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Careful with your credit cards!
I've just had a call from my bank to say they think that someone has copied my credit card and has tried to use it in the last day or so in LOS. Fortunately, they sussed it and blocked the transaction. They've also cancelled my card and are sending a new one. They were saying it's happening an awful lot in LOS just now.
Whoever's tried to use the fake has been quite sneaky because it's nearly 2 months since I was last there, so they've obviously waited for a while, thinking that would give them more chance of getting away with it.
I have to say I'm well impressed with the bank (Citibank) for being so on the ball. When I was in LOS and I used the card to pay a hotel bill - the first time I'd used it on that tour - they called me about three hours afterwards to check that it was kosher. They do the same thing whenever I use it for the first time abroad, and they ask me how long I think I'm going to be away, so they can keep an eye on the transactions. They also call me to check when I use it to buy something big like an air ticket.
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