Britney Spears 'uses bodyguard's credit card'
Britney Spears reportedly used her bodyguard's credit card to buy two pairs of boots, but was given a hard time by a shop clerk because the name on the card did not match her signature.
Britney Spears reportedly used her bodyguard's credit card to buy two pairs of boots, but was given a hard time by a shop clerk because the name on the card did not match her signature.
Gossip websites are speculating as to whether the purchases did not come under the terms of her conservatorship budget, which allows the singer a credit card limit of $1,500 a week.
As the credit card she used had the name of her bodyguard on it, a shop clerk disputed her attempted purchase. She reportedly told the clerk that as her bodyguard is an employee of her company, she was entitled to use his card.
Meanwhile, considerably less famous shoppers are being urged to protect their identity details to reduce their chances of being credit card fraud victims.
In 2006, the government estimated the annual cost of identity theft to the UK economy is £1.2 billion, or £25 per adult.
Consumers can protect themselves by shredding old credit card statements rather than throwing them away with their name and address intact.
Written by Marcus Jenkins ©
