Online pirates ahoy!

Victims of online bank card fraud can report it on a new web platform, called Perceval, to avoid a visit to the commissariat de police .

Connexion Journalist

Published wednesday 04. July 2018 - 16:06 Modified wednesday 04. July 2018 - 16:06

This is not for stolen cards but for cases where card details have been pirated. See tinyurl.com/Cx-Perceval

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Online pirates ahoy!

Victims of online bank card fraud can report it on a new web platform, called Perceval, to avoid a visit to the commissariat de police .

New telephone law aims to reduce bank fraud in France

Warning of fake restaurant scam on delivery apps

Court jails large-scale solar panel scammer, 800 victims in France