Selling CVV Data: US Law, Penalties, Payout Claims

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What is ONYX GiftCards?

Onyx Gift Cards is a Grenadian company designed to introduce, market and manage gift cards systems in Grenada for retailers and corporations. We are enthusiastic about the effect and influence we will have on the local market. We intend to expand our systems regionally with a range of product offerings and services.

What is a Gift Card?

Gift cards are the preferred way of giving and receiving gifts. They carry a monetary value that can be redeemed for gifts at your favorite store.
Onyx GiftCards are “Open Gift Cards” which means that they can be redeemed at multiple merchant locations. They are standard credit card size, can fit into the average wallet and made of PVC plastic. Onyx GiftCards are Barcoded for security and safety for the consumer and bear a disclaimer at the back.
Onyx Giftcards can be bought with a branded Card backer which is black in colour and is designed to fit the card. There is an area to write a brief message to the recipient as well.

How it Works?

  • Buy an Onyx Gift Card at these local stores
  • Give your gift card to friends, family, co-workers, etc.
  • The recipient can shop at our select merchants nationwide
  • Your friends, family, co-workers, etc. will present their gift card at checkout to pay for your item(s)
  • They will walk away happy with the best gift ever...the gift of Choice

Why ONYX GiftCards?

  • Save TIME. No need to run around looking for the perfect gift
  • Redeem from a variety of business island-wide. We will continue adding businesses as fast as ONYX grows.
  • ONYX Gift Cards do not expire
  • Cards are valued at convinient amounts to meet every need and occasion

The short answer

CVV stands for card verification value. It is the 3-digit code on the back of most credit and debit cards, or the 4-digit code on the front of American Express cards. Selling that code is a federal crime in the United States. No licensed processor handles those sales. No card network authorizes an instant payout for them. Offers that promise one fall into two groups: fraud against the seller, or a law enforcement operation.

What a CVV does

Card networks use the CVV to confirm that the person entering a card number holds the physical card. Issuers generate it from the card number, the expiration date, and a secret key. The code never prints on a receipt or a statement. Because it is the main control on card-not-present transactions, the payment card industry classifies it as sensitive authentication data.

PCI DSS Requirement 3.2 forbids storing sensitive authentication data after authorization, even in encrypted form. Merchants, processors, and gateways that keep CVV data break that rule and lose card processing rights.

Legal status

18 U.S.C. § 1029 covers fraud and related activity in connection with access devices. A payment card, a card number, and a CVV all count as access devices or means of account access. Trafficking in them carries a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison for a first offense. The maximum rises to 15 or 20 years when a case involves a larger number of devices.

18 U.S.C. § 1028A adds a mandatory 2-year sentence, consecutive to any other term, when the offense involves another person's identification. State statutes add theft and computer crime charges on top of the federal counts. Restitution orders cover the issuer's reissue costs and the cardholder's losses.

Why instant payout claims fail

Penalties at a glance

Report it

Sellers who receive a payout offer should treat the message as evidence, keep the headers, and send the file to IC3. A claim of instant cash for card verification data is a mark for a sting or a scam. There is no third option.

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