Investigators: Businesses buying your credit card number (NorthWest Cable News)

8 March 2010, 11:04 pm

$10 here. $15 there. By putting little charges on your credit card, some companies are making tens of millions of dollars a year. These are businesses that you never gave your credit card number to. Some consumer groups call it fraud, but it may be perfectly legal. Christie Frison-Thornton of Rainier spotted a $19.95 charge just a few weeks ago. A company called "Privacy Matters" billed her ...... Read More »

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