{"id":4881,"date":"2022-02-26T11:41:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T10:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/26\/credit-card-fraud-how-could-scammers-use-it-before-i-did\/"},"modified":"2022-02-26T11:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T10:41:21","slug":"credit-card-fraud-how-could-scammers-use-it-before-i-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/26\/credit-card-fraud-how-could-scammers-use-it-before-i-did\/","title":{"rendered":"Credit card fraud: \u2018How could scammers use it before I did?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samuel Gibbs was surprised when his details were used to pay for a stranger\u2019s takeaway. It is just one of a flood of \u2018guess attacks\u2019<\/p>\n

I am no stranger to credit card fraud: in the past I have had my card cloned and had the details stolen from a hack on a retailer. But I thought a card I had never used would be safe from the threat of crime. I was wrong.<\/p>\n

Even if you lock your credit card in a safe the moment it arrives, you can still fall victim to charges made by criminals. But how can criminals steal your card details if you\u2019ve never even used them?<\/p>\n

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\nSamuel Gibbs was surprised when his details were used to pay for a stranger\u2019s takeaway. It is just one of a flood of \u2018guess attacks\u2019
\nI am no stranger to credit card fraud: in the past I have had my card cloned and had the details stolen from a hack on a retailer. But I thought a card I had never used would be safe from the threat of crime. I was wrong.
\nEven if you lock your credit card in a safe the moment it arrives, you can still fall victim to charges made by criminals. But how can criminals steal your card details if you\u2019ve never even used them? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Samuel Gibbs was surprised when his details were used to pay for a stranger\u2019s takeaway. It is just one of a flood of \u2018guess attacks\u2019 I am no stranger to credit card fraud: in the past I have had my card cloned and had the details stolen from a hack on a retailer. But I …<\/p>\n

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