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Credit & Debit Cards
New credit card breach: Protect yourself.
Criminals recently took advantage of a weak link at a particular merchant processor, which is an intermediary service between customers and retailers that clears credit cards for purchases. In the course of five weeks, over 1.5 million credit card numbers were stolen from all major cardholders including Visa, American Express, ...
Why credit protection insurance is a rip-off
Banks, credit card companies and really any company in the financial services industry are trying to steal your money right now by getting you to sign up for credit protection plans. The basic pitch here is that your lender will take care of your minimum payments in the event you ...
New technology coming could thwart credit card account breach
America practically invented credit cards, yet we're the only place on Earth that does not use the secure world standard of smart chip technology in our cards. But that may be all about to change. A lack of proper card security means we have had ever-rising credit card fraud because ...
A solution to the child identity theft problem?
While the credit bureaus sit on their hands when it comes to child identity theft, one state is considering legislation that would give parents a tool to prevent it from happening to their child. Child identity theft is one of the worst forms of identity theft because it often goes ...
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Overseas refund a scam? Maybe not...
You get mail saying the big banks have a refund for you because you used a credit card overseas during your travels at some point. Sounds like a scam...but is it?
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A hidden danger with debit cards
Do you still pay for your groceries using your debit card? Here's why you could be putting yourself and your finances at risk. Clark has another solution in mind.
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Why You Need To Check Your Credit
Are you among the almost half of Americans who never check their credit scores and reports? What you don't know can hurt you. Here's how to do it for free.
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Scam Alert: Credit card account calls
If you receive a call about a possible breach of your credit card account...it might just be a scam. Clark explains.
Don't use your debit card at the supermarket
Do you still pay for your groceries or your gas using a debit card? You could be putting your finances at risk. I read a report in the banking trades about another supermarket chain hit by a criminal ring that put skimmers on the credit/debit card readers at nearly two ...
Magnetic strip technology in our credit cards facilitates fraud
It is amazing how easy it is for crooks to steal your credit card info and yet, it's so easy to fix if the banks would just update our antiquated credit card technology. You may remember the scam story a while back where waiters and waitresses in some high-end restaurants ...
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