A third of us - almost 15m people - have been hit by card fraud over the past five years, according to new figures. It is a sharp rise on the 27% of British consumers that had fallen foul of fraudsters just 18 months ago.
ARC's best advice when travelling abroad: Always carry cards from more than one issuer in case your card gets cancelled by your issuer as a result of suspicious activity. It hurts and there is no appeal!
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