HW: Ticketmaster & Visa

[Kevin Sommers]

But of course if someone really wanted your credit card number, all they
would reality have to do is get a minimum-wage job at any store that takes
credit cards (and even McDonalds does now) and save a receipt without too
much trouble.  I guess it's all up to your own personal tolerance for risk?

Kevin Sommers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Loehr" <JLoehr4299 at AOL.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Ticketmaster & Visa


> In a message dated 8/29/00 7:28:32 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> Andy.Gilham at BTINTERNET.COM writes:
>
> << I've been ordering stuff over the net for years and never had a real
> hassle.
>  But you could always phone the box office and give them your card details
>  verbally, if you trust that.
>   >>
> I've been ordering CDs off the net, w/credit card, and only had one semi
> hassle. No false charges were made on mine, so I guess I lucked out.
>
> But, if some hacker wants to get your info badly enough, or you just
happen
> to have some bad luck, you'll get ripped-off. They could get the info when
> you transmit it to the site, or they could break into the card company's,
or
> the site's files and get it that way.
>
> When you make on-line purchases w/credit card, you can always check with
your
> card provider to see what's being charged to your account. There's no way
to
> be 100% safe, except to not have a card.
>
> Joe Loehr