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El Perro
12-21-06, 15:23
Just in case any of y'all venture Spain way, be aware that credit card fraud is a major threat here. I have used my main card twice since arriving and lo and behold I discovered a slew of fradulent charges today. Easily taken care of with a call to my card company (my bank) but still a hassle in that I'll be waiting a while for a new card. The bank fraud rep indicates Spain has the worse reputation for this in Europe, and Barcelona in particular is a big player. This is a wide open town. Fun but sketchy. My guess is that my card number got swiped when I used it to access broadband on my laptop while at a Starbucks.