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How to protect yourself from debit-card fraud

by Lisa Vaas on March 6, 2013

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How's this for a phone call you don't want on a Sunday night: Visa's fraud unit, calling to ask whether you're aware that $1,371 has been wired from your bank account via Western Union.

Lisa Rokusek was definitely not aware of this transaction, since she hadn't initiated it.

The US woman, from St. Louis, Missouri, was last month one of many victims of credit card or debit card fraud, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Rokusek is far from alone. (More...)

Read the complete article at: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/06/how-to-protect-yourself-from-debit-card-fraud/

Steve

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Don't have an account?

Most banks issue a dual-purpose ATM card that also serves as a Debit card. BoA did that to mine automatically a few years ago.. I called, asked "nicely", and got a re-issue on my ATM card that didn't have the Debit card "enhancement".. ;)

Steve

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