On 08/18/2010 09:59 AM, [email protected] wrote: > On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:45:27 -0700, Pete Lancashire<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> One thing I do is I keep only a "small" amount in the account I do any >> Debit Card >> transactions with. Most of the time it only has $300-400 in it. It is >> a hassle but >> I look at it as a sacrificial line of defense. >> >> -pete >> >> >> > another thing i've started seeing a lot of people doing, which seems > fairly intelligent, is to use pre-paid cards for online transactions. the > only downside to this is that lots of merchants require address validation > be performed to reduce their exposure to chargebacks. fortunately the > pre-paid cards have a number where you can call the vendor (visa/mstr, > whatev) and add an address in their system so the card can pass AVS. > > nathan w > non servium > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >
If the prepaid only has enough for the purchase available, when the online company tests the card for $1 to make sure it is a valid card, then the transaction won't go through for lack of $1. I found this out when I ordered a ham radio online. Bruce _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
