Use of credit cards has two major advantages. First you do not have to carry cash that is risky to day and second you can delay the payment for twenty to fifty days depending on the type of card you hold. However your credit card is your valuable personal property and you have to protect it from possible misuse.  

If you have heard about the uk credit card fraud and india linked to the same, you will know why you should be careful. Millions of pounds were embezzled by credit card misuse in United Kingdom and the scam was linked to India where Britishers and other outsiders found their account disappearing and money withdrawn with counterfeit credit cards by unscrupulous people. 

One of the methods of getting hold of your personal information and duplicating your credit card is to come up with lucrative ads on the web. It will speak of huge discounts or providing services you badly required at unbelievably low price or similar others.  

When you try to access the provider, they will come up with an electronic format asking you to provide some personal information that includes information on your credit card. Once you provide the same, the dishonest trader on the web gets the scope to use it to your disadvantage. 

The prudent course therefore is not to allow any one to have your personal information and especially the card number or the pin number that is now invariably provided for the safety of the card despite credit card usage on the increase in india.