Recently had my Monzo card cloned but could have been a lot worse

Great story and another win for Monzo user! @Stone9, please remember that Monzo is in beta, so it’s worth to carry a backup, but maybe consider rfid protection sleeve for spare card and avoid using it to remove human fraud from the equation?

It looks like we might reach a situation when thieves will make a sad panda face when they find that card is Monzo. :smiley: “Nooo, pink card again!!!” reaction, with slackbot silently correcting “Hot coral”… :smiling_imp: If card was cloned, well, thief is less likely to see hot coral. You know how in animal kingdom certain animals/insects have dangerous colours meaning “don’t eat me for your own good”? That’s what Monzo’s colour is on fast track to be like. :smiley: :smiley:

I wonder what impact it will have on the fraud volumes. Monzo users are very quick on their feet, card gets frozen often within first three fraudulent transaction. I wonder what numbers are like (proportionally, not totals) between Monzo and some high street banks, for fraud transactions and money spent… :thinking:

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