Target Credit Card Breach: Arrests Made in Retailer's Identity Theft Scandal
Two Mexican immigrants have been arrested at the border of Texas and Mexico for their role in the nationwide Target credit card fraud scheme that caused millions of Target customers to have their credit card information be vulnerable to theft.
According to the Huffington Post, Mary Carmen Garcia, 27, and Daniel Guardiola Dominguez, 28, both of Monterrey, Mexico, had used cards containing the account information of South Texas residents. Rodriguez said they were used to purchase numerous items at national retailers in the area including Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Toys R Us.
However, according to CBS News, it was late determined that there was no connection between this case and the ongoing breach of security issue with Target.
Garcia and Dominguez were arrested with "cloned" cards (almost 100 of them, to be exact) all of which were made from data acquired from the Target security breach. "The discrepancy could not immediately be rectified late Monday. Messages left for Rodriguez and his lieutenant Monday evening seeking a response to those comments weren't immediately returned. Garcia and Guardiola were both being held Monday on state fraud charges. It was not immediately known whether they had retained lawyers. Rodriguez said he did not know whether these arrests were the first related to the Target breach," reports The Huffington Post.
In most cases, consumers aren't responsible for fraudulent credit card charges. Usually, credit card companies are able to flag fraudulent charges before they go through, however debit cards aren't subject to that same protection. As an end result, most of the debit card holders have a difficult time getting their money back when it's taken from their account.
If you think your card has been affected by the security breach, contact both Target at 866-852-8680, and the Federal Trade Commission.
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