As credit card and identity theft increase over the years, there are not a lot of people that hesitate. Like if you were hearing about the scamming of credit cards online you would think that people would think twice about buying something online. But this past november people spent 7.4 billion dollars online which is 34 percent increase since 2002. http://www.nielsen-online.com/pr/pr_031209.pdf . The numbers do not lie, so i don't understand if all these people know what can happen Why risk it? It is not hard for someone to take your credit card number and use it any where they want then disappear. So if people were more careful with important information such as there credit card it can prevent most of the theft being committed. There are so many simple ways to protect yourself from fraud. http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Banking/FinancialPrivacy/P33715.asp . If you just follow these 10 simple rules it makes your life a lot more safe and secure.
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your Social Security number, your name or your credit card number without your permission. There are billions of fraud a year and its something that should not be taken lightly because it is your life they are stealing. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/about-identity-theft.html
Even though we have all these computers and specialist to prevent fraud, people can find there way around it so if you protect yourself it helps these guys to make sure your belongings are secure.
