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Credit or debit card fraud preventative measures the United Kingdom as of 2016

What steps are you taking to prevent card fraud from happening to you?

The data depicts the steps that adults in the UK are taking to prevent credit or debit card fraud from happening to them as of February 2016. It can be seen that 9% of respondents stated that they refused their contactless card to try and prevent fraud at that time.

I check my statement regularly	70
I don't pay on card if I don't trust the vendor/ location	38
I refused my contactless card	9
I don't take any steps	9
I constantly change my pin	8
I don't use my card - I only pay cash	6
I'm not concerned about card fraud	6
I use foil to cover my cards	4

Credit or debit card fraud preventative measures the United Kingdom as of 2016

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