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SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS–(Marketwire – May 3, 2011) – As identity theft and online attacks targeting banks and consumers continue to soar, Steven van der Velden, CEO of Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: ETAK) (http://www.elephanttalk.com/), is pointing out that ValidSoft, ETAK’s wholly-owned subsidiary, has a suite of effective products to help stop credit, debit card, and bank fraud. ETAK is an international provider of business software to the telecommunications and financial industries.

“The scope and scale of the card theft, account hacking, and related crimes are staggering,” van der Velden pointed out.

He cited a recent case in the U.S. in which a hacker pleaded guilty in connection with $36 million in card fraud and possession of 675,000 stolen card numbers: http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=22495

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