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Don’t Let Them Get Away With It
We've heard it before but it's worth repeating: Always check your credit card statements before paying the bill. I recently discovered $400 worth of airline tickets were billed to my card. Had I not noticed the charges on my statement, the would-be thief would have gotten free flights on my dime. Not cool.
The good news is that the credit card company took care of this quickly: They cancelled my card and sent me a new one.
There's a limited time period for reporting fraudulent activity so we're encouraged to check statements and report concerns within 2 months. The sooner the better, actually.
I've just learned that many credit card companies offer a text alert every time a charge is made on your card. That sounds like it could be a big help moving forward. If the text indicates something has been charged, but I haven't bought anything, I'll know it was the work of a thief.
Do you have any tips to help keep Ocean County residents safe from credit card fraud?
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