Information about protecting yourself from identity theft.

Credit Card Scam Alert

With this scam, a person claiming to work for VISA or Mastercard will call you.

A current credit card scam gains its credibility by being loosely based in the truth. With this scam, a person claiming to work for VISA or Mastercard will call you. The person will claim to be trying to confirm some recent unusual spending activity, for your own protection. The caller might even tell you all about how the scam he is perpetrating works.

When this professional sounding scam artists calls, he will ask you to provide him with the four digit code on the back of your card. Never give this number out to a person who calls claiming to be from the credit card company. If you do get such a call, hang up and call the credit card company back using the number on the back of your card. This will ensure you are truly talking to a representative of the company.

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