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04-11-2009, 09:27 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Silicon Valley, California
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Reputation: 425
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Credit card fraud is not as big a danger as is made out to be provided you take basic precautions which are:
a) Check your account online every couple of days (even better, every day) for any unauthorized charge.
b) Place a credit freeze with all the 3 credit reporting agencies (this is a precaution against identity theft).
c) Never fall for any phishing scams (always check the URL field in the browser before entering personal data).
The better credit card companies already have in-built fraud detection and will automatically put a hold on the account if suspicious activity is detected. You are also fully protectecd against unauthorized charges.
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04-11-2009, 09:31 PM
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I think I am better now :)
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Arizona & Alaska
5,556 posts, read 2,319,883 times
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Quote:
Originally Posted by notreesininceland
Credit card fraud is not as big a danger as is made out to be provided you take basic precautions which are:
a) Check your account online every couple of days (even better, every day) for any unauthorized charge.
b) Place a credit freeze with all the 3 credit reporting agencies (this is a precaution against identity theft).
c) Never fall for any phishing scams (always check the URL field in the browser before entering personal data).
The better credit card companies already have in-built fraud detection and will automatically put a hold on the account if suspicious activity is detected. You are also fully protectecd against unauthorized charges.
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Trust me, not only credit card, but bank card if out of the country especially....When my son moved from TX to MN...he was using his bank card and they put halt on it causing many overdraft fees because he did not tell them he was moving. When we came up here, put halt on cards because we didn't notify as soon as we hit Canada...in other words...alert whomever with card before you leave, I forgot about that one after sitting on phone with menus...in lulu land....
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04-11-2009, 09:36 PM
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I live in NC but my heart is in Alaska
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Alaska, where women win the Iditarod and men mush poodles!
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Deb even when you do tell your card provider that you'll be using the card out of the country they may try pulling a fast one on you.
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04-11-2009, 09:38 PM
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Livin Life Down A Long Dirt Road
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: I live in Alaska but my heart is in Sweden
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Stalk me. I need some excitement in my life!
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People may doubt what you say...but they will believe what you do...
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04-11-2009, 10:35 PM
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I think I am better now :)
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Arizona & Alaska
5,556 posts, read 2,319,883 times
Reputation: 2852
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rance
Stalk me. I need some excitement in my life!
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Right...we will take your salmon, what time is good for you?
Last edited by Grannysroost; 04-11-2009 at 10:40 PM..
Reason: Not like we want your body... :)
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04-12-2009, 02:38 AM
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Never Looked Back
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PA
762 posts, read 406,294 times
Reputation: 252
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Just don't click on websites ending in .cc or .cn, as they are 99% of the time going to try to screw with you.
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04-12-2009, 07:47 PM
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Not a member
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: um....guess
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barkingowl
Deb even when you do tell your card provider that you'll be using the card out of the country they may try pulling a fast one on you.
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I belong to a credit union & when I got a new debit card to go to Malaysia, I had no problems....except my bag was stolen, along w/the debit card dangit while I was there! But my credit union is cool, I've never had any problems w/them & I've been a member since '96. So what's going on here, some of you guys are getting offensive rep comments? Or is it DM's? |
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04-12-2009, 07:59 PM
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Dancing on the edge of survival!!
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: east coast/moving to AK!
1,866 posts, read 682,310 times
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rance
Stalk me. I need some excitement in my life!
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 STALK....STALK...STALK hahahehe....gotta be careful or Hannah will come over and kick my butt!!!! Seriously Rance...your life sounds pretty adventurous and exciting!!!  |
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04-13-2009, 09:15 PM
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I live in NC but my heart is in Alaska
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Alaska, where women win the Iditarod and men mush poodles!
8,889 posts, read 5,834,005 times
Reputation: 1220
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Quote:
Originally Posted by karfar
So what's going on here, some of you guys are getting offensive rep comments? Or is it DM's?
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I got one that said, " Just Be an a.s.s is more like it."  I think it was a reference to Highland Lady & Grill God's board, Just Be. It was left anonymously for me. |
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04-13-2009, 09:23 PM
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Controlling Buttercup
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Yikes, that's tame, Barkely. But it increased your rep since neg. points are no longer allowed here.
From what I saw there was some slamming of some members here so maybe it's to be expected.
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