Hotel phishing: Never give credit card information to someone who phones or comes to your room. If they try again or write down your card information and security code, you may pay twice, or more. Currency conversion fees: When using a credit card, you can pay in the local currency, your home currency or in U.S. dollars. Although these are the top scams, there are countless others wherever there are tourists and con artists. “By the time you get your credit card bill weeks later, you can’t do anything about it,” says Craig.

Source: thestar June 07, 2017 20:26 UTC