[TrudyM]

I just wanted to ask what do people do to protect their charge cards from fraudulent use?

I just learned that from the company that my chase card does not have an rfid chip. I thought all did and had been keeping it in a metal sleeve in my wallet to protect the card from having the data stolen. (made it from a soda can and duck tape it works great on my enhanced drivers license which does have an rfid) She said Chase decided to not have them as they had become a security risk.

The person from the charge card company suggested I black out the three digit code on the back that you enter for internet transactions so when I give my card to a clerk it can't be copied. She further suggested I create a fake person in my cell phone directory and put the three digits in the number so I could find it when needed. (Ie if the code was 125 then list a person in my phone directory as say United 800-125-5545) Am I late to the party does everyone do this but me?