Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote:


Question for you computer experts:

How safe is it to buy something on-line with a credit card using the
vendor's "secure" encrypted ordering page?

Eisboch



"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

Been doing it for 6 years without a problem. But, go to www.visa.com and
sign up for the "Verified By Visa" thing. And do NOT use your debit card,
ever, for an online purchase.



"James" wrote in message
link.net...


If you browser is showing the lock on that web site then that means that
the all the exchanges between you and the web site are encrypted. It is
not a completely foolproof encryption but nobody outside of places like
nsa have got the computer horsepower to break it. Plus they would have to
intercept your actual traffic to even begin and the comm companies have
got the major routing nodes and lines pretty well locked down.



Thanks. I've also done it for years without any problems so far but as a
precaution I always use the same credit card that I specifically asked to
have only a $1000 dollar limit on. I figured that way my liability, if any,
would be limited if someone was able to get the info.

Eisboch


I think your legal liability for a stolen credit card is $50, but I don
't believe any of the major credit card companies actually hold you
responsible for the $50.

I had someone write $2700 of credit card "checks" to pay off another
credit card (which was probably a stolen credit card), and they
immediately wrote off the total amount. I also had a $8000 card appear
on my card, from Turkey. They wrote that off without any questions.

I had Citibank Security call one day because someone in a town close by
had made 7 charges at the exact same gas station during a one hour
period. I told them they were not mine, and they wrote all of them off.

All of these charges occurred in the same month, so somehow someone got
my credit card number and was using it. I immediately purchased a
shredder and shred anything with any personal info on it. Since I
started using the shredder, I have not had any problems. According to
the credit card company, trash hopping is a common way to get credit
card numbers and is much easier than cracking a secure web site.