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[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by porphy

So, how do the banks know that I don't just send my card with someone else for some quick shopping or cash machine withdrawals out of country? Seems like they just pay you the lost money without any fuss. Had a friend that was skimmed, and the bank just did a refund on his account. I guess it's mostly peanuts to them compared to people loosing faith in credit cards.

sorry goldenrivet, I just had to go from Jonkoping to Gothenburg that day...

With my card issuer they now have a system where you ring a number and advise them the dates and location you will be if it's out of your normal work/travel area. This worked fine for me when I visited Texas last year.

Earlier this year my wife travelled to Ireland and forgot to ring the number in advance...she had one hell of a job using her card.