As technology has increased, so has credit card fraud. There are some simple steps that you can take to help protect yourself from credit card fraud. Let’s look at these more closely.
Keep It Close: You should never let your credit card out of sight unless it cannot be helped.
Tight Lips: Never give your credit card number out over the phone unless you are certain you know who you are talking to or ordering from. The best advice for phone orders is that you make the call. This assures you that you are talking to the people who are at the number dialed. If someone calls you, do not give out your information. There are no legitimate companies who call and ask for credit card numbers.
The same holds true for emails. Legitimate companies do not email customers requesting credit card information. This type of credit card fraud has become a global problem. This same type of credit card fraud might ask you to go to a website to verify personal information and card information. Do not go there. This is known as phishing (pronounced fishing).
Sign It: Make it a habit to always sign the back of your credit card the moment you get it.
Shred It:...