Careless credit card owners pay the price and lose substantial amounts of money

There are owners who choose to be lax with the use of their cards, and their carelessness has caused them to lose substantial amounts of money. PHOTO: ST FILE
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Other than your identity card, the most important thing that you usually carry with you is not your phone or money but your credit cards.

If you are careless and misplace your cards, you could end up in a nightmare scenario of losing up to a few hundred thousand dollars.

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