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How can I avoid Credit Card fraud?

Apr 19th, 2008 01:48
Taksh Verdhan, Sheana blogs, Frank Webster, Ivan Rimsky, Marc Twin, David Sill, link builder, John Mathu, John Grant, http://cardfusion.com, http://www.creditcardmix.com, http://finance.pickall.info

Protection Against Credit Card Fraud
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When applying for a credit card make sure that you are giving your 
information to the right people.  The offers that you may get in your 
mail can come from anybody and anywhere in the world.  The fact that 
the envelope says Chase Credit Card Offer does not mean that it comes 
from Chase.  There were cases of fake, or as I call `buffer`, 
companies collecting information through mail offers and selling it or 
using it for whatever evil reasons they had in their minds.  People 
who filled out their `not so real` applications did not even know 
about that until it was too late.  How is it possible you may ask?  
After they received the complete forms they would copy the information 
and forward it to the real bank or reapply for the same credit card 
offer online.  Then you would get your card in mail and would not even 
suspect that you were a part of an identity fraud scheme.  
If you are going to apply for a credit card online, use official 
online credit card websites.  Among many other credit card websites 
that have gained trust from online community you will find 
creditcards.com 
How to protect your personal information
After you apply for a credit card:
When a person acquires a credit card, the card owner faces very tough 
responsibilities he should face. The user should learn to use the card 
responsibly by not over charging it or using it to get much cash 
advances. Aside from using the card discreetly, the user should also 
make ways to prevent fraud. Here are some ways that will help protect 
you against frauds.
Protection against fraud:
� Immediately sign the new cards. If the card you requested is a 
replacement, sign it and then discard the old one by cutting it up to 
smaller pieces.
� To prevent criminals stealing your identity by looking at the 
garbage bin for credit receipts. Try to shred all your credit 
receipts, unneeded documents with your social security number or other 
sensitive personal information.
� Try not to fax your credit card number. The reason being that there 
is a chance that after you have faxed it, it will just lay down on the 
other end and people passing by will see your number. There might also 
be a technology now in which your card number may be intercepted.
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