[Gllug] how safe is linux against identity thief

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 01:11:15PM +0100, john wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:07:34 +0100, James Laver <james.laver at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> [snip]
> > Just be sure to pay it off each month of course.
> 
> On which front, it's well worth setting up a DD to pay off your card in
> full every month.  The CC companies don't tend to advertise this facility,
> but it's usually there and it's invaluable.  If for any reason they don't
> take the debit then it's their fault and not yours so you still don't pay
> any interest.

I've always worried about DD for paying CC in the event that someone were
to fradualently use my CC. In the past I've had several thousand GBP
worth of fradulent charges on my CC, and would not have wanted that
immediately direct debited from my bank account. Of course they are
supposed to refund direct debits, no questions asked, but has anyone
had experiance of getting this done after disputed CC charges ?

Regards,
Daniel
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