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Credit Card Fraud Case Study

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Option 2. Analyze a computer-based crime:
Crime: "Fortezza”, a Dutch hacker who commited credit card theft. On November 2012, a Dutch citizen, David Benjamin Schrooten, with the alisa Fortezza, plead guilty to many charges in regards to credit card fraud.[1] Around 100 000 credit cards had been stolen and sold them to various internet websites. He had worked with an accomplice, Christopher A. Schroebel, to create websites, one called Kurupt.su, that enabled criminals to sell and purchase credit cards for fraud.[2] The estimated damages amounted to more than $63 million dollars. The police stated that they had planted spying malware into the sales system of businesses in Seattle, one of which being a local italian restaurant that help lead …show more content…

Consumers should carefully check and verify purchases made on their bill. Criminals can try to make small purchases that many people may miss or not care about, but could lead to bigger purchases and other problems down the road. The more cases investigators have the easier it can be to pinpoint the cause, which can give further clues into who the criminals are. To help with this many banks offer smartphone applications that allow users to log into their accounts and view pending transactions, allowing them to quickly report unknown transactions before more harm is …show more content…

(2013, February 01). U.S. Department Of Justice. Retrieved March 06, 2018, from https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/dutch-citizen-sentenced-12-years-prison-computer-hacking-scheme-stole-and-sold-credit

[2] - Kirk, J. (2013, February 03). Dutch man sentenced in US to 12 years in credit card scam. Computer World. Retrieved March 06, 2018, from https://www.computerworld.com/article/2495183/security0/dutch-man-sentenced-in-us-to-12-years-in-credit-card-scam.html

[3] - David Benjamin Schrooten, aka "Fortezza," Dutch hacker, pleads not guilty to mass U.S. credit card theft. (2012, June 12). The Associated Press. Retrieved March 06, 2018, from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-benjamin-schrooten-aka-fortezza-dutch-hacker-pleads-not-guilty-to-mass-us-credit-card-theft/

[4] - Kirk, J. (2012, June 13). Power and ego, not money, may have fueled alleged Dutch hacker. Computer World. Retrieved March 06, 2018, from

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