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By: Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » 5 easy tips to prevent against fraud

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:03:20 +0000

[...] a victim of debit card fraud. His story sounds a lot like mine several years ago when there was an unauthorized withdrawal from an ATM in the middle of the night. Since the reports of fraud are on the rise, whether it be [...]

By: ATM

ATM — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:15:11 +0000

The list of credit card and debit card fraud is endless. If you want to know teh latest on frauds look at less developed countries, the fraud usually starts there and then migrates to 1st world countries

By: Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » Does the bank have to reimburse if I am a victim of fraud?

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:01:35 +0000

[...] need to check your accounts constantly. Beside checking for obvious fraud (having been a victim of ATM fraud before), in an era of outsourced service provisions, simple clerical errors by financial [...]

By: Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » Protecting yourself in an unsecure world

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:00:55 +0000

[...] see something unusual, report it quickly. It limits your damage (see my previous experience with ATM fraud). Order your credit score yearly not only to see your credit worthiness but to spot any identity [...]

By: John Smith

John Smith — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:40:38 +0000

Good comment. It is a pitty that many people doen’d think like trat. Thanks.

By: Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » Preventing Fraud

Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » Preventing Fraud — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:05:14 +0000

[...] Preventing ATM Fraud [...]

By: Keeping your credit and debit cards safe from harm | Ellen Roseman

Keeping your credit and debit cards safe from harm | Ellen Roseman — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:55:56 +0000

[...] Thicken My Wallet, a personal finance blog, found a rather large ATM withdrawal ($361.29) on his bank statement. He discovered that his card had been skimmed and withdrawals made from outside the country. The odd amount was because of currency conversion. [...]

By: This and That

This and That — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:08:14 +0000

[...] Thicken My Wallet recently posted about his experience with debit card fraud. [...]

By: Riscario Insider

Riscario Insider — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:04:43 +0000

You’d think that a withdrawal outside North America would trigger an automatic ‘suspicious behaviour alert’, unless you routinely travel internationally. Come to think of it, why wouldn’t international withdrawals be turned off by default and activated only upon request?

My bank no longer mails statements, which makes checking them less convenient. Less paper would reduce mail fraud, though. My daily withdrawal limit was reduced to $500 (see post). I didn’t realize that the limit could be temporarily increased. Thanks for the tip, FourPillars. And TKO, it’s a bit late/early for April Fools jokes

By: TKO

TKO — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:17:16 +0000

Greeting from London, On

Just a word of caution on the latest scam.
Those guys work really hard to work you over.

http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/259472

There’s a new form of credit card fraud going around. Someone calls, gives his name and badge number and says he’s with the security and fraud department at Visa or M/C.

‘Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern and I’m calling to verify’ he says. The caller then asks you to look for seven numbers on the back of your card. He reads you the first four, which are part of your card number, and asks for the last three ?? the security numbers that verify you are the possessor of the card.

Never give out the last 3 numbers on your credit card to people who call you!

Cheers to your financial health.

Ps. I forwarded this message to my grandma, then I called here pretending I was from her CC company security department. Great April Fools joke, but I don’t suggest doing that to your loved ones if they’re got a hart condition.