| |
|
|
In its simplest form, credit fraud involves someone else's use of
your credit to make purchases or cash advances. Though often damaging,
such cases are normally stopped when you report your card as missing.
No card necessary
Other types of credit fraud involve your account information but
not your physical card. Such cases may be more damaging, since you
may not realize anything is wrong until you notice unfamiliar charges
on your monthly statement. Knowledge of your account number, expiration
date, Social Security number and billing address may be much more
valuable to a thief than the card itself. In the most advanced form
of credit fraud -- identity theft -- someone can use your personal
information to take over your credit accounts and open new ones.
|
| |
|
|
  |