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Monday, November 10, 2003
 ecommnet is to attend and exhibit at the North East Fraud Forum, to be held on the 17th and 18th of November at St. James's Park, home of Newcastle United FC.
The conference covering all forms of fraud is a timely one, only today the Association for Payment  Clearing Services (APACS) launched its new campaign to make shoppers and retailers more aware of credit card fraud on the run up to Christmas.
Card Not Present fraud has seen an increase of over 33% over the last few years and amounts to over a quarter of the total credit card fraud in the UK annually. The total figure is over £400M and covers losses from mail order, fax and online retailers, mainly in the high value technology sector.
Increasingly as consumers seek bargains on the 'net this type of fraud will rise unless the industry takes specific measures to counteract the growing sophistication of the criminal.
Related Links
North East Fraud Forum
APACS Card Watch web site with special focus on 'plastic card fraud'
Card Security Week 10-15 November 2003 Keeping Your Card Safe on the New High Street
Chip and PIN programme in the UK
CIFAS - The UK's Fraud Prevention Service
posted by Robert Campbell 4:25 PM
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