. Describe access device fraud and provide an example of how state law punishes such a crime.

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Access device fraud is the fraudulent use of credit card, debit cards, ATM cards, PINs, and other means of gaining access to money, goods, and services. According to the textbook, in Pennsylvania, it is illegal to use an access device to obtain or attempt to obtain property or services knowing that the device is “counterfeit, altered or incomplete.” It is also illegal to use an access device that belongs to another person without that person’s authorization, and it is illegal to use an access device that has been revoked or canceled. Moreover, selling, transferring, or possessing “altered” or “counterfeit” access devices is illegal. If an unlawful transaction with an access device is valued at $500 or more, it is a felony.

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