Cost Plus Alerts Consumers in Southern California Area of Suspected Electronic Funds Transfer Unit (PIN Pad) Tampering at Eight Retail Locations.Company Believes Payment Terminal PIN Pads Tampered With Between February 2008 and April 2008; Changes Point of Sale Procedures to Ensure Customers Can Safely Use Debit and Credit Cards Affected Locations Include San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. (Downtown), Oceanside, La Jolla La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. , San Dimas, Valencia, Palm Desert and Oxnard OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cost Plus World Market ("Cost Plus") recently learned that Electronic Funds Transfer See EFT. (application, communications) electronic funds transfer - (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or magnetic tape. devices (known as "PIN pads") at eight of its Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, stores may have been tampered with between February 2008 and April 2008 and, as a result, certain account and PIN numbers used at those locations only may have been acquired by unauthorized third parties. After a thorough investigation, Cost Plus believes that only cards used at the eight stores identified below are affected. There have been reports of unauthorized debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. activity on some of those accounts. To date there is no evidence of any credit card fraud Credit card fraud is a wide-ranging term for theft and fraud committed using a credit card or any similar payment mechanism as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction. The purpose may be to obtain goods without paying, or to obtain unauthorized funds from an account. associated with this incident. Cost Plus has changed its point of sale procedures nation-wide and is confident that its customers can safely use debit and credit cards at all CPWM CPWM Certified Public Works Manager (New Jersey state license) CPWM Controlled Pulsewidth Modulation stores. The payment card data read by a PIN pad is limited and it is not believed that other customer information, including name, address and social security number, was obtained. The eight stores that have been identified in connection with this incident include: San Diego (372 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92101), Oceanside (2140 Vista Way Oceanside, CA 92054), La Jolla (8657 Villa La Jolla Drive Suite La Jolla, CA 92037), Mission Viejo (28341 Marquerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA 92692), San Dimas (638 West Arrow Highway San Dimas, CA 91773), Valencia (25676 North The Old Road Valencia, CA 91381), Palm Desert (44-439 Town Center Way, Palm Desert, CA 92260) and Oxnard (221 Esplanade Drive, Oxnard, CA 93030). Since learning of the incident, Cost Plus has worked closely with the financial institutions and law enforcement officials to ensure that any of its customers impacted by this incident are identified. Cost Plus is also working with its merchant bank and the payment card issuers to ensure that any affected cards are blocked and reissued. In addition to the chain-wide changes in its point of sale procedures, the Company has begun the process of replacing the PIN pad devices throughout all of its stores nationwide and expects to complete the process by the end of August. Furthermore, the Company has engaged Verizon Business/Cybertrust, a nationally recognized data security firm, to review its overall data security program. Cost Plus strongly recommends that consumers who have used a payment card at one of these Cost Plus retail locations between February 2008 and April 2008 should carefully review their account statements and immediately notify their credit or debit card company or bank if they suspect fraudulent use. Cost Plus apologizes to its valued customers for any inconvenience caused by this incident. The privacy of our customers and their personal information is a matter of the highest concern to the company, and every effort is made to ensure that all personal information and financial data maintained by Cost Plus is secure and safe. Important Information for Customers You can obtain additional information at www.worldmarket.com/securityalertfaqs or call us at 1-877-World Market (1-877-967-5362) between 4amPT-9pmPT, Sunday-Saturday. About Cost Plus World Market Celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, Cost Plus World Market now operates nearly 300 stores in 34 states under the names "World Market" and "Cost Plus World Market." The store features an ever-changing selection of casual home furnishings, housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , gifts, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , decorative accessories, over 500 international wines, gourmet foods and beverages offered at affordable prices and are imported from more than 50 countries. Many items are unique and exclusive to World Market regularly supplied by an international network of individual and regional artisans developed over the Company's 50 years in the import business. The majority of the store's furniture is constructed of environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] , farm raised wood while a number of items are made out of recycled glass and yet countless are constructed of environmentally friendly bamboo bamboo, plant of the family Gramineae (grass family), chiefly of warm or tropical regions, where it is sometimes an extremely important component of the vegetation. It is most abundant in the monsoon area of E Asia. . The value, breadth and continual refreshment of products invite customers to come back throughout a lifetime of changing home furnishings and entertaining needs. |
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