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Credit Card Safety Tips

Credit cards have become an indispensable part of everyday life and should be handled with care. Sometimes just a little common sense can help you avoid a situation may later regret.

Below are some useful tips on how to protect your credit cards, social security number and other important documents. 

• Record the names, account numbers and addresses of card companies and keep that information in a safe place.

• Treat cards as if they were cash. Do not carry unnecessary cards.

• Never give out your card number or Social Security number to any solicitor.

• To destroy a card, cut it vertically through the account number and advise your financial institution in writing that the card is no longer wanted.

• Sign cards, and destroy expired cards.

• Keep a copy of drafts and check them against monthly statements

• Never leave cards, or card receipts (which often have the card number on them) in cars.

• Make sure after each purchase the card is returned, and make sure it is the right card.

• Never lend a card to a friend

• At home, keep cards out of sight

• If requested, provide a merchant with identification.

• Contact your financial institution immediately if you notice fraudulent activity on bills.

• Always notify your financial institution immediately if a card is lost or stolen. Also, call the police and request a case number, which should then be provided to the financial institution.

• Possibly the greatest sources of credit cards, checks and other negotiable items to fraud artists are mailboxes. Consider a locking device for your mailbox.