Individuals in the United States commonly use credit cards nowadays. Many people prefer using them to cash. It’s not surprising that hackers work harder to find ways on how to steal credit cards or their information and use them for unauthorized purposes. If you are a credit card owner, it’s recommended that you learn about the statistics in credit card fraud so you’ll know that it is a serious matter and it can happen to anyone, including you. Did you know that 10% of the US citizens are victims of credit card scam, while 7% are victims of ATM and debit card fraud?
You must be more careful when it comes to using your card and its information as the average amount that thieves are able to steal is $399, which amounts to an average total of $5.55 billion worldwide! That’s a huge amount of money and it can be higher if immediate action is not taken or the fraud is not immediately discovered.
Statistics also show that the most common first point of contact with credit card scammers is email. Be more cautious when you receive an email asking for your credit card information, as this may be a hacking attempt. Other typical contact points are the Internet and telephone. We don’t want you to become one of the statistics of credit card fraud. That’s why we prepared this infographic that contains more data on the matter, as well as tips on how to protect yourself from this type of fraud.
See our colorful and detailed image below for more information and guide:
This Infograph is shared here after legal permission from Credit Loan.
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