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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Credit Cards
We Had A Terrible Experience With Citi’s Fraud Dept. Then They Sent Us A Survey About The Experience.
by joehegby joehegHave 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 joehegby joehegWhile 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 joehegby joehegEvery 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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Travel
Woman Collected $423K By Predicting Flight Problems, Arrested For Fraud
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt 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 SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello 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 SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWith 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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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 SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHey 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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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Uber Scam Now Fixed…For Uber. For Riders? Maybe Not So Much
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNot 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 …