Turn on instant transaction alerts

Your bank or card issuer sends you a message the moment a payment or transfer goes through, so one you did not make shows up right away.

Time
about 5 min
Where
Anywhere

How to do it

  1. Open your bank and card apps and turn on notifications for every payment and transfer.
  2. If the app lets you set a minimum amount, set it as low as it goes.
  3. If an alert shows a payment you did not make, contact the bank or card issuer on the number in its app or on the card.

What it does

Online purchases with your card number
lets you notice it
A bank account opened or drained in your name
lets you notice it
Phone calls that cite your name and other leaked details, such as an account, order, ID number or address
lets you notice it