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無回答 2008/03/08 02:44:49
With regards to credit card, the most you ever have to pay by law is $50. BUt that is if things don’t work out between you and the credit card company. In most cases, you don’t have to pay anything at all. Also, even if you ask the credit company regarding info about any fradulent transaction, they won’t tell you even though you are asking about your account. They will tell you taht it will be under investigation and so they can’t talk about it.
As for debit card, well, because you use a PIN code, it’s usually a different story. It used to be that you were responsible for any fradulent activity, but due to the increase in people getting their debit card info stolen, banks have begun taking different measures. So once banks can prove that a transaction is fradulent, then they will refund the "stolen" amount back to your card. But, remember that policy will differ from bank to bank, even though the fact is, so many customers across the board are getting their card info as well as other info such as birth date, address etc, stolen.
My advice would be, stay away from using debit card, even to withdarw money from a legitimate ATM machine provided by your bank. I don’t know if you remember but not too long ago, someone rigged the ATM machine at a Bank of Montreal branch in downtown Vancouver.
Also, as for AMEX card, I agree with the poster above. But not for the same reason. With AMEX, from what I understand, there is no credit limit. Identity Theft is so prevalent these days, even if you’re very careful. So it’s a huge risk to have a card with no credit limit.
With regards to the experience that the poster above went through, it sounds like a common procedure especially in cases where it is difficult to prove that it was fradulent activity. But because she/he persevered and kept on pressing the matter, she did not have to pay. But, it’s also the fact that amount "stolen" was not something that would be considered as huge in the eyes of AMEX. Had the "stolen" amountbeen in the order of $10,000 for example, then it would have been a different story. Lawyers may have been involved as well as police, but both AMEX and the card holder would have incurred huge fees to pay their respective lawyers.
So what you can do to ensure that you don’t end up with a bitter experience is, not to use debit (perhaps only to withdraw by actually going up to a bank teller, I know it would be inconveinient), and check your various credit card company’s policies regarding what your repsonsibilites are in case of fraud.
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