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Twentynine people in the chicago area face state or federal charges for involvement with a bank fraud scheme known as cracking cards. Fbi cracks down on cracking cards by jason meisner. Dj akademiks speaks on chicago rapper bandman kevo being arrested among 28 others in a bank fraud scheme called cracking cards. Sep 29, 2015 card cracking scams are cranking up on social media. Twentynine people in the chicago area face state or federal charges for involvement with a bank fraud scheme known as cracking cards, which found participants through rap music and social media. Card cracking scams are cranking up on social media cbs news. One of those arrested is chicago rapper kevin ford, 26, who records under the name bandman kevo and who is best known for the song baller. Members are contacted via social media to make quick cash. Cracking cards has its roots on the south side of chicago, but it has. Homeowners can also seek reimbursement from a contractors bond. Authorities link 14 people to credit and debit card information that a prosecutor says was stolen from officemax and other businesses.
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