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NAT SOT
"The summer as a whole was fantastic."
TRACK ONE Length:
:07
ANDY HOOPER'S TIME IN PARIS WAS FANTASTIC... UNTIL HIS CREDIT CARD COMPANY
TURNED IT INTO A NIGHTMARE BY FREEZING HIS ACCOUNT.
SOT
KEY @: :11 Andy Hooper, Had Credit Crisis
"I was a little confused and tried using the card again a couple of days
later- still declined and really had no understanding of what was going on."
TRACK TWO Length:
:13
ANDY'S NOT ALONE. EXPERTS SAY MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE FINDING THEIR CREDIT
CARDS FROZEN.
WHY? WITH FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT ON THE RISE....ANY UNUSUAL, EXCESSIVE OR
OUT-OF-COUNTRY PURCHASES SEND UP A RED FLAG.
SOT
KEY@: :32 Jack Gillis, Consumer Federation of America
"Many banks have developed systems by which they can track unusual behavior."
TRACK THREE Length:
:03
AND THEY'RE ALERTING CONSUMERS WITH COMMERICALS LIKE THESE....
NAT SOUND
SOURCE:
Your Credit Card Companies, A partnership for Consumer Credit Information
("my credit card company called and asked if I just bought an engagement
ring- in Rio De Janeiro")
TRACK FOUR Length:
:15
BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE BAD GUY CHARGING UP A STORM...IF YOU'RE THE ONE MAKING
THOSE UNUSUAL PURCHASES... AND YOUR ACCOUNTS ARE FROZEN... IT COULD TAKE DAYS
TO CLEAR UP...
HOW CAN YOU PREVENT THIS?
BEFORE LEAVING HOME, CALL YOUR CARD ISSUERS...LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOU'RE HEADING...
SOT
KEY@: 1:00 Jack Gillis, Consumer Federation of America
"They're spending millions of dollars on fraud so they need to reduce
the fraud, because that's going to reduce the cost to them and hopefully to
consumers."
TRACK FIVE Length:
:06
ANDY SAYS THAT TRIP TO PARIS TAUGHT HIM A LESSON... FROM NOW ON HE'S GOING
TO CALL BEFORE CROSSING THE ATLANTIC!
SOT
KEY @: 1:17 Andy Hooper, Had Credit crisis
"And then they can take the necessary steps to make sure all my purchases
during the given period of time are authorized."
STAND-UP CLOSE
Length: :11
IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO CARRY CONTACT NUMBERS FOR YOUR BANK AND CREDIT CARD
COMPANIES IN CASE OF PROBLEMS, AND TO ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH MORE THAN ONE ATM
OR CREDIT CARD FOR BACKUP. FOR HEADS UP, I'M SCOTT HANSON.
ANCHOR TAG
WHEN TRAVELING, SAVE RECEIPTS AND KEEP TRACK OF WHERE YOU USE YOUR ATM AND
CREDIT CARDS. THAT WAY THEY CAN BE CHECKED AGAINST YOUR STATEMENTS TO MAKE
SURE ALL CHARGES AND WITHDRAWALS ARE YOURS.
SOURCES
Jack Gillis
Director of Public Affairs,
Consumer Federation of America
202-387-6121
CFA is an advocacy, research, education, and service organization
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