Travel warning: Credit card cloning is back, but here’s how to stop it
If you thought your new credit card and a fancy RFID-blocking wallet will protect you from credit card scams when you travel, I’ve got some bad news for you.
CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Your credit card isn’t as safe as you think when you travel. Here’s the fix.
Eric Finkel thought he’d dodged a bullet on a recent visit to Vietnam. His hotel “accidentally” charged his credit card $1,500 instead of the correct amount of $66. The staff immediately cancelled the erroneous charge right in front of him.
This $1,200 Amtrak ticket vanished into thin air. Was she scammed?
As a cancer survivor recovering from a stem cell transplant, Kim Snyder says she needed to avoid crowded spaces and germs while rebuilding her immune system. Flying felt too risky. The Amtrak Auto Train, with its private bedroom option, seemed like the perfect solution for her trip from Virginia to Florida.
Help! Someone stole 200,000 Chase points, and I can’t get them back
What would you do if you logged into your Chase account and found 200,000 Chase Sapphire points were missing?
I didn’t make these Sam’s Club purchases — and I have the perfect alibi!
Barbara Bowman’s credit card was stolen and used at Sam’s Club. She wants a refund, and she has the perfect alibi: She’s never been a Sam’s Club member.
Yikes! A Panama cab driver charged me $450 instead of $10. Why won’t Bank of America help?
Read before signing. That’s what Keith Lee will tell you. He recently tried to pay $10 for a cab in Panama City — but ended up getting hit with a $450 charge on his credit card.