A site that will net credit card thieves.

An anti-fraud education group that tipped federal authorities to a major internet credit card scheme has opened a web site that will let Americans check and see if their card numbers are in the hands of thieves.

The database of stolen credit card numbers, which became available on the web 25th June was created over the last seven weeks and has already identified nearly 100,000 credit card numbers, the group said.

The goal of the new web site is to cut down the time between the theft of a card number and cardholder's discovery of fraudulent charges made by the thieves, possible saving money for consumers and companies.

-The Times of India - June 27, 2002.