Originally Posted by
quiltgal
But never, never use debit cards on the internet to pay for anything!
I have a free acct at my bank in which I keep a very small amount....and have a debit card for that account. It's the one I use for PP and sometimes other sites. Recently I had only about 29$ in it and after an online purchase (I think it was one from Annie's Attic--an ebook-not thru PP), someone got the number and charged several small things--in CA, one at a food bank and calls to Mexico. Bank caught it almost right away (I usually ck my accounts online daily or at least every 2-3 days) and sent me an email about it. The charges were credited back quickly. The bank said they'd prob just write it off since it was less than $50 but I wish they'd followed up on it and caught the person! The acct is set so that if debits are put through for more than the balance, they're refused.