Before putting your card into a reader, the FBI says there are some easy and effective ways to protect your information.

Tapping to pay can be safer than swiping or inserting a card at a checkout register, according to these experts.

A credit freeze involves putting a block on your credit reports, whereas a fraud alert is more like flagging your file. “A ...

The Fair Credit Billing Act states that you must report fraudulent charges within 60 days of receiving the billing statement containing the suspicious charge. In other words, if you receive your ...

Worried about identity theft and fraud ... straight to your e-mail. A credit freeze or lock won't stop a crook from fiddling with your existing credit card or financial accounts.

As a personal finance journalist, I've written about credit card rewards for a decade now, and have more than three dozen active cards of my own. My family and friends frequently ask me ...

Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman is urging consumers to be aware of the steps they can take to protect their financial information and prevent identity theft in response to the report of a ...

Watch for signs of credit card fraud, such as unrecognized transactions on your statement, card use in a different location or new credit accounts opened in your name. Tags: credit cards ...

Warning signs of child identity theft include: ️ Receiving pre-approved credit card offers in a child’s name ... for Minors To combat rising child identity theft cases, federal laws have been ...

To do this, you must send an email to the court of law of the place of the offense ... parents or child if they are responsible for the theft of your credit card. The complaint allows you to ...

I went back and forth on freezing my credit for weeks before I actually did it. As a personal finance editor covering identity theft ... to apply for a new credit card, car loan or mortgage.

Two Romanian men were indicted in Louisiana for credit/debit card skimming, facing up to 15 years per count if convicted.