# Anarchy: Credit Card Fraud

It would be a small leap in some people's minds to go from stealing telephone connection time from a long distance company (by scanning through some access numbers and looking for valid ones) to using other acquired numbers (from carbons and stolen databases) to get free computer equipment and airline tickets. This, apparently, was the draw of Credit Card Fraud, where stolen credit card numbers were used to charge thousands of dollars for whatever a budding felon decided they wanted to risk years of jail time for.

Even now, there's really no justification or warm glow associated with credit card fraud, but the following files promote the cavalier and on-the-edge approach to this second, deeper level of using "codes".

Filename | Size | Description of the Textfile
ac1.txt | 6339 | Advanced Carding Techniques by The Disk Jockey
act_04.dj | 2365 | Advanced Carding Part 4: Motel Carding, by The Disk Jockey
advanced.txt | 9278 | Real Credit Card Fraud by Emergency Interript of Advanced Telecommunication Inc.
advcard3.txt | 2908 | The Disk Jockey Presents Advanced Carding III: Airline Carding
advcard4.txt | 2328 | The Disk Jockey Presents: Advanced Carding 4: Motel Carding
advcard6.txt | 2137 | The Disk Jockey Presents: Advanced Carding 6: Easier Drops
advcard7.txt | 2335 | The Disk Jockey Presents: Advanced Carding 7: The Other Side
advcard8.txt | 4679 | The Disk Jockey Presents: Advanced Carding 8: In-Person Carding
advcard9.txt | 1196 | The Disk Jockey Presents: Advanced Carding 9: Tips and Tricks
advcrd13.c_f | 2971 | The Disk Jockey Presents: Advanced Carding 13: The Student Card
afrocard.txt | 5495 | Mailboxing: How to Acquire Credit Cards
aicard.hac | 7630 | Careful Carding, by One-Eyed Willie
aicard.txt | 9219 | Careful Carding Techniques, by One Eyed Willie of AI
amex.txt | 9248 | How to Make Your Own Valid American Express Numbers in One Easy Step, by Saturday Knight
artcardi.txt | 24577 | The Art of Carding by DM 0verdose (May 4, 1991)
atms1.txt | 4096 | The Disk Jockey Presents: Scamming ATM's
bcformats.txt | 1291 | A List of Bank Card Formats
bgcard.txt | 8189 | Credit Carding Made Easy by David Lightman (March 28, 1985)
blockani.phk | 995 | How to Avoid Being Traced on BOC Calling Card Calls
callcard.hac | 1734 | Hacking Calling Cards by The Pyromaniac
callcard.phk | 1868 | Hacking Calling Cards, by The Pyromaniac
calling.phk | 28939 | Calling Card Secrets, transcribed from Bell Telephone
card-rl | 7196 | Carding in the 90's by The Knight of Renegade Legion (April 1991)
card.txt | 7986 | Some Basic Information about Credit Cards
card1.txt | 3767 | Credit Card Fraud made Easy, by Jimmy Z
card101.nap | 5248 | A NAPPA Profile on Carding, by Dr. Insanity
card101.txt | 6188 | The NAPPA Profile on Carding by Dr. Insanity of NAP/PA
card111.txt | 8844 | Carding, by Bloody Malice
card2.txt | 19054 | Some Thoughts and Instructions on Carding
card90rl.hac | 7060 | Carding in the 90's, by The Knight
card90rl.txt | 7388 | Carding In the 1990's by The Knight, April 1991
cardass.txt | 13126 | How to Card Your Ass Off and Never Get Caught
cardbeg.txt | 4491 | Carding, an Overview
cardbig.txt | 2717 | Carding Hints from The Big Guy
cardchk.hac | 922 | Credit Check information
cardchk.txt | 1204 | Credit Card Checking, from the Tempest (July 5th, 1987)
cardfrau.txt | 3569 | How to Get a Lot of Stuff Free
cardfun.txt | 7501 | Credit Cards for Fun and Profit: A Treasure Island Presentation
cardhack.phk | 1830 | Nail Varnish and Card Calls
cardi90s.txt | 7113 | Carding in the 90's by The Knight of Renegade Legion (March 17, 1991)
cardin92.txt | 10506 | Cardin' 1992: Carding in the 90's by Special Ed (January 2, 1992)
cardindevpac.txt | 17876 | Carding, by Devpac
cardinfo.txt | 6656 | All About Carding, by Jack the Ripper of Thieve's Underground
cardinfy.txt | 5137 | Information on How to Card!
