In 2016, $24.71 billion dollars were stolen due to credit card fraud.
47 percent of credit card fraud happens in the United States, where every 2 seconds an American will fall victim to having their credit card compromised.
The scary part is that a vast majority of credit card thieves are people we interact with every day. It is the waitress who took your order at your favorite restaurant, your local grocer, or the barista you see every morning for your daily cup of Joe.
It is estimated is that 37 percent of credit card fraud is committed by individuals who will either copy information on your credit card and use it for online purchases - which does not require a physical card, or will make a counterfeit (clone) card with the information that they have stolen from your card and use it anywhere.
What is more horrifying than having your credit card information stolen, however, is being the owner of a company that has employees who steal other people's information, harming your customers and giving your business a bad reputation.
The best way to find out if an employee is stealing sensitive information from your clients is to catch them in the act. And the best way to catch an employee breaking the law is by recording their unlawful behavior without raising any suspicions on their part.
When monitoring your employees it is important to have the cameras concealed and undetectable. This is because if an employee knows about the surveillance they will find out ways to steal information in the camera's blind spots. Furthermore, make sure your cameras are not camouflaged by means of hiding, but rather by having your cameras unobtrusively look like an everyday object. Employees will typically find hidden cameras due to being familiar with your business space.