New York, Nigeria sustain "riskiest eCommerce" titles.(front page)(Brief article)

For the second time in as many years, eCommerce merchants named New York City as the riskiest North American metro area for eCommerce in an annual online fraud survey undertaken by CyberSource. Nigeria was chosen as riskiest country, also for the second straight year. By "riskiest," survey respondents are indicating that orders from these areas are most likely to be fraudulent (i.e., made with stolen credit cards or other fraudulent payment). In 2004, 26 percent cited New York as the most likely venue for fraudulent eCommerce, but that dropped to 18 percent in 2005. In keeping with China's growing prominence in the world market, that country rose from fourth ...