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Old 11-23-2010, 08:50 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles View Post
Beware of online credit card use.Two times this year my card was compromised as the result of online purchases.Fishing tackle of course.
Two things:
1) I use my CC online for all my purchases. If I'm purchasing from any vendor I don't 100% trust, I can receive a temporary CC# from my bank (Bank of America) and use that without worry. You can also set a maximum limit, so my purchase is going to be say $125 and I set the temp limit to $135.

2) CC#s are often stolen by keyloggers that are *installed on your own computer*. There are so many different ways keyloggers are getting on our computers now and it takes a combination of protection methods to protect against them. I suggest Kaspersky as a primary defense.
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