stolen card
Swiped payment method
A stolen card is a credit card, debit card, or other payment card that has been taken without the owner's authorization.
The term appears in fraud prevention, banking, and law enforcement contexts: The transaction was flagged as coming from a stolen card.
Using a stolen card constitutes fraud regardless of how it was obtained—through theft, data breach, or purchase on black markets.
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- identityWho someone is
- swipeQuick sliding motion
unauthorized · transaction · skimmed · compromised · data breach · hacked · dark web · PIN · chip and PIN · wallet · purse · pickpocket · charge · dispute · bank · bank statement · cancel · freeze
- debit cardsPIN number, contactless, expiration date, CVV, prepaid debit
- fraudscam, fraud, swindle, con, deceive
- payment securityfraud detection, fraud prevention, anti-fraud, fraud protection, secure payment