shopping online

I think getting ripped off once in a while is just a part of life nowdays.
It happened to Leo LaPorte and it happened to Steve Gibson. You need to
limit the accounts you use and watch those like a HAWK.

Dennis Jenkins

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From: "alice" < alicefay%40woh.rr.com">alicefaywoh.rr.com>
To: < Computer_Help_and_Discussion%40yahoogroups.com">Computer_Help_and_Discussionyahoogroups.com>;
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:21 PM
Subject: [CHAD] Re:shopping online

> I shop online with my debit card. In my state I am guarenteed a refund for
> 90 days, and I check my balance regularly.
> My mother shops locally (not a big town) and writes checks. She used to
have
> her retirement direct deposited until her identity was stolen and it took
> her forever to clear it up. She finally got it cleared up because law
> enforcement treated it as a scam against the elderly.
> People think they are safe if they use checks and in danger if they use
> credit cards, but in my state you have more protection from credit cards.
&gt; Take all proper precautions, but don't believe checks are safe and credit
&gt; cards are unsafe.
&gt; Also, my husband had money taken out of his account, using his debit card,
>; by a treasurer in a nearby city. It took forever, and daily phone calls,
to
> clear this up. We finally took all the fraud investigation paperwork from
> the bank to the treasurer and they refunded the money. They had just typed
>; one number in wrong, and charged him (his card) instead of the right
person.
> He couldn't use his account for a couple of months, and one part of the
bank
> was trying to clear it up, and another part called everyday asking us to
pay
&gt; for this error. (He hadn't used his card for 6 or 8 months, but had card
> problems, anyway.)
> It's just like any other part of living, take precautions, expect problems
> along the way, but live anyway.
&gt;
>

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