Fairfield. Fraud capital

Rairfield is the state's e-commerce fraud capital, according to data released to The Sydney Morning Herald by the computer security firm RSA. The data was collected from monitoring 2 million Australian Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards between January and March of this year. E-commerce fraud involves a criminal using a stolen credit or debit card to buy goods online. Top ranking areas in which e-commerce fraud was attempted: Fairfield 6.9 per cent, Gosford 5.9 per cent, Hurstville 2.1 per cent, North Ryde 2.0 per cent, Hay 1.5 per cent, City of Sydney 1.1 per cent and Mascot 1.0 per cent.