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I am sorry to hear your loss. It used to happen at simple shops awhere the copied your card or drew the card twice without you noticing it.
It must have happened in one of the places where you used the card. So sorry. Happy to hear you were not...
I use a Virtual Debit card currency wallet, since arriving in Spain over a week ago I have had no problem and found it easy, and acceptable to pay using either by watch or phone.
It provides notification of a purchases and the ability to change...
Hi. I’ve used Cash Passports for years and this is the first time I’ve had a problem. As soon as I realized what had happened I contacted the helpline and they froze the card immediately. Thankfully I had the 2nd card with me so I can use that...
Cash almost always works. I use cash almost exclusively.
The only time my DEBIT card comes out of my pocket is to get cash from an ATM, actually attached to a real bank. These are the most secure.
I also maintain a separate bank account, with...
I have set my accounts to text and email me when any purchase is made over $5.00 which is always a nice reminder that I spend too much and often more painful with exchange rates. I also lock and unlock my accounts as needed.
I was ready for that. I put my credit cards in my digital wallet and used them. Then, using my e-cards in Europe too many times without physically putting them in the machine and entering the PIN triggered the fraud detection algorithm. They sent...
With many travel cards now, you can order digital versions, which are then on your phone. You don't need a physical card to make payments although you do for taking money out of an ATM. You can instantly replace a digital card, can use it, then...
Me too. I was asleep in Spain and someone bought a kitchen unit on my card at Home Depot, in Carson City, Nevada. I wouldn’t have minded but I am of no fixed abode and don’t own a kitchen! I freeze my cards a lot but got caught that time. My...
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