tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post5781141751512224539..comments2023-06-02T06:59:01.602-05:00Comments on Notes ...: Recent Target Revelation and your Debit/Credit CardBeth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-10066476365585486142014-01-30T12:28:14.559-06:002014-01-30T12:28:14.559-06:00For once, I'm glad that we don't live near...For once, I'm glad that we don't live near a Target, but that said, we've had our number stolen twice in the last 4-5 years, and what a mess that is!! Our credit card company has been the one to alert us every time, so I stay with them, and rarely use our debit card. The most recent theft was eventually tracked back to a compromised on-line fabric purchase :-O. That's a tough one, because living in a rural area, we do lots of on-line shopping. sigh...Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436825220887971278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-31599400716798742342014-01-26T08:44:46.504-06:002014-01-26T08:44:46.504-06:00As someone who lives close to the edge, I'd be...As someone who lives close to the edge, I'd be in serious trouble if $300 was deducted from my account! I like your idea of a 2nd account. I'm planning on using my credit card rather than my debit and immediately transferring the money from checking to the card.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031700125137007913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-10035309365694653182014-01-25T09:15:43.106-06:002014-01-25T09:15:43.106-06:00It's an absolute pain in the behind. We live ...It's an absolute pain in the behind. We live outside a small rural town. At least once a year, sometimes twice, my credit card is compromised. Just happened yesterday, so waiting for a new credit card. Did anyone see the news piece on TV where they said the cost to the banks and Target and Niemen Marcus was something like 200 million and the cost to the banks to change to some kind of digital protection was 20 million. Can't remember the correct numbers - but the whole point was it was a small fraction of the cost of fraud and that didn't count what affected the consumer. <br />go figure. Paule-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413766715901241487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-55325358296630390472014-01-25T08:09:12.705-06:002014-01-25T08:09:12.705-06:00I've had the bank contact me if there's be...I've had the bank contact me if there's been debit fraud in the area (somewhere I've used my card). They asked me to come into the bank, cancelled my debit card and re-issued. Now this was because of a bank machine fraud and not something like Target. I'm not sure how that would be handled.Anne Marie - Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841030304464450073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-43116245808946027772014-01-25T06:57:14.871-06:002014-01-25T06:57:14.871-06:00Not icky - lucky!!!Not icky - lucky!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-65497546337414198882014-01-25T06:55:10.648-06:002014-01-25T06:55:10.648-06:00Well icky little me who works at a major bank, so ...Well icky little me who works at a major bank, so I never have any problems, Not even the one time when the CC was swiped in France...:) <br />I use the debit card for food etc purchases only and the CC for all the rest. If online shops uses Paypal, I use that. All Master Card transactions within Sweden require an extra security code.<br />Like you I keep a close tab on my accounts, online banking is great and as long as the kids have not come of age, I can keep a tab on their debit cards as well. <br />But even if I work where I work, there has been no warnings issued - they come in the evening press etc. A wee bit strange...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com