For media related enquiries e-mail press@apacs.org.uk or telephone:
 
Mark Bowerman on 020 7711 6251
Jemma Smith on 020 7711 6340
Sandra Quinn on 020 7711 6234

Press releases associated with Card Watch are listed below. Read each release by clicking on the headline or date.

07 / 12 / 2009
  Beware the ‘12 Scams of Christmas’
  The ‘12 Scams of Christmas’ developed by the National Fraud Authority (NFA), The UK Cards Association and the City of London Police (CoLP) highlight the greatest holiday fraud threats and how to spot them.
07 / 10 / 2009
  Financial Fraud Action UK announces latest fraud figures on 7th October
  - Card fraud losses down 23% to £232.8m in first half of 2009 (compared with same period last year)
- First ever fall in card-not-present fraud losses
- Online banking fraud losses up 55% to £39m
- Cheque fraud losses down 26% to £15.6m
05 / 06 / 2009
  The UK Cards Association and ABTA issue the Using your card overseas guide
  Advice guide issued to keep consumers well-informed when using their cards overseas
- UK cards used more than 10 times every second in overseas transactions last year
- The UK Cards Association and ABTA issue the Using your card overseas guide: timely advice for UK consumers travelling abroad

Using your card overseas guide 2009 (PDF)
19 / 03 / 2009
  2008 fraud figures announced by APACS
  - Card fraud losses total £609.9m, online banking fraud losses £52.5m and cheque fraud losses £41.9m
- Main driver for growth in card fraud is on those transactions without chip and PIN protection
- Payments industry welcomes today’s launch of the National Fraud Strategic Authority’s “The National Fraud Strategy – a new approach to combating fraud”


Consumer advice guide 2009 (PDF)
30 / 01 / 2009
  Payments industry alerts consumers to be wary of card fraud phone scam
  - Cardholders reminded to keep debit and credit card details safe and secure
- APACS provides top tip security reminders
29 / 01 / 2009
  APACS responds to latest CPP release
  In their latest release dated 29 January, ‘London is the capital of fraud’, CPP uses misleading information and spurious statistics to support their claim that over 12 million people nationwide were victims of card fraud last year.


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March 2010 New Card & Banking Fraud Figures - click here to see the release     
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