Target's Credit Card Scam -Insight on the Tricks that the Thieves Used

SAN DIEGO - Jan. 26, 2014 - PRLog -- There were approximately 70 million customers impacted by the national target credit card scam. Primarily email addresses and names were stolen.  However by obtaining email addresses and names, this can potentially lead to thieves accessing a person's bank account online, stealing credit card pin numbers and money.

Golden Financial Services provides tips to safeguard consumers from future attacks, along with alerting consumers about the tricks that thieves use.

Who is Golden Financial Services?  Golden Financial Services is a national consumer credit card debt relief company.  The company has been focusing on credit card debt relief since 2004. To Learn About Golden Financial Services Visit http://www.NoMoreCreditCards.com/About-us/.

After extensive research on the Target credit card scam, Golden Financial Services was able to put together the pieces that most other advocacy groups have not been able to figure out.

What tricks were used?

What is the Target credit card scam?

Who initiated the Target credit card scam?

How does a person avoid getting caught in a scam like this?

What do I do if it's too late and I was already scammed?

Golden Financial Services reveals the answers, tips and insight related to the above mentioned points at http://nomorecreditcards.com/target-credit-card-scam-best....

Additionally Here Are a Few Basic Tips for Consumers to Follow in Order to Protect Themselves From Scams Like What Occurred at Target.

-  Check your bank statements online at least one time per week.

-  Join some type of credit monitoring service. FreeCreditReport.com offers an excellent credit monitoring service at an affordable price.

-  Understand basic laws such as the Credit Card Act of 2009, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  Visit http://nomorecreditcards.com/credit-card-relief-programs/... to see a summary of the basic credit card laws.

-  Be careful of malware on your computer.  Update your Wordpress website and plug-ins to be the latest version and ask your website hosting company about what type of malware protection they can offer to you.  Have an AntiVirus program installed on your computer.  There is a free AntiVirus program that consumers can use called AVG Free AntiVirus.