§1644 Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards; Penalties

Summary

It is a crime to knowingly use, try to use, move, sell, or receive fake, made-up, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or otherwise fraudulently gotten credit cards when the action involves crossing state lines or international borders or uses ways of doing business that cross those lines. The law covers using such cards to get money, goods, services, or anything else that totals $1,000 or more in one year. It also covers transporting or selling the fake cards across state or national lines, and receiving or hiding items that moved in interstate or foreign commerce and were bought with such cards. Tickets for interstate or foreign travel bought with these cards are covered if they total $500 or more in one year. A person who does any of these things can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to 10 years, or both.