Plastic money can buy you problems, and technologies can be ready accomplices. The hazard of credit card abuse stalks you in the virtual as well as the real world today. Gartner reports that over seven million Americans were victims of stolen credit card information last year. According to the American Banking Association, its members suffer identity fraud losses of around $1 billion and credit card companies absorb losses of around $1.5 billion every year. Identity thefts in the UK, reveals the UK Fraud Advisory Panel, cost victims nearly £#62.5 million and the UK economy £#1.3 billion.
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