WASHINGTON— The hottest scam in Florida, growing across the state and spreading nationwide, is the mass production of counterfeit credit cards embedded with account numbers of unwitting consumers. Always looking for new ventures, some of the same rings of Florida identity thieves long engaged in other forms of fraud are making hundreds of fake cards and taking them on the road to withdraw cash or buy goods, police say. Related Protect yourself after a data breach Lauderhill police search for customer who used bogus credit card Two Orlando suspects plead guilty in $2M Sams Club, Wal-Mart scam Counterfeit cards are not new, but their use has exploded during the...
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