred … One possible solution is to establish a clearing house or exchange with a sound capital structure and strict margin requirements to which all existing and future contracts would have to be submitted.”

More shoes to drop in the credit crisis

Financial Times of London Friday that there are more shoes to drop in the credit crisis if authorities don’t prepare to head them off. One a...

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