carding.basics | 17536 | The Fundamentals of Credit Card Engineering by Jumping Jack Flash (January 15, 1992)
carding.txt | 5347 | Carding Volume #1 by FX
carding1.txt | 4737 | The Basics of Carding by The Metallian of Metal Communications
carding2.doc | 4746 | The Basics of Carding, by the Metallian
carding2.txt | 29174 | Carding Volume II by The Metallian
carding3.txt | 35523 | Carding III: Higher Learning, by The Metallian of Neon Knights/Metal Communications
carding5.txt | 10491 | Carding Volume #1 by FX
cardnet.txt | 8632 | OTG Presents Cards and the Networks
cardread.hac | 30142 | Card Reading Public Station Requirements (Bellcore document)
cards!.txt | 1615 | Virgin Boy is Selling AT&T Virgin Calling Cards!
cards.cap | 33027 | Scythe/KRYN give you New Credit Card Numbers
cards1.txt | 14410 | How to Card by The Disk Master (November 21, 1988)
cards3.txt | 2466 | If You Don't Know How to Card, This File is For You, by The Serial Killer
cardtech.txt | 9033 | Carding, by Bloody Malice
cbi-equi.txt | 15178 | Credit Bureau Incorporated and Equifax Credit Information Services, by Kludge (March 29, 1991)
cbi-rl | 23705 | CBI General Information Text by Spiritwalker of Renegade Legion
cbi.txt | 14615 | Hacking CBI Accounts, by The Ghost of the Panther Modernz
cbi4rl.hac | 21842 | CBI General Information Text #4 by SpiritWalker
cbiacnt1.txt | 15073 | CBI Account and Merchant Listing, by Video Vindicator
cbidoc.hac | 3154 | How to Logon a CBI System, by L.E. Pirate
cbiman.txt | 44915 | The Complete CBI Manual of Operations
cc-dial.txt | 7244 | Documentation for CC-Dial (Calling Card Dialer Version 1) November 25th, 1993
cc.ing.made.eas | 8102 | Credit Carding Made Easy by David Lightman (March 28, 1985)
cc101.txt | 77370 | Credit-Carding 101 Part 1
cc101_2.txt | 10663 | Credit Carding 101 Part 2
cc101_3.txt | 16769 | Credit Carding 101 Part 3
cc101_4.txt | 13990 | Credit Carding 101 Part 4
cc101_5.txt | 12327 | Credit Carding 101 Part 5
cc101_6.txt | 10480 | Credit Carding 101 Part 5
cc_bible.txt | 11627 | The Credit Carding Bible, from BoRRE of MYSTIC
ccbanks.hac | 10195 | Credit Card Number Prefixes and the Associated Banks
ccc.nfo | 2931 | Youngsters Against McAfee Present Credit Card Commando
cccheck.txt | 1448 | DOCUMENTATION: The Calling Card Chekcer by TauTau (1994)
cccodes.txt | 3911 | Hacking Credit Card Codes by Omni Kid and The Wyvern
ccformat.txt | 2107 | Credit Card Formats, by Shadowmaster of The Power of Plastic (June 14, 1992)
ccfraud.txt | 4366 | How to Card Your Ass Off and Never Get Caught
ccgenkit.txt | 14336 | Credit Card Number Generation Kit For The Apple by The Phantom Viper
ccinfo.txt | 4099 | Credit Card Information by Scooter
ccnumber.txt | 1408 | A Collection of Bank Card Formats
ccnumberdoc.hac | 2067 | Bank Card Formats
ccnus.phk | 1171 | Getting Calling Card Numbers, by the Extortionist
