significant as three‐quarters of all plastic card fraud is committed at point of sale. Increased authorizations and the new UK … National Merchant Alert Service will save millions, and research into new fraud prevention technology at point of sale is …

fraud prevention in the USA, the UK, Australia and Indonesia, particularly over the period 2003‐2007, with special focus on … the fraud prevention practices in the payments systems. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses primary and … benchmarking analyses to highlight the trends in credit card fraud prevention in the four countries. Findings – The study …

's credit card fraud prevention from a strategic point of view, using a model of payments fraud prevention practice developed by … establishes that credit card fraud prevention practice in Indonesia is still at a lower level of robustness than those in the USA …, the UK and Australia. Deficiencies in the credit card fraud prevention practice in Indonesia are indicated, inter alia …

Analyses the factors in Taiwanese credit card fraud, and gives case studies in order to classify the main types of … fraud; these include fraudulent use of other people’s cards, credit card applications with forged documents, use of credit …, fraud prevention mechanisms, establishing risk systems, management of merchants, and educational promotional activities …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss credit card fraud in Trinidad and Tobago. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper describes credit card typologies in Trinidad and Tobago and the existing law governing such fraud. It outlines … the success and inadequacies of the enforcement machinery and issues involving credit card fraud detection and prevention …

Purpose – To make readers aware of the pervasiveness of credit card fraud and how it affects credit card companies … type of fraud. Findings – Credit card fraud is a healthy and growing means of stealing billions of dollars from credit card … and how to avoid falling prey to them. Research limitations/implications – This fraud relies on technology currently …

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the “effectiveness” of the Cyprus police in investigating credit card fraud … assess the current capacity of police in investigating credit card fraud. Findings – The paper discovers that a far more co …‐ordinated approach is needed to tackle credit card fraud in Cyprus, with a lack of specialised knowledge of fraud a major concern …