Credit card safety: Why you should sign your card 28 Articles

by H.G. Hess

If you don't sign your credit cards, be prepared to hand over your good name and credit to a total stranger. Not signing your card is basically an open invitation to a thief to take as much as they want and not get caught...read more

by Linda Ann Nickerson

"Sign your cards as soon as you receive them," credit card providers urge consumers. Technically, most brick-and-mortar retailers are not allowed to accept unsigned credit cards. They may actually insist customers sign ...read more

by R Marie Taylor

You should sign your credit card the moment it arrives in the mail because your credit granting agency requires your signature for the card to be considered valid. If your card is not signed, then you've technically no...read more

by Barry Tadmore

Unfortunately, identity theft is out of control in the world today, specifically the United States. Sure, the blame lies squarely on the thief as they are the wrong-doers. However, there are plenty of people out there en...read more

by Tony Brown

The minute you get that fresh new piece of plastic, you should sign the white strip across the back. By doing this, you are quite simply taking an easy step toward protecting yourself from identity theft. Recently, I ...read more

by Barry Williams

Your signature on anything is your stamp of acceptance and agreement. When you put your signature on the reverse of the card you are effectively saying this is a card for my use and nobody else should use it. I agree to th...read more

by ktarcus

In days before chip and pin technology; (A micro chip is installed within the card and must be read before a pin code allows access to the card provider to authorise the transaction). Or for that matter countries withou...read more

by Stephen H

Identity theft and credit card fraud are two of the highest growing crimes. It is no wonder since enormous amounts can be stolen with little risk of being caught The card can be used in shops if the PIN is known, if it is ...read more

by Ethel Smith

When your lovely new credit card arrives in the post, or via the courier, it is so easy to slip it into a drawer and forget about it. This may be because it is a card that you no longer use, or that it is a replacement for...read more

by Marco Angioni II

When you first get a credit card, there is a signature strip along the back of the card. Most of the time, the credit card company from which you received your card will instruct you to sign your card immediately. I do n...read more

by Liz McGuire

Contrary to popular belief, most credit card issuers recognize an unsigned card as valid. All you need to do is write "See ID" in place of the signature. When merchants see the "See ID" notation, they are required to ask ...read more

by Marie Gerber

Despite the fact that credit card companies request that you sign your card immediately upon activation, many cardholders still believe that carrying a non-signed card is actually safer. And their argument does make some s...read more

by Jared Garrett

Credit card safety remains a major issue today, despite all of the measures taken by companies and governments. So like ulways, the ultimate responsibility is the user.. in other words, us. One issue regarding credit card ...read more

by Dana Toutloff

Signing your card, under most conditions, can provide protection. If, when the theif signs the slip, his signature is actually compared to the one on your card then it would help. That is not a common practice. Still, once...read more

by Tina Golden

I work in retail and am constantly amazed by the number of people who hand me their unsigned credit card to pay for their purchases. As I ask for their ID, I always make a comment to the effect that they forgot to sign th...read more

by Teresa Meakin

Firstly you should make sure you have signed your credit card because without your signature you wont be able to use it say if you were to go shopping with it, secondly if you don't and it gets into the wrong hands, someo...read more

by Lupine

Credit cards do not have to be signed to be valid. How do I know this? I have never signed the back of any credit card I have owned. Never have I had any real problem using the cards. On rare occasions a merchant has...read more

by Tammy Stoner

It sounds like signing your credit card shouldn't take any thought at all. Of course you just sign it. Today people are questioning whether or not they should sign their credit card, after all this gives a thief access to ...read more

by Dave Franklin

As soon as you receive a credit card, you should sign the strip at the back of the card and are instructed to do so by the Bank. It's a very important instruction, because what can happen with unsigned cards is that someon...read more

by MysLykeMeeh

You cannot complete any transactions without your signature. Why you need to sign your card: 1. Every legal activities, should be fixed by your sign. 2. This is involves with money and especially business. Credit car...read more