Phil's Personal Finance Tip of the Day:
The Riskiest Places to Use Your Credit Card
By Constance Parten | CNBC – Fri, Sep 14, 2012 2:14 PM EDT
Even if you use the utmost caution, you can still be a victim of credit card fraud. Credit card companies and banks are more and more often putting the onus of catching phony or incorrect credit card charges on the consumer.
The most important thing is to check your billing statment, of course. And there are organizations like Creditcards.com that offer tips on how to keep your cards safe as well. Here, we take a look at 10 of the riskiest places you might use your card, according to Creditcards.com , and what you can do to avoid the dangers.
Non-bank-owned ATMs
Encryption at these ATMs is often not as good as at bank ATMs, meaning some locations are just not as safe. These ATMs also are more likely to be hacked. And in some cases, people have put up devices that look like ATMs but don't give out cash. Instead, they are just card-skimming devices aimed at stealing your credit card or debit card information.
To read the entire article from Constance Parten | CNBC
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-riskiest-places-to-use-your-credit-card.html
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