| With a lot of horror stories about credit card fraud | | | | are sabotaging their own financial life. |
| published regularly, such frauds have become much | | | | 5. If you receive any offer from card issuers which |
| more dangerous than a traditional robbery. While you | | | | you are not interested in, do not throw it away in the |
| cannot avoid using a card, you should strictly avoid | | | | garbage. You must shred it. |
| situations which will invite fraudsters. | | | | 6. You should be prompt to open all the statements |
| Credit card thieves are upgrading their tricks every | | | | which you receive for your cards. If you find any |
| day. In order to stop them intruding your financial life, | | | | discrepancy, you should contact to be card issuer |
| consider the following as minimum precautions - | | | | immediately to resolve it. |
| 1. When you go to a restaurant, never allow the waiter | | | | 7. You should never lend your credit card to anyone. |
| to take your card away from your eyes even for a | | | | By doing this, you are breaking the rules of card |
| very short time. If the situation requires, you can go to | | | | issuers and you may lose the legal protection against |
| the counter for the payment. | | | | fraud. |
| 2. Do not write PIN on a credit card. Also, never write it | | | | 8. While signing for a credit card receipt, ensure that |
| on a piece of paper and keep in your wallet. This will | | | | there is no blank space anywhere in the middle. If you |
| be an open invitation to all the fraudsters in case if you | | | | find one, draw a line on such space before you sign |
| lose your wallet. | | | | the receipt. |
| 3. You should prepare on a piece of paper a list of | | | | 9. You should not give your card number to anyone on |
| your all credit card accounts with the expiry dates as | | | | the telephone when you receive a call. If you make a |
| well as the phone numbers of the card issuers. This | | | | call and you are sure about the reputation of the |
| may be required to report the loss quickly. Keep this | | | | company you are calling, you may quote card number. |
| paper in a safe place. | | | | 10. If you plan to move, you should inform your card |
| 4. You should carry only those credit cards which are | | | | issuer your new address much in advance. If you |
| actually needed. Your wallet should not carry all your | | | | inform them at the last moment, it is possible that you |
| cards. The cards which you rarely use must be kept | | | | may miss out a statement in the mail. If such |
| separately in a safe place. Many people are proud to | | | | statement goes in wrong hands, all other precautions |
| take all their cards in their fat wallets. By doing this they | | | | you have taken become worthless. |