Brother checking account "0" balance

[haggis]

On my recent trip to Alberta, all the restaurants brought the credit card machine to my table. The card never left my hand. That's probably a Canadian thing, but we ought to have it here.

Buck

 

[dereksfl]

I wish they would pull the IRS scam on me, I always owe The IRS money, so they can pull the funds out of the bad guys checking account instead of mine. Payback is a bitch, right?

 

[Gaffer]

A gasoline station chain here in Maine now charges a fee to use the credit card but not a debit card. You are screwed no matter which way you try and protect yourself. I guess it will boil down to cash only and even then you will be taken if you lose your wallet. Sigh!

 

[old bear]

I only use my debit card to get cash out of my bank's ATM, nothing else. I prefer to pay in cash for my normal operating expenses. I use my C/C for Internet purchases and any any large dollar items, and I always pay off any C/C purchase, no matter how much it hurts, in less than 60 days. I've had my Visa card hacked three times, each time within a day or two after using it at a local Champs Restaurant. Needless to say I no frequent that establishment.

I'm afraid that until the economy turns around credit/debit card scams will continue to rise.

 

[MP22]

This happened to my daughter last month.....took about a week to get to money back in her account. Scary indeed.