August 25, 2009 Archives

Icelandic travel paid for with credit card, kronur

Jeremy Simon | August 25, 2009 | Living with credit

Tags: credit card, foreign transaction fee, Iceland, Reykjavik

When visiting Iceland, be sure to bring a credit card -- and an iron stomach if you plan to try the fermented shark meat.

Criminal Charges: Scammers with no shame

Jeremy Simon | August 25, 2009 | Credit card miscellany

Tags: credit card, crime, criminal charges, fraud, theft

Credit card thieves apparently have little shame. In this week's collection of card fraud items, scammers show their willingness to steal from nearly anyone -- including abused children, deceased parents and Medicare -- if it gets them a (sometimes brief) taste of the good life.

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