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Originally Posted by buildmybudget
This post is interesting because of your other post--that you would be crazy not to buy online. Do you think these fraudulent charges can be attributed to online transactions and just a cost of buying online? It's great they are paying attention and caught the transaction, but I wonder sometimes if buying online is worth it if my identity could get stolen.
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Originally Posted by lovcom
I heard a piece on NPR a few years ago, and some security expert claimed that most credit card fraud happens offline and not online, and he felt one was safer buying online (internet). I tend to agree.
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I have no idea how the crook got my number but I agree with lovcom that it is far more likely to have happened with an in person transaction. Online, sites are secure and encrypted. In person when I hand my card to a cashier or waiter, that's when trouble tends to happen.