Watch out in this season of good will, because not everyone is in the same festive “good will to all men” kind of vibe. Thousands of people are victims of credit card theft and fraud at this time of year, so i’ve come up with a few pointers to protect you…
We used to be told not to carry too much cash around didn’t we? Can you remember your mum telling you? I can. Well now we’re told to watch out for our credit cards! We’ll never be safe. Just when you thought that your credit card was safe because they needed a pin number, you’re wrong, and believe me there are still plenty of mistakes that can be made with this.
I know it may seem like an obvious thing to say, but i will say it anyway. When you are carrying around a credit or debit card in your walled, purse, bag, or whatever else you put it in, do not keep your pin number in there too. You can laugh, but still many people keep their pin right next to their card! This is for various reasons, and they usually relate to being too lazy to memorise the number, or go to a machine and simply change it. If you keep your pin in your wallet or purse, you will lose all your money – FACT!
Now, there is also another way they can get you with this. Even if you haven’t left your pin in your wallet they’ll still have a good go at it. And let’s face it, they get three tries at the cash machine don’t they. You can make this very easy for them if you use any numbers that may be in your wallet, like date of birth or house number etc. They will try these first! Don’t make it easy.
Tags: credit card fraud, credit cards, Fraud