An article by BudgetQueen When I was car shopping once, I wanted to test drive a car. I look really young for my age and I was dressed in a t-shirt and jeans and I think that the salesman thought that I was wasting his time. He even had the nerve to say, “Are you really interested in this car?” before he went to the effort of getting the keys. I was amused. He didn’t know I had wanted this car, researched this car, and saved up for this car for four years. Later the guy came back to me with … [Read more...]
Rising Fraud Trend: ATM Skimming
It used to be that physical possession of your ATM card and being the only one who knew the PIN meant your account was safe. This is no longer the case as there has been a surge in crooks using high tech devices to get credit/debit card and PIN data. Once this data is obtained, they cash out the accounts. Criminals are hiding an electronic device in the card slot on ATM machines and gas pumps. When you slide your card to make a purchase, the device records your card data. To get the PIN … [Read more...]
