AUSTRALIANS have been urged to report any suspicious credit card activity after seven people were charged over a massive $6 million credit card scam using stolen personal information.Five people in Sydney and two in Melbourne have been arrested over a scam involving the manufacture and distribution of more than 200 fraudulent credit cards a week, using personal details obtained here and overseas.Personal information was stolen from card holders in Australia, Spain, the UK and Malaysia, then allegedly used by the syndicate to manufacture fake credit cards, Medicare cards and driver’s licences in Australia.The cards were then used by syndicate shoppers allegedly to buy about $500,000 worth of items every week.
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Australians warned on card fraud after $6m bust – theaustralian.news.com.au – 02 Jul 09
July 5th, 2009 
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Tags: Assistant Commissioner, Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police, Card Fraud, Card Group, Credit Card Scam, Credit Card Statements, Department Of Immigration, Department Of Immigration And Citizenship, Fake Credit Cards, Fraudulent Credit Cards, Global Issue, Global Problem, Illegal Work, Immigration And Citizenship, Isst, Medicare Cards, Ms Newton, Nsw Crime Commission, Personal Credit 
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