RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Off topic - Check cashing cards

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I think he is talking about a VISA check card, not an ATM card??

At 01:39 PM 8/1/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Technically, if someone watches you enter your PIN, then steals your debit
>card, the only thing you can do is hopefully cancel the card before they use
>it, but the same is true of someone who steals your credit card and forges
>your signature.  Credit cards offer other services such as a variety of
>programs to get your money back from faulty merchandise, but most debit
>cards can do that now as well, because they run through a credit card's
>network.  Something to watch out for, though - according to the news, some
>places have started charging you to use your PIN number for your debit card,
>basically because they make more money off a credit card.
>
> > My wife wants to get a check cashing card (debit card), but I
> > heard that
> > it has less legal protections than a credit card.  Can any of
> > you guys
> > tell me anything about this?
> >
> >
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