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The scammers stayed under the radar by charging very small amounts — typically between $ 0.25 and $ 9 per card — and by setting up more than 100 bogus companies to process the transactions. ... According to the FTC, the fraudsters charged 1.35 million credit cards a total of $ 9.5 million, but only
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736:Everything
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563:Cabcharge
543:AzeriCard
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590:EFTPOS
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680:Verve
660:RuPay
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491:Debit
198:email
182:Regus
140:Fraud
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849:Fees
761:Solo
675:UATP
665:Troy
650:NETS
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503:Visa
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