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  • Credit Cards

    Easy Way To Cut Down Credit Card Fraud

    by joeheg April 2, 2022
    by joeheg April 2, 2022

    There’s one thing you can do right away to decrease the chance of having your credit card number stolen. It’s so simple that we never think about it. Websites try …

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    We Had A Terrible Experience With Citi’s Fraud Dept. Then They Sent Us A Survey About The Experience.

    by joeheg May 26, 2021
    by joeheg May 26, 2021

    Have you ever had a bad experience with a company and then receive a survey asking you to share your thoughts? You know what I mean – if you’ve ever …

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  • Credit Cards

    Sometimes The Scammers Don’t Even Try Very Hard. Who Falls For This?

    by joeheg April 21, 2021
    by joeheg April 21, 2021

    While scanning my inbox, I noticed an email from Chase. It mentioned something about a potential fraud alert on one of our accounts. It didn’t take long for me to …

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  • Credit Cards

    Why Doesn’t My Bank Believe I Really Was The One Making A Purchase?

    by joeheg August 6, 2020
    by joeheg August 6, 2020

    Every once in awhile, I’ll see a meme on Facebook or Twitter and it just hits me so hard. You know the feeling, when it seems you’re 100% in sync …

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    Woman Collected $423K By Predicting Flight Problems, Arrested For Fraud

    by SharonKurheg June 21, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 21, 2020

    It sounds like a plot of a bad movie. A woman was arrested in late April for scamming flight insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in claims …

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  • Weekly Recap

    First Non-Smoking Vegas Casino, Starbucks’ New Promotion, Former Reality TV Star Delivering Airport Luggage

    by SharonKurheg June 13, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 13, 2020

    Hello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and …

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  • Credit Cards

    Why Credit Card Fraud For Flights Remain High, Despite Few Flying

    by SharonKurheg June 9, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 9, 2020

    With the advent of COVID-19, purchases for leisure and business flights in the latter half of March were at an all-time low. Yet reports of credit card fraud for air …

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  • Credit Cards

    How A Hacked Credit Card Cost Me Points

    by joeheg May 30, 2020
    by joeheg May 30, 2020

    Whether you’re a points and miles person, a cash back type or even if you only use a debit card, getting your card hacked eventually happens to everyone. Since I …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Rise & Fall Of Disney’s 3rd USA Theme Park That Never Was, Florida Is Re-Opening!, Wildlife Photos So Bad They’re Funny, & More!

    by SharonKurheg May 2, 2020
    by SharonKurheg May 2, 2020

    Hey travel friends, happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and wanted …

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    Uber Scam Now Fixed…For Uber. For Riders? Maybe Not So Much

    by SharonKurheg April 19, 2020
    by SharonKurheg April 19, 2020

    Not quite 2 years ago, we wrote a piece about a scam some Uber drivers had been pulling in an attempt to get more money. After drivers would claim passengers …

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