Credit Card Fraud: Our Advice to Protect Yourself Against It
Credit card fraud is more and more frequent. How to protect yourself from this? What to do in the event of forgery, loss, or theft of a bank card? While the second Directive on Payment Services (DSP2) has just entered into force, a study by UFC-Que-Choisir has just revealed that bank card fraud has exploded by 36% in one year. It is now around 1.2 million households that are affected each year by this damage, which amounts to 860 euros on average. It is now essential that all individuals become aware of this risk, especially as a few precautions can help prevent it. In addition, it is important to know the procedure to follow if you are the victim of fraud. Our explanations. BANK CARD: INCREASINGLY FREQUENT FRAUD According to the 2018 Annual Report of the Observatory for the Security of Payment Means published in 2019, bank fraud jumped by 36% in 2018, reaching more than one billion euros. More than 1.2 million households declared themselves victims of at least one bank fraud in 2018, ...