Credit & Debit Cards
85% of these victims unaware they're being scammed
Only 15% of the victims of this cram scam are aware they're being ripped off. Don't be one of them!
Credit card malware scam at retail, restaurants
The next time you swipe your plastic at a merchant, remotely installed criminal malware could be stealing your credit or debit card number. These two tips will protect you.
Protect your child from identity theft
While the credit bureaus sit on their hands when it comes to child identity theft, one state has legislation that gives parents a tool to prevent it from happening to their child. When a child's identity is stolen, criminals can use their identity to buy homes, open new lines of ...
Heads up: New bill-collector scam
If you owe money, your elected officials may be trying to trick you into thinking you'll be prosecuted or maybe even go to jail if you don't pay up. Clark explains.
Banks fight email spoofing scams
Your bank could soon be trying an unusual strategy to fight back against all the online scammers impersonating them in cyberspace.
AMEX, BOA using chip and pin technology in credit cards
America practically invented credit cards, yet we've been the only place on Earth that does not use the secure world standard of smart chip technology in our cards....until now. American Express and Bank of America have both announced they'll begin implementing "chip and pin" technology in their cards. Here's how ...
Detect and protect against skimmer scams
Skimmers are back at ATMs and with them the threat of crooks emptying your account if they capture your card info. Clark shares a couple of ways you can detect them and protect your money.
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 ...
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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