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1. kstrau+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-04 00:01:36
This source[0] is hardly unbiased, so take this with a heavy dose of "citation needed", but it claims:

> 62 million Americans had fraudulent charges on their credit or debit cards last year alone, with unauthorized purchases exceeding $6.2 billion annually.

However, that jibes with other numbers I've seen.

https://www.security.org/digital-safety/credit-card-fraud-re...

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2. Marsym+Jq[view] [source] 2026-02-04 03:08:12
>>kstrau+(OP)
That jives with the number of unauthorized transactions I've had on my cards. 62/260 million adults = about a quarter of adults each year. On average I probably average a fraudulent transaction in a quarter of the years.
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3. what+Nv[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 03:58:09
>>Marsym+Jq
> On average I probably average a fraudulent transaction in a quarter of the years.

I’ve had one fraudulent charge in my entire lifetime. Once a quarter seems insane. Are you putting your card info into random websites or something?

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4. billfo+Wz[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 04:42:17
>>what+Nv
He meant once every 4 years not once every quarter.
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