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¿Por qué bloquearon mi tarjeta después de una transacción en China?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Tu primera compra en China se realiza con éxito, pero el siguiente intento es rechazado y tu banco envía un mensaje de texto con un bloqueo por fraude.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Los emisores de tarjetas extranjeras marcan el cambio de ubicación geográfica y el adquirente de China desconocido como fraude, y bloquean automáticamente la tarjeta después de la primera autorización.
✓ HOW TO FIX
Notifica a tu banco las fechas de tu viaje a China ANTES de volar y ten a mano su número de llamada por cobrar internacional para levantar el bloqueo rápidamente desde el extranjero.
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