Managing Credit Card Fraud

Jim Birth · August 6

Hello,

Every time I have to replace a credit card because of fraud, I add the new card and hundreds of old transactions are downloaded in Quicken Classic for the new credit card. I have to spend hours getting rid of duplicate credit card transactions in the new card's register. Please give us a tool or procedure to prevent this from happening.

If there is already a tool or procedure for this, please let me know.

Thank you.

[Deleted User] · August 6

@Jim Birth if you are replacing a credit card due to fraud, in my opinion there is no need to create a new account in Quicken. Just simply deactivate the account, blank out both Financial Institution Name and Account Number on the General tab in Account Details, and then reactivate (Add Account) the account with the new account number.

This way you can retain full account history and not have the issue of duplicate transactions.

Jim_Harman · August 6

Note that when you go through the Tools > Add Account process to reconnect the credit card and you are presented with a list of accounts, you should choose the "Link to existing account" option and carefully pick the account you just deactivated, not the default "Add to Quicken" option.

Always back up your data file before changing connections, in case something goes wrong.

Chris_QPW · August 6

I think it is instructive to understand what happens at the financial institution level, at least for all for ones I have seen. They don't even create a new account; they just change the account number. And as such, as the others have suggested just deactivating and adding/linking the account so that you can connect the account with the new account number is the right thing to do.

One way that it becomes real clear that is what the financial institution is doing is the very fact that by doing it this way you won't get duplicate transactions. If the financial institution was really creating a new account, then unique Ids for each transaction would change and you would see duplicates, but that doesn't happen.

Note that Quicken stores the unique Id for each transaction "per account", so when you deactivate one account and create another, you are basically forcing Quicken to ignore the unique Ids and give you all the transactions again.

[Deleted User] · August 6

Thanks @Jim_Harman that is a very good and critical point to "Link" the account. I don't always remember to mention that.

Jim Birth · August 7

Thank for the suggestions. I wish I had known earlier how to handle this situation. Are there any videos on U-tube or Quicken support that show step by step how credit card fraud should be handled? That would be a great help.

[Deleted User] · August 7

@Jim Birth - I couldn't find any instructions in Quicken Support so I asked Copilot, and this is what it came up with. (Hopefully, you won't ever be in need of these steps, but here they are just in case) -

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When your credit card is replaced due to fraud, updating it in Quicken is a common but slightly delicate process. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you transition smoothly without duplicating transactions or losing your account history:

🛠️ Steps to Update Your Credit Card Account in Quicken

1. Deactivate Online Services for the Old Card

Go to the credit card account register.
Click the gear icon (⚙️) and choose Edit Account Details.
Navigate to the Online Services tab.
Click Deactivate to stop downloads for the old card number.

2. Reactivate with the New Card

After deactivation, go back to the Online Services tab.
Click Set up Now to reactivate downloads.
Enter your financial institution login credentials.
When Quicken shows available accounts, link the new card to the existing account register (don’t add it as a new account).

✅ This ensures continuity and prevents duplicate transactions from being downloaded into a separate register.

4. Update Bill Pay or Reminders

If you use Quicken Bill Pay or have scheduled reminders, update them with the new card number.

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In step #2, you can also reactivate the new card by clicking Tools → Add Account. And again, be sure to link to existing account (and not add as new).

Managing Credit Card Fraud

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