Every bank cardholder knows:if the plastic is stolen,you need to block it as soon as possible. But scammers have learned to steal money even from blocked cards. We will describe how they do this and how to protect themselves. What is card blocking? A lock is a suspension of all operations on a card,freezing a card account. Simply put,you can’t do anything with a blocked card - deposit and withdraw money,make a payment,pay for a product or service,etc. There are two types of blocking:according to the decision of the bank and on the initiative of the client. In the first case,we are talking about suspicious transactions,after which the credit institution has the right to block the card. In this article,we consider the second option - blocking according to the client’s decision. Usually,they resort to it if the card is stolen,lost or an ATM“ate”it. How to block plastic? Most often there are three options:write a statement at the bank’s office,call the hotline number or