Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The number of counterfeit banknotes fell seven times

Last year, banks have been damaged in the amount of 9,000,000 rubles., According to RBC daily, with reference to the UK Ministry of Internal Affairs. In total, according to police, there have been 2,968 crimes. Of these, more than 2 thousand cases have already been sent to the court, and 99 people were brought to justice. In this case, 104 crimes were recorded with the use of plastic cards online. For comparison, in 2009, banks have suffered damage amounting to 63 million rubles. According to market participants, reducing the production of counterfeit banknotes can be explained by the fact that credit institutions are to successfully fight the fraudsters. In addition, many banks have switched to production of smart cards, which are more reliable. Other reasons for the reduction of card crime is that not all minor incidents of reach of law enforcement. Often, financial institutions prefer to independently solve a problem. Also, banks are reducing limits on card transactions, thus reducing the potential damage from the scam.

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