I was the victim of a potential fraud with a mail order catalogue I had never even heard of. Using my basic details - name, address and date of birth they set up an account with a different delivery address! My credit card company picked up a £2 transaction and froze my account and contacted me.
Same thing has happened when my card account was seen to be used in the Phillipines for a minor transaction - card frozen and replacements sent overnight.
I tend to use a credit card rather than my debit card, for the extra protection....and you they are good - they once tracked me down to my hotel in Mexico after I used my card to buy the wife a gift whilst on holiday...to ask if it was me that had spent a 'sizable amount'
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