{"id":2102,"date":"2011-12-16T14:01:35","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T19:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2011-12-16T14:01:35","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T19:01:35","slug":"its-the-holiday-season-do-you-know-where-your-credit-card-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/its-the-holiday-season-do-you-know-where-your-credit-card-is\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the Holiday season &#8211; do you know where your credit card is?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the Holiday Season and the world of consumerism that we live in is abundant with gifts and endless spending.<\/p>\n<p>The use of credit cards increases during this time of the year and that&#8217;s why an increased number of phishing emails are sent out.<\/p>\n<p>On a daily basis, I receive close to 30 emails with the subject line being related to one of the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>ACH transfer<\/li>\n<li>Credit balance<\/li>\n<li>Log into your CitiBank account<\/li>\n<li>Transaction declined<\/li>\n<li>Update your login details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These are typical attempts to make one click on a compromised link or a spoofed web site, in order to surrender their credit card or login information.<\/p>\n<p>One&#8217;s alerts are low during the Holiday season and phishing scammers know that quite well.<\/p>\n<p>As always, never click on emailed links; visit the web site of your bank or financial institution by typing in the URL in the browser.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you Happy and safe holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the Holiday Season and the world of consumerism that we live in is abundant with gifts and endless spending. 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