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Carding (fraud)

Carding is a term for the trafficking and unauthorized use of credit cards. The stolen credit cards or credit card numbers are then used to buy prepaid gift cards to cover up the tracks. Activities also encompass exploitation of personal data, and money laundering techniques. Modern carding sites have been described as full-service commercial entities.

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Carding (fraud)

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples9
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

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card credit carding also cards fraud stolen data may operation site russian carders information service sites forums shadowcrew details gift

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
using card details to order pizzas.On the more sophisticated of such sitesinstance ofTeenagers have gotten involved in fraud0.80text
individualinstance ofTeenagers have gotten involved in fraud0.80text
Western Unioninstance ofas well as traditional wire services0.80text
MoneyGram or the Russian WebMoney serviceinstance ofas well as traditional wire services0.80text
banksinstance ofLogins to many sites may also be sold as a backdoor access apparently for major institutions0.80text
universitiesinstance ofLogins to many sites may also be sold as a backdoor access apparently for major institutions0.80text
even industrial control systems.For gift card fraudinstance ofLogins to many sites may also be sold as a backdoor access apparently for major institutions0.80text
retailers are prone to be exploited by fraudsters in their attempts to steal gift cards via bot technology or through stolen credit card informationinstance ofLogins to many sites may also be sold as a backdoor access apparently for major institutions0.80text
credit card details from new Internet usersinstance ofthe AOHell software became a popular tool for phishing and stealing information0.80text

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