My debit card has an app that let's me turn it "off". This is designed to prevent "unauthorized" transactions. I was victim of fraud in the US and apparently spent $700 at Saks! My bank was great, but ever since I got the new card and the app came out, I only turn on my card right before I use it and turn it off right after. Maybe your bank has similar?
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WOAH! That's an awesome app! I will ask my bank manager tomorrow about it! I'm sure we don't have it ... but if it's out there ... make some noise! Thanks, LIT603! We have had our credit cards and debit cards frauded both here and abroad. You gotta stay on it, and check your statements on line regularly! Somebody in Allentown, PA spent $5,000 ... US!!! - on furniture! Ticked me off! I always check any ATM I use, anywhere, before I put my card in - I look it up and down, and pull on the card slot and money slot, and look for anything that seems out of place - missing parts, loose parts, tiny holes that don't seem right ... even inside of banks - both here at home, and abroad. It's just habit. Some may call it paranoia ... I call it protecting my investments! That said, even with my paranoid checks, never had a problem with the ATM in Times Square. Lots of security around. Downside is lots of tour buses stop there, so it can be empty on Sundays. Plan ahead! For me it's awesome last 2 trips and the upcoming one, as it's right beside Pure Garden where we stay. Jamaica doesn't have the market cornered on ATM scammers .... it's pretty universal!Originally Posted by LivinInThe603
This should be mandatory for all credit and/or debit card companies to offer. Of course it should not be mandatory to use, as there are people that do not have smartphones, but I think that this would decrease the amount of fraud tremendously.
What bank do you use?
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