{"id":376933,"date":"2016-03-31T21:37:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/virginia-law\/virginia-credit-and-debit-card-fraud-laws.html"},"modified":"2016-06-20T19:48:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T00:48:46","slug":"virginia-credit-and-debit-card-fraud-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/virginia-law\/virginia-credit-and-debit-card-fraud-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Credit and Debit Card Fraud Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Virginia Credit and Debit Card Fraud Laws<\/h1>\n
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Virginia has several criminal laws that relate to credit and debit card fraud<\/a> and they fall into three categories: credit card theft, credit card fraud, and credit card forgery.<\/p>\n

Credit Card Theft<\/h2>\n

In Virginia, it is illegal to take someone’s credit card or credit card number without their permission. You also must have the intent to either use or sell it. Buying or selling cards or card numbers without authorization is also called credit card theft in Virginia.<\/p>\n

The prosecutor must prove that the card or card number was wrongfully taken from its rightful owner or that it was received with the knowledge that it had been taken and with the intent to either use, sell, or transfer it. However, possession of multiple credit cards or credit card numbers of another person without the consent of the cardholder might serve as sufficient evidence<\/a> that you violated this law.<\/p>\n

Credit Card Fraud<\/h2>\n

Credit card fraud is different than credit card theft because many of the forms of credit card fraud require that the defendant actually get some goods or services. Here, the crime can be in just attempting to use a stolen credit card. For example, a person is guilty of credit card fraud if he or she intends to defraud any person and does the following:<\/p>\n