It doesn't matter if you are already finished with your Christmas shopping or just starting, if you have paid, or are planning on paying with a credit card, don't throw away the receipt! How many times have you throw away a credit card receipt, confident that nobody will be able to steal any of your valuable information because only the last four digits of your credit card number appear on that small piece of paper?

Consider this your warning - or maybe just a reminder. According to CreditCards.com, consumers should treat their credit card receipts as though they contain sensitive information.

CreditCards.com say that scammers who may retrieve your thrown away credit card receipt can actually take those last four numbers of your card and use them to try to get the remaining digits. Often times, scammers will track the name on the receipt to a phone number, call the person and try to phish the remaining numbers. These scammers may say they are with your credit card company and may ask for the other digits to verify an account.

CreditCards.com would like to remind consumers that a credit card company will never call you and ask for the entire number on the card. If you receive a call from someone claiming to be your credit card issuer and they need your card numbers, it's a scam and you should hang up the phone. Then remember to keep those receipts and shred them when you no longer need them.

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