About the world conference of virtual dealers by stolen credit cards in Odessa, the world has told « New York times ». According to its(her) correspondent Meta Richtela, convoked conference so-called "Family" — the most influential and authoritative grouping applying for leadership in this kind of illegal business. In the chapter(head) of her(it) there is young одессит, a known Internet to community under nik Script. Except for him(it), "Family" includes eight more person, deserved the highest reputation not only among the numerous clients, but also among "colleagues".

Their business consists in off-line to trade in the information on credit cards. Weekly in the black market in the Internet are exposed tens thousand numbers of credit cards; extracted by breaking of computer bases the data. According to the Center of investigation of complaints to swindle in the Internet, it is the most successful such operations are engaged in the countries of the former USSR — mainly in Russia and in Ukraine, and also in the East Europe and in Asia (in particular, in Malaysia). Wholesale trade is most distributed, at which price change from $100 for 250 cards(maps) up to $1000 for 5 thousand.

As buyers, besides, inhabitants of the countries, Asia and Saudi Arabia though among them there are also representatives of America and the Western Europe more often act. Buy the stolen cards mainly for carrying out of roguish operations at trade in the Internet.

As a whole the scale of virtual swindle with participation of the stolen credit cards is estimated, at least, in $1 billion one year. Insignificant this sum you will not name, however and scales of virtual swindle catastrophic to name difficultly, in fact only through system Visa it is annually carried out(is annually spent) operations for the sum of $900 billion. To tell the truth, the risk at carrying out of virtual operations with the help кредиток - for cards VISA and MasterCard - is essentially higher than 0,25 %, than in off-line - 0,08 and 0,09 % accordingly.

Among most injured of similar frauds there are private concerns which become object of blackmail on the part of the hackers, demanding the repayment for the information stolen by them contained in corporate databases. The companies do not hasten to promulgate the data about suffered by them as a result of attacks of numerous hackers a loss as it undermines their own reputation.

The similar reserve essentially complicates activity of law enforcement bodies. To trace mysterious Script in any way it is not possible — it(he) constantly changes the electronic address. Nevertheless, more than 2 thousand his(its) constant clients without difficulties keep « working contact » to it(him). Moreover, in the "black" market there is an original rating of dealers the stolen credit cards, and Script constantly takes in it(him) the first place practically on безальтернативной to a basis. If his(its) present electronic address to find out not simply on all network it is possible to find the laudatoriest responses about his(its) "professionalism": « This guy really causes reverential horror. It(he) always gives me three times more cards, than I have paid ». Thus payment is made besides under virtual accounts, for example such, as www.webmoney.ru. Money past(last) through them not simply cease to smell, they completely lose all individual distinctions on which the authorized persons can find them.

However, somehow the western pathfinders nevertheless could establish, that under invitation Script more than 40 experts on trade in the stolen credit cards gathered in Odessa.
To swindle with credit cards it becomes fast more difficultly, consider in Europay Int. and MasterCard Int. Joint efforts of the company have developed means which allow to reveal these criminal acts effectively.
In particular, new system Irision co built - in module Sommunicator is ready to mass release. The module immediately sends a signal about a made deceit directly to division on struggle against swindle or the owner of a plastic card, using SMS or e-mail.
« Owners of plastic cards now can promote to prevention of swindle, – explains Francois Adan, the chapter(head) of service under the forecast of risk of company Europay. – For example, you, being in other country, receive the SMS-message on purchase on your plastic card of a ring with a brilliant. It is obvious, that is swindled, and you can immediately arrange ».
Other novelty, Aristion – the computer program which is intended for the bank workers tracing cases of swindle. She(it) processes unlimited number of conditions, unites them on classes and develops uniform criterion of search which, in turn, brings to the forefront specific samples. For example, it is possible to reveal a card(map) which during a short time interval has been submitted for payment in two shops located in the different countries.
Innovation from Europay and MasterCard already use Citibank, Bank of Scotland and other largest banks. If the new system will be appreciated by other banks - emitters besides actually safety of their accounts it can be offered to owners of plastic cards, to subscribe for dispatches on SMS or e-mail, for example, about programs of loyalty and special offers.
As consider in Europay, the new system will make more safe, first of all purchases through the Internet. Now losses from swindle with credit cards in the Internet make 6 % of losses from all cases of swindle with credit cards. But by quantity(amount) of crimes with use of plastic cards the Network, as is known, is in the lead.