In Reply to: Rumor has it ... posted by Stephæn on January 10, 2006 at 12:05:45:
Implausible? These are tame and routine. I work for a fortune 500 finance company. The scams out there range from the insipid and obvious (but nevertheless successful) to the arcane and complicated (but nevertheless successful).My advice? Pay your balance in full monthly. Do not ever let your card out of your sight. Ever. Ever. Especially at restaurants.
PS Know that credit card protections do not apply to debit cards.
PPS Know that the rules (laws) were written by lobbyists to protect corporations not consumers.
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