Life is good. You have great dinner and whip out that credit card to pay for it. That sexy watch at the mall; break out that card. And of course drinks with the boys. All these purchases require you to surrender your card to a stranger for just a few minutes and in that few minutes you may get ripped off.
Credit card fraud is a fast growing crime that is very profitable. American credit cards are easy to duplicate because they only have a magnetic strip. Unlike European cards that have a chip embedded in them. Thats coming to the U.S soon but until then focus on protecting yourself. Welivesecurity.com provides this excellent video to educate you on how to avoid credit card fraud.