ShyWriter Posted March 6, 2013 ID:654047 Share Posted March 6, 2013 .How to protect yourself from debit-card fraudby Lisa Vaas on March 6, 2013How'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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted March 6, 2013 Root Admin ID:654065 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Don't have an account? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyWriter Posted March 6, 2013 Author ID:654077 Share Posted March 6, 2013 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 6, 2013 ID:654154 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Yikes! I use mine only at my actual banks ATM, the grocery store, and the post office. I am paranoid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted March 6, 2013 ID:654174 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Paranoia - just another word for a heightened sense of situational awareness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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