The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has a list of 23 common fraud schemes on its “Scams and Safety”web page, including credit card theft. The thief makes small purchases with your stolen credit card number and sees if they go through, if they do, then they hit your account for bigger purchases. You should have an email, text message or phone alert set up with your credit card company, so that the bank will contact you if there are any unusual spending items, if there are illegi...