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Title: How to avoid credit-card fraud, from someone thrice burned
Post by: HCK on July 26, 2016, 04:05:13 pm
How to avoid credit-card fraud, from someone thrice burned

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Fortunately, the call was legitimate. Sadly, my number had been stolen even though the card was still in my possession. This was the third time in 2016 this has happened: once each with Chase (Visa), American Express, and Comenity (Visa).</p><p>
What am I doing wrong? Probably nothing. But more tools may help me be even safer, and I’m considering changing how I shop online.</p><h2>I remember when it wasn’t cool to pay online</h2>
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I don’t recall ever losing a physical credit card, and have never had one taken from me. Rather, every problem I’ve ever had has related to the number being stolen, sometimes for a card that I never even used online, say, after a brick-and-mortar retailer had a breach. Lately, it’s all been related to online card breaches, though I can’t connect the thefts to specific announcements.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3096190/ios/how-to-avoid-credit-card-fraud-from-someone-thrice-burned.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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