Credit Card Fraud

This type of fraud involves the theft and/or counterfeit of a credit card or a similar credit payment device; this includes use of a credit card to illegally obtain funds, services or goods by means of deception. Credit card fraud also extends to the theft of personal information in order to gain access to another individual’s account or to create an illegal, fraudulent account, which is also a form of identity theft. The provisions under information technology act and IPC dealt with such offense.

When a person is a victim of credit card fraud the amount of time it takes for the crime to be discovered can vary. When the card itself is stolen, the theft may be determined quickly, but in cases where a person’s personal information has been stolen, it can take far longer. If only a person’s credit card information is appropriated, then the consumer is likely to notice the illegal charges on their next billing statement, but if the theft extends to an individual’s identity, then a culprit who uses a separate address may be able to fully prevent discovery of the crime for an indeterminate amount of time.