Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions
Fraudulent transaction
A fraudulent transaction is one unauthorized by the credit card holder. Such transactions are categorized as lost, stolen, not received, issued on a fraudulent application, counterfeit, fraudulent processing of transactions, account takeover or other fraudulent conditions as defined by the card company or the member company.
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