Re: Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards (Re: The HELL With IHOP!)

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From: sharx
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 00:00

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Mathew A. Hennessy (hennessy@cloud9.net) wrote:
: 	BTW: is it still true that if you lose your debit card (or use it
: to buy over the phone), and someone else uses it illegally, you have no
: recourse on getting your $$$ back (whereas with a real credit card, you're
: only liable for up to $50 of the fraudulent charge)?

In order to use MY debit card, one has to punch in the correct 4 digit PIN
number into the little machine.



: 	The legal limbo surrounding protections of debit cards has been
: keeping me from getting one..

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From: sharx@ecn.ab.ca ()
Subject: Re: Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards (Re: The HELL With IHOP!)
Date: 1999/11/20
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