Spouse’s credit card information stolen via reader at the pump. They turned around and ordered thousands of computers and electronics online. We monitor things daily, so we called the credit union to report it before the transactions cleared.
Our preventative measures:
* Don’t use your PIN at the pump, do all transactions as credit, even with a debit card
* Monitor your accounts, checking balances daily
* Do a lot of business in cash and check again, instead of debit cards.
* Decouple debit card from savings, so draining one account doesn’t lead to them draining the other.
Exactly. Had my debit card stolen at a restaurant. they created a new one. Too bad for them they used it at Walmart. Walmart by the way....video tapes every transaction. Just an FYI.
Great advice.