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Holidaymakers could cash in with the right credit card

By Reno | January 17th, 2011 | Cash Back & Rewards

According to industry officials Brits that are planning to book their holiday over the coming months could cash in if they use the right credit card to make their booking. Many Brits pay for their holiday booking using their debit card, and fund it with cash that they already have so that they do not [...]


Risk of card fraud increases with internet use

By Reno | April 24th, 2010 | General

According to recently released figures those that use the Internet at more at risk of becoming victims of card fraud than those that do not use the Internet. A recent Home Office study was carried out and the resulted showed that of those that went online 8 percent fell victim to card fraud whereas only [...]


Protecting yourself against CNP fraud

By Reno | April 17th, 2010 | Featured, General

Over the years a rising number of consumers have become increasingly reliant on their credit cards, and this is because these pieces of plastic offer the ultimate in freedom, flexibility, and convenience, doing away with the need to carry cash around and enabling users to buy the things they want right away and pay for [...]


Spanish credit card scam causing concern

By admin | December 24th, 2009 | Credit Cards

Investigations started recently following reports of a credit card scam in Spain, which could have put at risk the details of those that used their credit cards whilst in Spain over recent months.

Tags: credit card processing, credit card fraud, spanish credit card scam, Credit Cards, Card Security Code [...]


Credit card firms push up rates in time for Christmas

By admin | December 16th, 2009 | Credit Cards

According to recent reports a number of credit card providers in the UK have been pushing up the rates charged on their cards in time for the Christmas period, with some pushing up rates by as much as 7 percent.

Tags: christmas, debt, credit card fraud, universal default, interest [...]


Calls for increased fairness for victims of credit card fraud

By admin | November 7th, 2009 | Credit Cards

Credit card fraud is a big problem in the UK, and whilst in some cases the fraudsters that commit this type of crime use sophisticated measures in other cases it is simply a case of stealing the card, wallet, or handbag from a person and then using the card.

Tags: credit card fraud, [...]


Drop reported in plastic card fraud

By admin | November 3rd, 2009 | Credit Cards

It has been reported recently that there has been a drop in the level of plastic card related fraud across the UK during the first half of this year.

Tags: Credit Cards, credit card fraud, Financial Fraud Action UK


Credit card details being sold for just four pence

By admin | October 30th, 2009 | Credit Cards

According to a recent report some criminals that commit credit card fraud and identity theft are selling peoples’ credit card details for as little as just four pence a shot.

Tags: credit card details, personal information, credit card fraud


Customer credit card details at risk over weight loss pills

By admin | October 27th, 2009 | Credit Cards

Weight loss in the UK and other countries is a multi billion pound industry, and our obsession with being able to lose weight easily is given away by our willingness to believe claims that are made about various products that hit the market, and even more so by our willingness to pay money to try [...]


Possibility of credit card fraud at contact centres

By admin | October 22nd, 2009 | Credit Cards

It has been claimed in a recent report that there is a possibility that the risk of credit card fraud could be boosted at some contact centres, which normally people don’t think twice about when giving out their credit card details.

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