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Tuesday 21 February 2023
Make your credit cards less vulnerable

to fraud

Apple.com account had you make multiple pur-
started at least six months chases each month need
earlier. I'd noticed that the to be monitored carefully
Apple.com charges had for bogus transactions.
been ticking up, but as- Compare what your credit
sumed my husband was card statement says you've
buying more audiobooks charged with your pur-
and my daughter was chase history on the site.
Saturday’s Answer downloading more games. You may have to search
I'd grouse at them occa- online for how to find that
sionally, they would pro- history; Apple certainly
claim innocence and the doesn't make it easy or in-
charges would continue. tuitive to find your charges.
This undated file photo Finally, the thief went too And if you find fraud, report
provided by NerdWallet far and charged over $300 it — even if it's beyond the
shows Liz Weston, a columnist in a single month. I con- 60-day deadline.q
for personal finance website tacted Apple and discov-
NerdWallet.com.
Associated Press ered our card had been
used to purchase dating
By LIZ WESTON apps and virtual phone
of NerdWallet numbers, which were likely
Last year, one of my fam- being used to scam other Aruba Divi Phoenix
ily's credit cards was used people. The electronic re- Palm beach
to rack up hundreds of dol- ceipts for these purchases 1 br WK # 8,9,10 room # 931
lars in bogus charges at were sent to an email ad- studio WK # 8,9 room # 932
Apple.com. Another card dress I didn't recognize. 32 weeks remain on each
was compromised four A NEW CARD DIDN'T STOP Price : studio $ 10 K
times in a row, as thieves THE FRAUD Price : 1 br $ 15 K
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chandise and Uber rides. ing a credit card number johnnypaesch@gmail.com
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ey back, but repeated ported as compromised.
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frustrating and dishearten- ers will deny new charges Palm beach
ing. Dealing with the after- on a compromised num- 1 br WK # 13 room # 763
math taught me to prize ber. But according to the 26 weeks remain
security over convenience, card issuer, the thief start- Price :$ 15 K
and to change some bad ed their crime spree dur- Call:011-297-630-1307
habits that made me an ing the few days that my johnnypaesch@gmail.com
easier target. replacement card was in www.halleytimetravelaruba.online
THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON the mail. Since we already
CREDIT CARD FRAUD made regular purchases at Barcelo Resort
Under the Fair Credit Billing Apple.com, the card issuer Palm beach
Act , consumers have 60 assumed the charges us- 3 bedroom 3 bath
days after bogus charges ing the old card were legit Week 6 and 7 Penthouse
show up on a statement to and allowed them to go all inclusive package meal and
report them to the credit through "as a courtesy" — drinks
card issuer to avoid most month after month. (I was Price :$ 60 K
liability, says attorney Amy assured that this sequence Call:011-297-630-1307
Loftsgordon, legal editor of events "is extremely rare johnnypaesch@gmail.com
at Nolo, a self-help legal and hardly ever happens.") www.halleytimetravelaruba.online
site. (The law limits a con- An Apple customer service
sumer's liability to $50 per representative deleted the La Quinta Beach Resort
series of unauthorized uses, most recent month's charg- eagle beach
but most issuers waive that, es and the issuer removed 2 br WK #9 room #212
Loftsgordon says.) the rest — even those well Ocean view
So my heart sank when I re- past the 60-day mark. Price :$12K
alized that the fraud on our My takeaways: Sites where Call :0 11-297-6301307
johnnypaesch@gmail.com
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Property Land
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865 m2 and 918m2
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