Apacs emphasises need for credit card security

Posted 2008-05-28

Apacs, the British payments association, has emphasised the importance of credit card security.

A spokesperson for the association said that security measures are something "that people have become more aware of" but added that there are instances were consumers fail to keep their details as secure as they should.

"This goes back to being mindful of your cards", she said, adding that people should shield their PIN number when making a purchase with their credit card and check their bank statements carefully.

She continued to say that people should make their PIN as complex as possible to outwit any would-be fraudsters.

"It is better not to use the same PIN number, and if you can, familiarise a sequence of codes; a number of a house that you know in combination with a good friends birthday," she advised.

According to a Which? survey, one in three Brits have been victims of credit card fraud.



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