ccs.hac | 8049 | Credit Carding Made Easy by David Lightman
ccsecrts.txt | 29696 | Calling Card Secrets, from Bell Labs Presented by City Under Seige
cctutor.txt | 19237 | A Complete Tutorial on Credit Cards by The Duke of The United Pirating Society
cfrd.txt | 16302 | Card Fraud and Computer Evidence (February 14, 1994)
citibank.txt | 7057 | Citibank Service Addresses by Dark Helmet (May 21, 1990)
ckfraud1.txt | 10692 | Check Fraud Made E-Z by The Raven (August 13, 1992)
copier.txt | 10206 | Magentic Stripes, from a variety of sources, typed in by Count Zero of Restricted Data Transmissions
crdfraud.txt | 4079 | Credit Card Fraud Made Easy: A Treasure Island Presentation
crdtcard.txt | 17968 | Credit Cards for Fun and Profit (August 2, 1984)
crdtcarddoc.hac | 17961 | Volume I of The Adventures in Fraud Series by Sneak Thief/Credit Card Fraud Ideas by L.E. Pirate
credchk.txt | 1362 | Credit Checks: A Treasure Island Presentation
credfrd.txt | 8558 | Credit Card Fraud Ideas!! By L.E. Pirate
credguid.txt | 3645 | Credit Card Guide: How to card and not get caught by Cobra Commander of Treasure Island
credit | 7688 | Credit Cards for fun and profit! by Southern New York, August, 1984
credit.txt | 3672 | Credit Carding: Here Are Some of the Best Ways
credit1.ana | 10622 | Credit Cards I: The Card, by The Administration
credit_s.txt | 5116 | Transcription of the Magnetic Data Encoding Standards on some Cards
creditca.txt | 17383 | How to Generate Credit Cards by Lost Soulz of Origin
creditsc.txt | 3206 | Credit Card Fraud, by Smooth Criminal
credscam.txt | 3463 | Credit Card Scams from The New York Safehouse II Elite
deacard.txt | 6317 | Beginning to Advanced Carding, by The Avenger of the Data Enforcement Association (January 26, 1991)
dosbank.txt | 9871 | DOCUMENTATION: The DOSBank Credit Card Validation Program (1995)
fraudcc.txt | 14523 | Protecting the Plastic, by Jack Goldstein of the American Society for Industrial Security (1989)
fyd_cc-1.txt | 16568 | The FYD Guide to Card Frauding and its Principles
guicardi.txt | 15802 | Carding 101: The Basica, by Dark Grif
hackat&t.txt | 2815 | How to Hack AT&T and Get Cards from Them
hackincc.txt | 4680 | Hacking Credit Card Codes by Omni-Kid and The Wyvern
hackingcdoc.hac | 3531 | Hacking Credit Card Codes by Omni-Kid
hacktrw.hac | 2706 | An Experienced Hacker's Guide to Hacking TRW, by Minotaur
insidecr.txt | 52141 | Credit Card 101 Part 1: The Players
is02card.txt | 10292 | Carding in the 90's by Aeon Flux of Information Society (September 12, 1992)
is02cardis.ana | 10467 | Information Society: Carding in the 90's
kreditko.txt | 3534 | Basic Credit Card Fraud by Mr. Big of the Swedish Hacking Association (1990)
magcard.txt | 72625 | Magnetic Stripe Technology: An Overview
magcard2.txt | 16994 | Magentic Card Swipe Reader... Need Help!
