Criminals can piece together enough information about you to be able to act as you and commit crimes such as fraud, theft or deception. Credit card details are always a key part of the identity fraudster's arsenal and as such it is imperative that you do not provide any opportunity for such information to become available.
Therefore, card holders should always remember not to leave their credit card bills lying around. For example, it can be easy to forget a credit card bill after paying for a meal in a restaurant, but leaving it on the table could allow a fraudster access to useful information contained on that receipt. Even throwing away credit card bills and statements in the bin can be dangerous, as this would allow anyone going through your rubbish access to a wide range of financial information.
As a result, the best thing to do with credit card information that you plan to throw out is to make sure it is shredded or ripped up first. This will make it far more difficult for a fraudster to piece together enough information to carry out an identity fraud.
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