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The main commercial benefit of credit cards is their ease of use. Unlike cheques and cash, there need be no physical contact or passing of paper between the seller and the purchaser, only the details from the card need to be given. The theft of that information will allow a fraud to be undertaken almost immediately and anonymously.
