Protecting Your Finances While Traveling in Japan: European-Style Pickpockets and Credit Card Theft

2024-01-11 02:15:12
2024-01-11 10:15 Lianhe News Network Comprehensive Report A netizen said that he encountered a master thief at Tokyo Station in Japan and took away the credit card in his wallet until he received a call from the credit card company…

Attention Chinese people who love traveling to Japan, are European-style pickpockets working in Japan? A netizen who is suspected to be from Hong Kong recently posted on the Facebook group “Japan Free Travel Forum“Chinese PO article stated that he met a master thief in Tokyo Station, Japan, and quietly took the credit card in his wallet from his backpack. It was not until he received a charge notification from the credit card company that the owner was shocked that the credit card had been stolen. , he said: “European-style pickpockets have come to work in Japan.”

Netizens expressed surprise at this: “In a country that claims to be safe, such a thing can happen?”, “There will also be thieves and murderers in Japan, as well as kidnappers”, “No wonder Japan requires a password for transactions over 10,000 yen.” ”, “The things in the back of the backpack belong to others.”

This article also brings out the painful experiences of many people while traveling in Japan. Some people said that their credit cards were stolen in Tokyo, Japan, and then used for tens of thousands of Taiwan dollars 10 minutes later. Others said that they traveled to Tokyo and Osaka and other places, and their backpacks were opened twice in a row, which caused many netizens to discuss how to fight internationally. Call and ask the bank to stop payment immediately. Some people complain that because international calls are not available when traveling abroad, they cannot immediately notify the domestic bank following their credit card is stolen.

Some netizens said that you can call the bank’s toll-free number from abroad as long as you use Skype, but some people responded: “It is free to call 0800 domestically and internationally. Calls from abroad to China and non-0800 domestic calls require stored value tokens to be deducted.” , some netizens also shared that some banks can also immediately stop payment of credit card purchases abroad through their own APP.

Some netizens shared the American-style airport pickpocketing method. Thieves usually only need a small reader to read credit card information when they are close to you, without taking away the credit card. People said, “It’s fine for a whole year, but Once you go abroad and pass through the airport, your money will be stolen.”

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