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

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On 20 Nov 99 06:28:00 GMT, sharx@ecn.ab.ca () wrote:

>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.
>
>

Not if it is a VISA debit card. A signature would suffice. That is all
VISA needs.

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