Security & Fraud
Safeguard yourself against fraud and unauthorised transactions with practical security tips, reporting procedures, and understanding your protection under card company policies.
Avoid Scams When Making Internet Credit Card Payments
UK shoppers spent £38 billion in online purchases in 2009 and this figure looks set to increase. Credit cards are the most popular online payment method and...
Computer Viruses And Credit Card Fraud
Scammers are well aware that a huge number of people use credit cards to shop and pay bills online. Credit card fraud has become a concern for many people wh...
Latest Online Shopping Credit Card Scam to Hit the UK
Britain has become a nation of online shoppers and shoppers in the UK outspend both US and European online shoppers. The popularity of online shopping in the...
Preventing Credit Card Fraud
Credit card theft and identity fraud is a growing problem affecting both financial service providers and their clients – you! Having your identity stolen c...
Stop Identity Theft
There's no ironclad protection that guarantees that you'll never fall victim to some form of identity theft. But there are steps you can take to protect your...
The Latest Credit Card Fraud Methods
No matter how many warnings are published by financial institutions to customers there seems to be no decrease in credit card fraud. There are multiple metho...
Victim of Credit Card Fraud
Credit card fraud is big business these days and it is on the increase, thieves will not think twice about cloning your card and using it to run up thousands...
What Card Companies Do For Victims of Card Fraud
The first thing a credit card company should do when you report your credit card details as stolen is to get you to cut up the credit card and they will send...
What is Credit Card Fraud?
Credit card fraud is any illegal activity pertaining to theft committed using another person’s credit card as a fraudulent source of funds. Credit card fra...
Why do Credit Cards Have Expiry Dates?
Apart from the long 16, 17 or 18 digit set of numbers that identify your account, there is a shorter series of numbers that make up your credit card's expiry...
Why do People Commit Credit Card Fraud?
The biggest reason why so many fraudsters commit credit card fraud is because its quick, simple and can go almost unnoticed. The amount of effort that a crim...