The new technology that seems to be taking its sweet time to appear all over the place is contactless technology. This is when the user simply presses their card against a card reader and no PIN numbers or signatures are required for the purchase… (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Fraud’
Contactless credit cards may be fraud risk
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010Being Careful with your Credit Card PIN Number
Monday, May 3rd, 2010There has been quite a significant rise in credit card fraud due to the carelessness of credit card users. Obviously, with the rise of a credit and debit card nation, there has been a massive increase in people using credit cards. This includes the enderly and the young, who often find it difficult to remember things like PIN numbers, simply because it’s new to them… (more…)
Check your Statement
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Here is a little post about credit card fraud. Basically what i am trying to get through to everyone is that they should check their statement as often as possible. When i say possible i don’t mean calling the credit card line every day just to see if any credit card fraud has happened, i mean literally, when you can… (more…)
Watch out for the Fraudsters
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Credit card fraud is still on the increase into the January sales, and they haven’t ended yet. In fact it’s more than likely that the January sales will continue into Fenruary and then turn miraculously into the easter sales etc etc… (more…)
Protect your card
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Fraudsters are all over the place, and credit card fraud is on the rise, particularly at this time of year. Christmas always attracts the losers who can’t be bothered to work for their money; they’d much rather steal yours. This can mean directly stealing your wallet or bag and gaining access to your cards, or attacking you online and stealing you details and identity… (more…)
Credit Card Fraud
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Watch 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… (more…)