It’s a nightmare to lose your wallet or purse or have it stolen. But before you start looking for it or lodging an FIR with the local police station, the first thing you must do is to cancel all your credit and debit cards. To report a card as lost or stolen, you need the card number and the bank’s centralised helpline number to report the loss as soon as possible.
It’s never safe to write down the card numbers anywhere or store them on your phone. A much safer way is to scan or photograph the cards and then store them in a password-protected zip file.
Use a high-resolution flatbed scanner or a good camera to photograph all your cards together (include all the cards you keep in your wallet). You’ll end up with two scans/photographs – one each for card fronts and backs.
Next, add them both to a password-protected zip file. To do this, first select both files > right click > add to zip > select the ‘password required to open’ option. Now you can keep this password-protected zip file on your computer, save it on a USB flash drive and send it to your email ID (for quick access from anywhere).
HITESH RAJ BHAGAT
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