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Sentencing guidance given for credit card fraudsters

Judges are to be given more advice on how to sentence criminals who use electronic equipment to obtain credit card details.

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26 February 2009

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A consultation guideline from the Sentencing Guidelines Council has been published and labelled this type of dishonest behaviour as an offence of "making articles for use in fraud".

Sir Christopher Pitchford, a member of the council, said it was recommending a minimum of four years in jail for the "most extensive use" of this type of fraud.

"Fraud is not a victimless crime," he continued.

"It is not just financial institutions that are targeted - individuals can lose their businesses and life savings."

There are a lot of different ways criminals can target credit card users, so it is vital to ensure risks are minimised.

Some consumers are sent fake emails from fraudsters - a process called phishing - whereby they are asked to provide personal information for their lender.

However, this data is then received by the criminals and used illegally.

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