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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Doug Andersen (dougsen@worldnet.att.net) wrote:

: <sharx@ecn.ab.ca> wrote in message news:38363f70.0@ecn.ab.ca...
: > 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.

: Does it have a Visa or MC symbol on it?  If so, then it
: can also be used similar to a credit card, with just a
: signature.

Nope. Just the bank's logo. It is a debit card.


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Subject: Re: Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards (Re: The HELL With IHOP!)
Date: 1999/11/20
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