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To: Rightly Biased

>If you prove you did not make the purchases you are covered the same.<

A debit card takes your money from your checking account. There is no credit involved. It is not protected. It is the same as someone using your checkbook. When the cops catch them then you can sue the thief to get it back.

You don’t have to sigh to me about credit cards. I don’t like them either. They are a good way to maintain solid receipts on items that do have a manufacturers warranty though.


144 posted on 08/11/2007 11:40:16 AM PDT by B4Ranch ( "Freedom is not free, but don't worry the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share.")
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To: B4Ranch

No my bank actually a credit union insures my purchases and protects illegitimate purchases with my debit card just like a credit card. And I know there is no credit involved that is why I use a debit card.


146 posted on 08/11/2007 12:05:48 PM PDT by Rightly Biased (Courage is not the lack of fear it is acting in spite of it<><)
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To: B4Ranch
I use Wachovia and they call their debit card a Visa check card. I don't know if there is any difference between that and a regular debit card. Here's what they say about protection from fraud (notice the words "confirmed fraud"...I'm not sure what that means.)

Convenient, easy, and safe.

Use your Visa Check Card at millions of merchant locations that accept Visa debit cards, thousands of network ATMs, to make purchases over the phone or on the Internet, or for automatic bill payments.

Purchase amounts are automatically deducted from your checking account, and all transactions are detailed on your monthly account statement with the merchant name, date, and amount

With Wachovia Check Card protection, if you become a victim of confirmed fraud, 100% of any missing money will be credited to your account the next day.

Using your Check Card instead of writing a check means personal information like your address, phone number, and driver's license number stay confidential.

150 posted on 08/11/2007 12:45:56 PM PDT by dawn53
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