Crimes using credit cards have become very famous and are occurring almost every single day with people. In such kind of crime the most important thing is stolen, that is your personal identity!

There was a movie depicting crime in which the credit cards, the social security number and the personal identity of a woman named Michelle Brown were stolen. This woman had to go through a lot of problems as the thief not only access the bank account of the victim but also proved herself as Michelle Brown. She was not able to get loans for her new house and she lost her savings from the account. So to avoid such situations one must take the precautions as follows.

1) The bank account should be checked on regular basis and if the debit card shows any unusual activity then the transactions, cross check everything!

2) When a person is applying for credit cards please opt for the credit card fraud alert and keep reviewing the credit card statements regularly.

3) Trojan is a deadly virus which attacks the information through internet and emails. If a person opens the email carrying the virus, it started working and waits for the person to access the bank account online. It is quite easy for hacker to get the details with this virus.

4) Please don’t provide any private information about the credit card number and bank account to anyone.

5) A person must use Norton Antivirus or McAfee or other such strong anti virus products and it should be updated regularly.