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[quote=CLAUDIUS,278596]Quite an innovative idea there, Steve! In Chinese, its called using the same trick back on the trickster. (or something to that degree).

Many foreigner friend asked me this question before, is credit card safe in China?
While most crimes in China are generally 'simpler' (they just want the cash), white collar crimes are emerging in the developed coaster cities. One of the news report I've seen revealed that the burglars have technology that allow them to copy your identity and duplicate your card with one swipe on their machine. You'll hardly notice it because the amount they take from your card is generally small (I wonder if they have used statistics to calculate the probability of discovery). I've used credit cards in Shanghai regularly and have never encountered any problem, maybe I wont even know actually if I've met with this type of fraud.

If I travel inland, or to places I've never been, I'd usually leave the credit card at home (american express out the window!). I'll carry a suitable amount of cash in my wallet, tie the rest in a small package and put it in the pocket of my trousers or jeans. I have a local bank account with Bank of China and carry the atm card around, you can usually withdraw cash from the account all over China. The withdrawal limit is 3k RMB if I'm not wrong, so there is a cap to how much you would lose to a burglar or how much you can spend,  whichever way you'd see it, there is a limit that is out of your control.[/quote]

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