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CircuitCity is going to be out of business soon. Best Buy is the only national consumer electronic merchant now. However, I received an email from a MyCardBlog.com reader who indicated that Best Buy employees might steal your credit card information. He wanted me to let all credit card users be aware of Best Buy or other stores when you use your credit card at the checkout.

The news about Best Buy employee stolen consumers’credit card information was report at PalmBeachPost.com. The full story link can be found here. According to the report, a Best Buy employee at 1880 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., FL, was caught stealing credit card information. The company warned that anyone who bought something using a credit card at that Best Buy store in recent months might want to check their credit card statements closely. This guy was using special device to steal more than 4,000 customers’ credit card information. It was thought the guy used the device to reach customer’s credit card information in November and December 2008. Until now, whether those credit card information had been used for was not clear yet.

Via simple search on the internet with Google, I found out that that report was not the only one talking about the Best Buy employees stealing customer’s credit card in 2008. The Kfoxtv.com also reported that in August 2008, a Best Buy employee at Las Cruces Best Buy store was indicted by the grand jury on charges of felony credit card fraud. In this case, six Best Buy customers’ credit accounts were involved.

Amanda Hopkins worked as a customer representative at the Las Cruces store. Her duties were opening new accounts for customers. She obtained customer credit information and used the information make numerous purchases on their accounts, according to the indictment.

Actually, not only at Best Buy your credit card information may leak. Essentially anywhere at anytime your credit card information might be stolen. You can not be too careful on your credit card security.

Tips:

Watch out for your mails and take GOOD care of credit card statement.

Secure your personal information at home.

Do not give your important information over the phone.

Check your credit card account frequently.