Credit Cards vs. Debit Card: the Security Issue

After doing some grocery shopping you see that youPlastic seems to become less and less safe.
have been overcharged for a few hundred dollars.However, no one seriously considers coming back to
Having come back from an international trip you noticecash. So card users try to find the safest ways in the
that you credit card statement says you have made aworld of plastic.
$7,000 purchase somewhere in Asia. Sounds familiar?Now, the question is: which card type is more secure
Or quite possible?to use - credit or debit? At the first glance, the
According to the Internet Crime Complaint Centertechnology seems to be similar. Credit and debit
credit/debit card fraud is in top seven amongcardholders seem to be equally vulnerable to fraud.
categories of complaints referred to law enforcement.However, when it comes to disputing unauthorized
Thousands of cardholders become victims of identitycharges the type of plastic you have used starts to
theft and other types of credit card fraud everymatter.
month.