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by sliverstorm 4696 days ago
One thing that helps about credit cards - credit card companies extend you more protection, which means they assume more liability. From what I've seen/heard, this translates (as you would hope) to increased vigilance on their part.

Personal example - driving cross country, I filled up maybe 4-5 times across several states. Got a call from my credit card company after the 4th fill-up. It had been less than 24 hours since the "spree" started, and I got the call in the middle of the night, from a human! (I was driving through the night)

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>credit card companies extend you more protection, which means they assume more liability //

I thought it meant they placed more liability with retailers &c.