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Got this from my bank:
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Two recent schemes involve credit card information obtained as follows:
When paying for merchandise, the clerk will often put the credit card on the counter and then pretend he/she has a cell phone call. By using a picture phone, they are able to take a picture of the card and then use the information
When you are paying in a restaurant, the waiter usually takes your card for imprinting and returns it with the bill. Many people just put the card back in their wallets without really looking at it. In this scam, an expired card replaces the customer's card.
Simple precautions such as holding the credit card until the clerk is ready to use it or picking it up if there is a distraction can prevent your information from being obtained. When your credit card is out of your possession, always look at it when it is returned to you to be sure it is the same card you presented.
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Simple enough to remember, but these days it bears repeating.
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Two recent schemes involve credit card information obtained as follows:
When paying for merchandise, the clerk will often put the credit card on the counter and then pretend he/she has a cell phone call. By using a picture phone, they are able to take a picture of the card and then use the information
When you are paying in a restaurant, the waiter usually takes your card for imprinting and returns it with the bill. Many people just put the card back in their wallets without really looking at it. In this scam, an expired card replaces the customer's card.
Simple precautions such as holding the credit card until the clerk is ready to use it or picking it up if there is a distraction can prevent your information from being obtained. When your credit card is out of your possession, always look at it when it is returned to you to be sure it is the same card you presented.
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Simple enough to remember, but these days it bears repeating.
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