I’ve read so many stories about shady practices used by some Uber drivers. We’ve written about some of them here. There’s “vomit fraud.” Or how a driver gets you from …
fraud
-
Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
-
I’m sure you have a credit card with a chip, or EMV chip to be specific, in your possession. In the United States, we like the think we lead the …
-
Credit Cards
Are Merchants Allowed To Require ID On Credit Card Purchases?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen you use a credit card to pay for something, the cashier may sometimes ask you for ID to verify that you’re the cardholder. I’ve found this to be especially …
-
Credit card fraud is part of the admission price when you earn loyalty points with your expenses. The more cards you have, the more frequently you’ll have one of your …
-
Airlines
Former Delta Employee Pleads Guilty to Giving Away Free Tickets
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you work at a place that sells things, that doesn’t mean you’re allowed to give those things away for free. If you work for Tesla, it doesn’t mean you …
-
Starting last week, many Wells Fargo customers who have a Bilt Mastercard have either seen fraudulent charges on their accounts or have been subject to declined charges from fraud alerts. …
-
Many people who hold a Bilt Mastercard noticed unauthorized charges to their accounts starting last week. A Bilt representative confirmed that a global fraud ring targeted Bilt cards issued by …
-
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, US consumers were shopping. According to estimates, people were “full steam ahead” with their holiday purchases. While this is good news for retailers, it also means …
-
Credit Cards
Using Citi’s Fraud Prevention Measures Triggered A Fraud Shutdown On My Account
by joehegby joehegBanks have put several measures in place to combat credit card fraud. Some of them are obvious, like providing cards with chips and contactless technology. Other upgrades are on the …
-
Some days it seems like you get hundreds of notifications. Between emails, texts, messenger apps, push notifications and voicemails, the entire day is a barrage of deciding to answer, ignore, …