Card fraud – where criminals get hold of your details and then use them to take money out of your account – is big. And it's rising.
Figures from Financial Fraud Action found losses from credit, debit, charge and ATM-only cards rose by £87million last year to stand at £567.5million – that's more than half a billion pounds taken from people's cards by criminals.
“We’re all potential targets for fraudsters,” said Matt Sanders, from Gocompare.com Money.
But that doesn't mean we should just accept the risks.
“It’s far easier to guard against fraud if you’re aware of the different types of scams criminals operate and know the warning signs to look out for,” Sanders added.
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