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How scam artist gets Netizens to 'steal'

So just what do computer criminals do with stolen credit cards? How about tricking innocent electronic shoppers into stealing on their behalf?
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So just what do computer criminals do with stolen credit cards? How about tricking innocent electronic shoppers into stealing on their behalf? That’s how at least one scam artist is playing the online credit card game, MSNBC has learned. The intricate scam, which ends up at a Latvian Internet-only bank, can net the scam artist more than $1,000 each time and leave the victim holding stolen merchandise. Full story to follow. -- Bob Sullivan, MSNBC

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