Cheap credit cards deceiving customers
The top 20 credit cards use 12 different methods to calculate interest, meaning cheap credit cards could cost more than you would think.

Two state employees charged with using state credit cards in theft of gasoline
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and New York State Inspector General Kristine Hamann Tuesday announced the arrest of three individuals, including two state employees, on charges they stole some $19,000 to $20,000 in gasoline through the unauthorized use of credit cards issued to a New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities facilities in Dix Hills, New York.

Fool reveals credit card cons
The Motley Fool has recently reviewed UK credit cards and has uncovered 'a dozen devious measures by banks to ensnare unsuspecting customers'. The Motley Fool says these measures will ambush those who use their cards sensibly as well as getting those who are in debt into worse trouble.

Cash, credit cards stolen from hotel safe deposit box
A New York couple in Georgetown to watch the world cup cricket matches got the shock of their lives at the Hotel Tower when they awoke Monday morning to find that someone had stolen from their safety deposit box over $100,000 cash, credit cards and a quantity of traveller's cheques.

Prepaid Credit Cards - Altair Financial Services Passes Key 1/4 MLN
Altair Financial Services International Plc has accumulated orders for more than a quarter of a million Prepaid Cards since it was certified as a MasterCard(R) Service provider in October 2006 and is on track to reach a million Prepaid Cards by May 2007.

Debt Consolidation Credit Cards – Your Tool To Become Debt Free Again
Debt consolidation credit card is your savior if you are neck deep under credit card dues and looking for a way out. Many of us are tempted to purchase things because we use multiple credit cards. Easy availability of credit cards and loans have made life much more affordable! We hardly think twice while we swipe our cards again and again.

Three Charged for Using Credit Cards to Steal Gas
Hauppauge, N.Y. -- Three people -- including two state workers -- are being charged with using a state credit card to steal as much as $20,000 of gasoline.

Illegal credit card use nets three $19K in gas
Gas may be hovering around $3 a gallon, but three Wyandanch residents managed to keep their tanks filled and stuck the state with a massive bill, officials said.

Nurse's aide charged with stealing credit cards from disabled patient
Concord, N.H. -- A nurse's aide has been charged with stealing credit cards from a disabled Northfield man he worked for and buying over $1,000 of merchandise.

Outcry over credit-card fees
Credit-card companies have always taken their cut when a customer uses plastic, part of the cost of doing business electronically.



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