{"id":2007,"date":"2023-11-18T03:34:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T03:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/?p=2007"},"modified":"2023-11-24T04:03:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T04:03:07","slug":"what-should-i-do-if-i-lost-my-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/creditcards\/what-should-i-do-if-i-lost-my-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should I Do If I Lost My Visa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">Min<\/span><\/span>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2007\" class=\"elementor elementor-2007\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3916dc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3916dc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45b066c\" data-id=\"45b066c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088404e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"088404e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\">You can&#8217;t find your Visa anywhere. You were sure it was in your wallet, but it&#8217;s<br \/>not there. You check at your computer desk, in your car and even call the last<br \/>place you used it to see if you left it there. No luck &#8212; your Visa is lost. The<br \/>worst fear about a lost Visa is that someone else might find it and use it, accumulating<br \/>debt in your name. If a credit card is lost, it may have been stolen for the<br \/>purpose of unauthorized use. You might be tempted to give it some time and look<br \/>around. While backtracking your steps is a good idea, you&#8217;re going to want to<br \/>make sure someone else cannot commit fraud with your credit card. Here&#8217;s what<br \/>you should do if your Visa is lost. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 36px;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"line-height: 107%;\">Call Your Credit Card Company<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\">To prevent any unauthorized charges on your credit card, you will want to call<br \/>your credit card issuing company. <a name=\"_Hlk79501163\"><\/a>Normally you&#8217;d find<br \/>the customer service number on the back of your card, but since it&#8217;s lost,<br \/>you&#8217;ll need to get the number from an old bill or search for it online. Have<br \/>your information ready to confirm your identity. Customer service<br \/>representatives will usually use information like your name, date of birth, and<br \/>address to confirm your ID. They may ask you when you first noticed the card<br \/>lost and the last time you used it to make sure there hasn&#8217;t been any fraudulent<br \/>purchases. Then they will cancel the lost card and issue you a new one that<br \/>will arrive in the mail. Some credit card companies offer to freeze accounts,<br \/>so the card cannot be used, but it gives you some time to look for it, if you<br \/>truly believe it&#8217;s been misplaced and you just need some time to find it. Generally,<br \/>credit card companies will treat lost cards the same as stolen cards because of<br \/>the risk of it being used fraudulently. <\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 36px;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"line-height: 107%;\">Watch Your Bills<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\">After you get a new card, or find your old card, and have your account unfrozen, you<br \/>will want to confirm that there have been no mysterious charges to your<br \/>account. If you happen to find some, you will want to call you credit card<br \/>issuer and initiate a case. Always <a href=\"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/personal-finance\/fraud-prevention\/\">prevent fraud<\/a> by reporting lost or stolen<br \/><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link \" href=\"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/credit-cards\/by-category\"  title=\"credit cards\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">credit cards<\/a> and questionable transactions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">Min<\/span><\/span> \u00a0 You can&#8217;t find your Visa anywhere. You were sure it was in your wallet, but it&#8217;snot there. You check at your computer desk, in your car and even call the lastplace you used it to see if you left it there. No luck &#8212; your Visa is lost. Theworst fear about a lost Visa&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/creditcards\/what-should-i-do-if-i-lost-my-visa\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What Should I Do If I Lost My Visa?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-2007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creditcards","tag-blog-post-template-1-main-template-to-use","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa.jpg",924,615,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa-768x511.jpg",750,499,true],"large":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa.jpg",750,499,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa.jpg",924,615,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa.jpg",924,615,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa.jpg",924,615,false],"post-image-medium":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/What-Should-I-Do-If-I-Lost-My-Visa-375x250.jpg",375,250,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>Reading Time: 2 Min \u00a0You can&#8217;t find your Visa anywhere. 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