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Debit Card Compromised?
Here’s why you should think twice
before using your debit card.
This past year I have had 2 debit
cards at First Bank and 1 at BBT
which were compromised by thieves.
The charges were covered by the
banks but what a nuisance it was to
contact credit card, insurance, and
other companies with a new debit
card to pay monthly bills.
For thieves, Debit Cards represent a
lucrative spending opportunity.
In 2017, the number of debit cards
devices that capture card data — rose
10 percent, according to a new report
from data analytics company FICO.
The increase follows two years of
larger spikes in this kind of fraud,
said Michael Betron, senior director
of product management at FICO.
“If you look at it over the last three
years, the rate of compromise has
almost doubled, every year over the
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consumer protections,” said Paul
Stephens, director of policy and advocacy
for the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
When at the gas pump and other
merchants and screen says Debit/
Credit, always choose credit.
A better option might be to keep your
checking account balance low, and
hold your savings in a different financial
institution, Stephens said. You
can also opt out from overdraft protection,
meaning a debit transaction
that would overdraw your account
will be declined instead.
Monitor your bank accounts regularly
to spot and report any suspected
problems quickly. Depending on your
financial institution, you may also
be able to set up alerts for large
purchases and other red-flag transactions.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
Shield your data. Use only one card
for on-line purchases. Send bill
payments from your bank instead
of giving debit card number Lakesto third
parties to pay cell phones etc.
Enable 2 step verification now offered
by VISA and other systems.
free password managers like Last-
Pass or Dashlane stream hard to
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Don’t ever Sandi use & unsecured Bill Carl WI-FI.
Thieves can intercept your data.
After 28 years in the Army and 21
moves, Bill and Sandi Carl moved
Avoid using ATM machines.
to Seven Lakes West in 2003.
When you are traveling alert your
Deciding where to retire was not an
Each bank. day Several new items times have I have been tried to
easy decision. Sandi was born and
arriving use a debit to expand card and what it was we are declined
raised in Hawaii and Bill grew up able
to as offer. a security “Your measure selection from of unique my bank.
there. However, with one daughter
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visitors,
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charges.
friends.
If you wait longer than two
days (but fewer than 60) you may be
liable for up to $500.
Last year there were almost 2,000
breaches whereby over 36 million records
and 15.4 million were victims
of fraud according to IDTHEFTCEN-
TER.org.
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Sources: CNBC, Smart Assets
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in helping fi nd the perfect gift item to
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