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Pr~t~t Yourself From Credit Card Fraud

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ererut card fraud costs if you realize it has been 24-hour service to deal 'with
cardholders and issuers stolen. innnediately call the such emergencies," said Bill
hundred of millions of dol- issuers. Many companies Moak, PresidentiCEO of the
lars each year. It is not aJ~ have toll-mae numbers and Mis.."iissippi BBB.
ways possible to prevent,
such fraud~ but there arc I
some steps that can be tak­
en to make it more difficult
for a crook to steal card
numbers.
The Better Business Bu·
reau (BB.!!'il5erviitg Missis·
5ippi offers these tips of
things ~OT to do in order to
help protect yourself from
credit card fraud:
• Don't lend your card(s)
to anyone.
• Don't leave ca:n:lE or re­
ceipts lying around unat- I'
tended
• Don't sign a receipt I
,,"th any blank spaces.
• Don't write your ac­
count number on a' posLcaxd
or on the outside of a mail­
ing envelope.
• Don 1 t give out your
number over the phone un­
:ess you are certain that you
are talking with a rep:resen­
'!:ative/company that is rep­
"table.
"If you Jose ~your card, or