credit card scams

The Federal Trade Commission continues to crack down on deceptive telemarketing calls. This time, a federal judge in Washington has frozen the assets of three companies that were making unauthorized calls to consumers claiming they would help to substantially lower the interest rates on their...

While paying for something with a credit card is the ultimate in convenience -- you swipe, then sign -- it can be a little too easy for crooks who get their hands on your card to go on a spending spree and rack up big charges. In the U.K., a different type of credit card thwarts would-be thieves....