The big issue with these is fraud - your card number suddenly being used in a different country will nearly always trigger
extra fraud checks.
Not exact matches
When businesses
check your credit, the
fraud alert lets them know that your identity has been compromised and they should take
extra steps to make sure it's actually you applying for credit.
As discussed above, a
fraud alert is a free and temporary measure that helps alert creditors that they should perform
extra identity
checks before issuing any new lines of credit.