Three hours.

That’s how long it takes me to drive home from our New York City offices. I made that very trip yesterday, leaving just before the Friday afternoon rush hour on a weekend already challenged by Super Bowl traffic in the area.

Three hours.

That’s also how long it took for my credit card data to be stolen and used in four unique transactions in Quebec, Canada while I was driving home to Pennsylvania. The normally quiet drive was interrupted by several emails and calls from American Express to warn me of fraudulent activity for four transactions ranging from $18 to $45.

The art and hassle of the scam

This particular credit card is one I don’t even use often. It’s an AMEX(s amex) Business account that I opened years ago when I was an independent blogger. I only use it now for my Gigaom activities, simply because it’s…