Have you ever ued you credit card online ?

Canada
September 24, 2008 7:54am CST
How secure do you feel the internet is with all the scams we hear about eveyday , are you comfortable using your credit card or do you wait to hear what others have to say about a particular site or do you just buy what it is you are interested in ? How often do you use a credit card online and how secure are you in doing this ? Have you ever not recieved an item that you paid for because a site was not legit ?
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@jay399us (269)
• India
24 Sep 08
Well i havent used my cradit card online yet because i m afraid of that only... I will tell you thats why i have not even entered my cradit card details in paypal also... But i will not hasitate in big companies web sites because the sometimes the name itself will be enough....
• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@RAGHUBIR (65)
• India
24 Sep 08
i try to safe use of my credit card and i dont use of online my credit card but when i go out side and i will have to purchase some think then i use my credit card and i soping but i try that i have to menimum use.and we should save our credit card. because we keep our money in bank and all people use this fesility and we care
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@TessWhite (3146)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I no longer use credit cards or bank cards online. Last year our computer was hacked, and our information stolen. Its been a year and we are still trying to recoup the money taken from us. We finally had to close out our bank accounts and open new ones. I will shop online, but I'll look for a toll free number and call in my order if possible.
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@Arkie69 (2156)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I think hackers are getting into the computers at the credit card companies and other banks and getting our personal information. Our personal information is in a lot of computers local and all over the nation. Even IRS and other government computers.
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• Canada
24 Sep 08
OMG that is horrible !! Thank you for sharing .
@mymelodake (1338)
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
I use my credit card online to book online tickets and to pay for my webhosting, but that's about it. I hav no qualms using my credit card for both, since the airline company's site is secure and since they are a big company, they can't risk not securing their online booking site. As for my webhosting, I used my credit card, but it was through PayPal. I have also purchased a tamagotchi online, and I used my credit card, but it was also through PayPal, which is so far very secure in my opinion. I'm very wary in terms of directly using my credit card to purchase items online as there are a lot of scams out there.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@sonusd (1547)
• India
25 Sep 08
I am also using credit card very often i think it is safe if you use it from your own computer and dont buy anything from any unknown site.i have used for paypal and some on line purchasing but never facing any problem
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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• Singapore
27 Sep 08
Just make sure your computer is safe from spyware, virus and the likes.
• Poland
25 Sep 08
Well i would have if have one ! . I want to buy many things ( Games Acutally ) but i don't have a credit Card . But I'll get one soon . And can someone put some lessons or something about how using a credit card, Cuz i don't wanna be in an embarrassing situation . And thank u .
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
25 Sep 08
I feel a bit apprehensive while using my credit card on-line. However, if I find that the site is in secure mode, I go for it. I do not prefer using it at unkown websites. So far I have not faced any problem, while using my credit card.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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• India
25 Sep 08
well often hearing of the scams of the credit cards i stopped using them online and hence switched back to the debit cards which are doing fine these days online
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
25 Sep 08
yeah we do it once in awhile.. but only on sites that's for real. like dell the last time we use it. but we did have our credit card information stolen a few time. we never use our bank card just the credit card.. if you do use your's look at the bottom right side of the page, you should see like a lock there, it means it's secure.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
Thanks I never really knew what that lock meant before :) Thank you for your response .
@NrgDfenZ (1810)
• Belgium
25 Sep 08
I have never used my credit card online.. I don't trust it enough to do that :D Have a nice day..
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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• China
25 Sep 08
sorry, it's a pity, i don't have credit card until now. i'm trying to get one, but always failed, buy it's so easy to get a credit card for you?
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
Hope you have luck getting one :) Thank you for your response .
• India
25 Sep 08
i have used my credit card many times online and i have done through trusted sutes online. there is no problem in that untill and unless its a fake site , be careful about it. if you want to buy some thing then go by trusted and long time market players.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
No I would be to scared to do this. I would pay with paypal because I think it is safer then a credit cards. You don't want someone to have your credit card number and there is hackers and to many scams out there now to be safe and to take a chance doing this.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@Beruang (1309)
• Malaysia
25 Sep 08
Yes I have used credit cards as well as debit cards for my online transactions. However, I only used them at sites that i can trust such as PayPal or eBay and other sites that are known to many as legitimate businesses. I would not use my card on sites that are unknown to the market or sites that have been badly reviewed or received lots of complaints. As far as security is concerned, so far I do not have nay problem with my cards. Just make sure that you always type in the URL instead of trying to load it directly from an email since emails are frequently used by people who want to steal your money and other things... We just need to know what we are doing and are fully aware of the procedures when using our cards online.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
I don't have a credit card to use online but if I did then I woudl probably use it online. I have used my debit and it is almost like a credit card and I have never had any problems with it so if I get a credit card I would use it to cause some sites won't let you buy unless you have a credit card.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
25 Sep 08
I have bought online with my debit card and my credit card and I have never had a problem with anything. I also pay almost all my bills online and I love the ease in that and Im saving money. My mom refuses to do anything like that on line and it is a constant disagreement with her and my dad as he does and does it quite often!
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@youless (112103)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Sep 08
I have heard some negative news to use the credit card online. However, I still think most of the users are safe. I used my credit card a lot online because of the online shopping. It's very convenient. Two months ago I bought stamps from Ebay but since I have a Paypal account, I used it rather than my credit card. However, I haven't got my stamps until now. This is quite disappointing. I love China
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
There is a thing with paypal that if you don't recieve something throught ebay where you can put in a claim that you never recieved your item , they will look into it for you and give you some if not all of you money back . It may take a couple of months to get it back after they start the claim but they have an insurance policy for if you don't recieve your item . You should look into it . Thank you for your response .
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
Yes i do use my credit card online when i buy plane ticket, i dont have to go to ticket booth for it is very crowded. I like booking through online for it is very convinient for me and secure that i dont lose my plane ticket. I think i bought atleast 15 ticket through online and i will still do it when i need to specially for vacation.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
no i don't.. i am afraid that my credit card might get scammed and hacked.. you know, hackers are everywhere.. they can steal your information in just a blink of an eye..
• Canada
25 Sep 08
You sound like my husband he has the same fear . Thank you for your response .
• United States
25 Sep 08
I use credit cards on the internet regularly but only from sites I trust and that have the security features on them. If I want to purchase from a new site that is not a company that is well known, I will only do so if they accept Paypal. To this point I have never had a problem either with stolen identity or not receiving items purchased. That being said I did once have a problem with Ticketmaster where they signed me up for this reward site I had never heard of and I would consider Ticketmaster reputable. Now I am hesitant using their site because of it.
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• Canada
25 Sep 08
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