Credit card fraud is a growing industry that every honest person wished could be stamped out for good. The trouble is when one fraudster is caught another appears. Judge Mary Fahy of Galaway faced a South African woman who used stolen credit card information to purchase items by phone to a couple of shops in the city.
Oriana Bailey age 35 pled guilty to the credit card fraud charges. The credit card belonged to an Irish resident to pay for a pair of knee high boots. The boots cost 225 Euros. She was caught last year in August and is just now getting her sentence. She also pled guilty to a stolen credit card charge used to purchase another pair of shoes for 150 Euros. These two transactions occurred on the same day.
Bailey also pled guilty to the charges of handling the card, the stolen merchandise, and inducement of the shop clerks to become involved in the credit card fraud. She also had to plead guilty to identity theft. Bailey has 31 previous convictions for theft, custody of false instrument, dangerous driving, and other offenses. One charge gave her a five month sentence in 2005. This was again credit card theft.
Bailey had been in Ireland for five years and in trouble with the law for most of that time. The credit card fraud industry is huge, and yet these criminals don’t seem to mind getting caught. In fact Bailey seemed to have no fear in the court room regarding the identity theft.
Judge Fahy decided a 15 month sentence would be Bailey’s reward this time, but is this really enough? Since Bailey has been in the country of Ireland for five years she has been in jail for five months in 2005, and brought up on several charges. Whether a small fish or part of a larger ring, she is not changing with the minimal punishment she has received.
Many credit card fraud cases end the same way. The individuals are getting light sentences and released to go out and perform credit card fraud again. If you live in Ireland or elsewhere it is very important that you protect your card details yourself.
By following precautionary measures you may be able to prevent the fraud from occurring to you. Along those same lines if is does occur, but you are being cautious, then the procedure for clearing up the issue may not be as arduous as not knowing anything about credit card procedures.
In credit card theft you are not liable for charges that are 10 to 10,000 Euros. However, it is a long process with the credit card company to prove that you are not the one making the charges. As credit card fraud continues to increase more companies are trying to restrict their losses to the fraud. The credit card companies and merchants are liable. They have to contend with their card holders using fraud to get rid of charges, which is why the process is long.
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