| According to a recent APACS study, overseas losses | | | | bugging devices. These bugging devices scan the |
| from credit or debit card fraud totaled 208 million | | | | magnetic strip on credit or debit cards. The stolen |
| sterling - over US 400 miilion dollars - in 2007, in the UK | | | | credit card information can then be used by the |
| alone. | | | | thieves to make purchases. |
| If you travel frequently, you will already understand the | | | | Technology, like all things in life, is a two way street. As |
| importance of protecting yourself from credit card | | | | technologies continue to improve the quality of security |
| fraud and theft. Newer technologies, such as | | | | required for fraud prevention, people work to hack |
| chip-and-pin, are helping lower the risk of fraud in some | | | | those technologies to their advantage. Credit card |
| areas around the world. | | | | companies and banks are on a continual search for |
| In areas with lower security measures, gangs and | | | | new technology to help prevent fraud. |
| thieves infiltrate high traffic spending areas and attach | | | | |