Guide to Reporting Credit Card Fraud

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What Is Credit Card Fraud?
Types of Credit Card Fraud
Card-not-present (CNP) fraud
Credit card application fraud
Credit card skimming
Stolen credit cards
Phishing
Identifying and Detecting Credit Card Fraud
Guide to Reporting Credit Card Fraud
Contacting Your Card Issuer
Contacting the Credit Bureaus
Notifying the Authorities
How Credit Card Fraud Can Impact Your Credit
Protecting Yourself From Credit Card Fraud
The Takeaway
Frequently Asked Questions
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About the Author
Jason Steele has been writing about credit cards and award travel since 2008. One of the nation's leading experts in this field, he has contributed to dozens of personal finance and travel outlets and has been widely quoted in the mainstream media.
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