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Originally Posted by Shopaholic
As to being stuck in a foreign country with no credit cards - sorry but that's your fault. Yes it's a PITA but when you use your card in a manner & location that is out of the ordinary the credit card company IS going to flag it as suspicious and shut you down for your own protection. Want to prevent that? Call them & let them know you'll be travelling, where you'll be travelling & for how long.
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I travel a lot, and have a special card oriented toward international travel (for example, no foreign exchange fees), and always call. Nope, not my fault.