Lost or Stolen Credit Card - Numbers You Need to Keep

What will you do when you have your wallet stolen and you need to cancel your credit cards? 

As soon as your card is stolen, if it has paywave access, time is of the essence as thieves go to the closest shopping centre and buy everything they can in transactions under $100. If you want to cancel cards first, cancel those with paypass access.

Below are the contact numbers of most credit cards in Australia for when your card is stolen. You will not need to remember the card number, but they will probably ask you verification questions about yourself before cancelling the card. Probably a good idea to bookmark this page, put it on facebook for others and who knows how much money we can save (and for others) if we move fast when our cards are stolen. 

Bank	Australia	Overseas
28 Degrees Mastercard AIMS Home Loans	1300 552 079 1300 132 467	+61 3 9445 0189+61 2 9271 8664
AMP	13 30 30	+61 2 9761 9912
American Express	1300 132 639	+61 2 9271 8664
Aussie	1800 225 731	+61 3 8699 6997
ANZ	1800 033 844	+61 3 9683 7043
Bank SA	13 13 76	+61 2 9553 5883
Bank of Queensland	1800 077 024	+61 7 3336 2222
Bankwest	13 17 18	+61 8 9449 2840
Bendigo Bank	1800 035 383	+61 3 5485 7911
Big Sky / Intech Credit Union	1800 224 004	+61 2 9959 7480
Citibank Platinum	1800 818 008	+ 61 2 8225 0615
Citibank Gold/Silver	13 15 96	+ 61 2 8225 0615
Citi-BP MasterCard / Cashback	13 24 84	+ 61 2 8225 0615
Citibank Clear	1300 309 321	+ 61 2 8225 0615
Coles Group Source	1800 005 809	+ 61 3 9420 4816
Commonwealth Bank	13 2221	+ 61 2 9999 3283
Credit Union Australia MasterCards	1800 120 113	+ 1 636 722 7111
David Jones American Express	1300 36 89 89	+ 61 2 8271 8182
GE Money Low Rate Mastercard	1300 721 394	+ 61 3 9445 0188
GE Money MasterCard	1300 882 289	+ 61 3 9425 4182
GE Money Eco Mastercard	1300 734 543	+ 61 3 9425 4960
GE Money Wizard Clear Advantage	1300 552 079	+ 61 3 9445 0190
GE Money GO Mastercard	1300 462 273	+ 61 3 9425 4886
Myer VISA	1300 783 520	+ 61 3 9921 4642
HSBC VISA	132 152	+ 61 2 9005 8180
ING Direct Everyday Orange	133 464	+ 61 2 9028 4077
Macquarie Bank	1300 150 300	+ 61 2 8232 1684
Members Equity	1300 654 998	+ 61 3 9605 6717
NAB	1800 033 103	+ 61 3 8641 9083
St George	1800 028 208	+ 61 2 9553 5883
Suncorp-Metaway	13 11 55	+ 61 7 3362 1222
Westpac	1300 651 089	+ 61 2 9374 7082
Woolworths	1300 10 1234	+ 61 2 8276 0144

If you know of a card that is missing here, leave a comment with the contact number for stolen cards and the link from where you got that information from. 

Top 10 Speed Cameras for Catching Perth Hoons

Police have released statistics about how speed cameras last year helped catch Perth hoons last year. 268 people were caught by speed cameras exceeding the speed limit by 45km/h or more. Of those 268, 41 were caught on the Mitchell Freeway near Innaloo while 37 were caught on Kwinana Freeway near Baldivis. These figures obviously do not include the hoons caught by police patrols. 

Hoon offences detected by speed cameras in 2013:

1: Mitchell Fwy, Innaloo near Karrinyup Rd = 41 offences

2: Kwinana Fwy, Baldivis near Mundijong Rd = 37 offences

3: Tonkin Hwy, Champion Lakes near Corfield St = 35 offences

4: Reid Hwy, Mirrabooka near Mirrabooka Av = 30 offences

5: Roe Hwy, Willetton near South St = 23 offences

6: Ennis Av, Port Kennedy near Royal Palm Dr = 23 offences

7: Tonkin Hwy, Cloverdale near Leach Hwy = 23 offences

8: Ennis Av, Port Kennedy near Port Kennedy Dr = 21 offences

9: Kwinana Fwy, Baldivis near Safety Bay Rd = 18 offences

10: Paganoni Rd, Karnup near Marlock Pl = 17 offences

During the 16-day double demerit Christmas period, WA Police managed to scan 3,382,736 drivers. From that, 23,657 were charged with 13,378 caught for speeding by a speed camera and 4,935 by a patrol vehicle. 630 people were also caught for using a mobile phone whilst driving by the new undercover police motorcycles. 

How Will You Survive Perth's 43C Saturday?

Perth is expecting 43C on Saturday but today in a mine site in Panawonica, the temperature has already hit 50C at 1:37pm. The question for all of Perth is how we will survive this Saturday? Will we be heading to shopping centres or the beach? Or is the forecast enough to justify the purchase of an air conditioner in the next few days?

The Bureau of Meterology is concerned about how Perth will cope and have issued the following tips. 

How to prevent harm from the heat:
• Drink plenty of fluid (not caffeinated, energy or alcoholic drinks).
• Find a cool place, in the shade or in a well ventilated shelter with fans or air-conditioning.
• Cool down periodically in water (swimming pool, bath or shower).
• Wear lightweight, light-colour, loose fitting clothing and head protection.
• Limit physical activity and avoid exercising in the heat of the day.
• Apply effective sunscreen (SPF 30+) if outside.
• Monitor the colour of your urine (dark yellow is bad, clear urine is good).
• Remember “Slip, Slop, Slap” at all times when outside. 

Signs to be on the look out for:
• increased heart rate
• nausea and vomiting
• dizziness and feeling faint
• confusion
• headaches
• muscle cramps and weakness
• urinating less often.
What to do should you develop any of the signs above:
• Call an ambulance on 000 for life threatening signs.
• Rest in a cool well ventilated area.
• Drink plenty of fluid (consider clear juice or low sugar sports drinks).
• Apply cool wet cloths to skin.