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Hi I'm Elliot Castro, an ex-fraudster now working with the banking and security communities to help close up loopholes and give advice on anti-fraud techniques. I have written a book about my previous exploits which is called 'Other Peoples Money'. I also speak at various conferences, industry event

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During my 5 year spell as a fraudster, I used the telephone banking system almost every day, in order to keep track of the finances of those whose accounts I had taken over (this would more often than not be a credit card account, although I did occasionally get information relating to bank accounts too). Needless to say, the fact that some of th...

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