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Old 02-24-2010, 12:22 PM   #2480
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I was the victim of credit card fraud back in 1999 -- someone at the graduate school admissions office was scamming SSNs from student applications. It was obviously not my card, not my fault; the credit card company absolved me of all liability. I was advised to put a warning in my credit report mandating that I be contacted at the listed telephone number before any credit cards could be issued.

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Originally Posted by classicman View Post
One suggestion for all. If you use a credit card online get one with a $500 limit and keep it separate from your other accts.
Wouldn't work for me; I routinely buy things online that are in the multiple thousand dollar range. (Like airfare to India.) I know what the policy of my credit card company is, and I am comfortable with that. It's my only credit card.
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