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.
IDENTITY THEFT
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.
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.
Look out! This Booking.com scam is coming for you
Travelers face a new wave of hacking threats,. This Booking.com scam is just one of them. Here’s how to protect yourself.
I’m on Avis’ Do Not Rent list. How do I get off?
Avis broadsides Gena Ettinger when it adds her to the company’s Do Not Rent list. How does she get unbanned?
Chase said her identity had been stolen, but it was a Zelle callback scam
When Patricia Peticolas received an urgent call from Chase Bank warning her that someone had stolen her identity on Zelle, she wanted to do everything she could to help.
U.S. Customs confiscated her passport. How does she get it back?
When a U.S. Customs agent confiscates Adriana Cordero’s passport, she tries to get it back. But government bureaucracy is standing between her and her ID.
This surprise fee made her phone bill skyrocket
Julie Duteau noticed something strange on her last two phone bills: a surprise $10 fee for a “modem lease.” Find out how to avoid unwanted surcharges like this on your bill.
Roku just made a new account for me. But I don’t want one
Is Roku trying to phish Richard Samuels? And if not, why is it giving him the silent treatment? Let’s find out.