makecard.txt | 1359 | Software Documentation: Credit Card Account Number Generator Version 1.0 by Becna
merchant.cc | 23292 | Credit Cards and Merchant Numbers
metallia.txt | 13545 | Cardinging Volume II by the Metallian
minuten.txt | 2201 | Calculate Your Own Minuten Card Numbers, by Martin Fredriksson of MRD (June 10, 1992)
narc_7 | 8220 | NARC Infofile 7: Credit Cards
nfcardng.txt | 5100 | No-Fail Carding Techniques by Ford Prefect
nha-004.txt | 8148 | NetWork Hackers Alliance Issue 4
obtaincards.txt | 7127 | How to obtain Credit Card Numbers and Calling Card Numbers the Easy Way!
plastic.txt | 45985 | Card-O-Rama: Magnetic Stripe Technology and Beyond by Count Zero (November 22, 1992)
posse1.txt | 17871 | The Art of Cardinb, by the AI Overdose (May 4, 1991)
readme.mpi | 2970 | Soft Documentation: Calling Card Calculator v10 by Micropirates
ripccn.txt | 4717 | How to Get Credit Cards the Easy Eay by Valaraukar
secrets1.hac | 4840 | Big Secrets Volume #1 by The Wyvern: Credit Cards and Lie Detectors
shacard.txt | 3615 | Basic Credit Card Fraud, by Mr. Big of Swedish Hacking Association (1990)
skip.txt | 13935 | Zen and the Art of Credit Theft
tfp-trw.txt | 2589 | Hacking TRW
tralia.txt | 5427 | Eline Carding: The Australian Way to Do It!
trw-ips.txt | 23735 | The TRW Master File by Infinite Possibilities Society (December 1991)
trw.doc | 4048 | General TRW Information by Modem Master
trw.hac | 1693 | Quick Notes on getting into TRW
trw.txt | 3200 | Information on TRW, by Nitzer Reb
trw1.hac | 23129 | Infinite Possibilities Society presents: COMPLETE TRW
trw2.hac | 38380 | Infinite Possibilities Society presents: EVEN MORE COMPLETE TRW
trwaddrs.txt | 3063 | TRW Address Formats by The Line Breaker (March 1, 1986)
trwdef.hac | 7958 | TRW Definitions, by the Line Breaker
trwdefs.txt | 6686 | TRW Definitions by The Line Breaker (March 1, 1986)
trwdoc.hac | 4278 | General TRW Information, by Modem Master
trwguide.hac | 13029 | Renegade Legions Technical Reports: TRW 1.0
trwh.txt | 2499 | Information on TRW, by Nitzer Reb
trwinf.hac | 5525 | Several Textfiles about TRW
trwinfo.txt | 2760 | General TRW Information by Modem Master
trwips.txt | 23935 | The TRW Master File #1 (December 1991) by Infinite Possibilities Society
trwtech.hac | 11392 | TRW Terminology: Understanding what you read, by Master Blaster
ukccfraud.txt | 5538 | U.K. Credit Card Fraud by Creditman (October 22, 1990)
val-amex.txt | 7233 | How to Make Your Own Valid American Express Numbers in One Easy Step, by Saturday Knight
valccds.hac | 921 | How you validate Credit Cards
visa.txt | 1747 | Calculating Your Own VISA Numbers, by Martin Fredriksson of Sarcastic Existence
visahack.txt | 7447 | Some Unchangeable Digits in Visa Credit Cards by Stargazer and Borashi
visahackdoc.hac | 7557 | Some Unchangeable Digits in Visa Credit Cards by Stargazer and Borashi
vitcard.txt | 7418 | Carding Simplified Part 1: Vital Card Information by Scooter (October 25, 1990)
whats.new | 6238 | DOCUMENTATION: CreditMaster Revision History (October 31, 1995)
zencredi.ana | 15468 | Zen and the Art of Credit Card Fraud

There are 162 files for a total of 1,711,814 bytes.

It is interesting to note that throughout the 1980's, the vast majority of busts for hackers came from credit card fraud busts. If you leaf through some of the textfiles on this site that mention busts, you will find that in almost all the files, they mention as an aside that what got the authorities interested in them was some spate of carding. While the law was unable to quantify exploration or interaction with computers, the cold transfer of material goods they could understand.