Younger people ‘nonchalant’ about their cards

June 5, 2008 by admin  
Filed under News, News-Credit-Cards

Younger people seem to be less concerned about keeping their credit cards safe from fraudsters, a new report has suggested.

Two thirds of those aged under 50 said they had reported a credit card stolen compared to 78 per cent of people aged 50 years old or over, according to research by Saga.

Furthermore, a “massive” 88 per cent people aged between 18 and 34 years old said that they did not raise an eyebrow if someone took their credit card out of their sight when they were making a payment.

This is in contrast to 65 per cent of over 55 year olds saying they would not kick up a fuss in the same situation.

Andrew Goodsell, chief executive of Saga, commented: “Our study shows a worrying trend that men and younger people are generally less concerned about ID fraud than their older counterparts, and are not taking the steps to prevent fraudulent activity.”

This comes just after recent warnings from Apacs for people to make sure they keep their PINs safe.

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