| I was dumbfounded to hear a recent news in my | | | | or call it plastic card, on us and discourage it's use |
| country that two crooked men fraudulently bought air | | | | especially during online buying of products and services |
| tickets by using someone's credit card. When the | | | | as it is often more advantageous than the other |
| card-holder received a sms on cell phone from the | | | | method of payment. I am saying these all from my |
| airline company, this gentleman immediately jumped on | | | | personal experiences for the last few years. |
| and called for a genuine explanation from that airline | | | | Sometimes I hear negative comments from people of |
| company. | | | | all walks of life, that they are compelled to reveal most |
| The concerned company realized fast, the blunder it | | | | of the vital personal info to completely unknown online |
| has done and quickly traced and nabbed those culprits | | | | websites without verifying their authenticity. They think, |
| with the help of local police. Obviously the defaulter | | | | they are exposed to enormous potential threats or |
| airliner company paid off all the expenses. Had this | | | | risks in financial terms and credit card companies are |
| gentleman received the sms a few hours later, he | | | | doing nothing much concrete about proving stringent |
| would have been paying back a hug amount of credit | | | | security measures, but collecting their profits. I, |
| card debt. Credit card fraud and/or hacking are | | | | personally respect their concern (or your's, if you hold |
| growing fast with the increase of internet uses and | | | | these views) about misuse of their cards during online |
| corresponding online shopping. | | | | or sometimes off-line shopping. |
| Even Microsoft chief, Bill Gates wasn't spared from | | | | I think credit card companies need to concentrate |
| credit card fraud. It was way back in Feb,2000 when a | | | | more in this area in bringing about most advanced |
| 19 year boy from Clynderwen, in West Wales hacked | | | | security systems, particularly online transaction.You |
| Mr.Bill's credit card data and ordered a consignment of | | | | may be surprised to hear that Visa International had to |
| Viagra. Gray was also nabbed later-on. | | | | digest a cost of nearly eu25000.00 due to frauds or |
| Although we cannot deny the blessings of credit card, | | | | hackings. |