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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 2:32 pm
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Originally Posted by nickfromct
..,.The cards haven't been lost and were in our possession all the time. ...
Fraud can occur on a card you have never used if there has been a data breach at the card issuer, and it need not occur immediately after the data is stolen. The account information is subdivided and resold over time. It really has nothing to do with you or your physical cards.
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