Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap,americast.usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Wed, Sep 23 1992 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 92 04:36:28 EDT Message-ID: 09-23 0000 cc cc Sept. 23, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. CREDIT-CARD FRAUDS: The cost of credit-card fraud worldwide was $1.5 billion in 1991. Ways people get cards fraudulently and misuse them: Stolen 33% Lost 17% Stolen from mail:factory 16% Counterfeit 15% Mail order:telephone order 10% Other 9% Source: MasterCard International GOLF'S BEST SENIOR ROOKIES: Ray Floyd played his first PGA Senior Tour event last weekend. Most Senior Tour victories among first-year players: Lee Trevino 7 1990 Dale Douglass 4 1986 Miller Barber 3 1981 Al Geiberger 3 1987 Jim Colbert 3 1991 Source: USA TODAY research SLOWING DOWN ON SHOPPING CENTERS: The number of new shopping centers being built is expected to decrease again this year. Number built in past years: 1988 1,642 1989 1,510 1990 1,008 1991 552 Source: International Council of Shopping Centers This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM