MicroSoft: Security for Home Computer Users: Shop online more safely this holiday season

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: bobr () bobrosenberg phoenix az us [bobr () bobrosenberg phoenix az us]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:47 PM
To: David Farber
Subject: RE:  MicroSoft:  Security for Home Computer Users: Shop online  more safely this holiday season

Hi Dave

Perhaps for IP.

As I was reading Microsoft's Security emailer today (Security for Home Computer
Users: Shop online more safely this holiday season), I came across the following,
and it started me wondering...



"Protect yourself
Protect yourself

Why put your credit card account at risk?
You can use online payment services to reduce the risk of fraud when you shop
online. Here's how to choose a payment service and use it wisely."



I know of at least 2 major banks that offer credit card customers the ability to
generate "virtual CC numbers" on the fly from their websites.  Only you & your bank
know the actual CC account number to which they are related.

The 2 banks I know about shall remain anonymous, but their initials are CitiBank and
Bank of America.

They are one time use numbers. If some bad guy gets hold of one of them, so what?
After you use one of these virtual numbers once, even if the bad guys get it and try
to use it, it won't work.

All of them that I've seen carry an expiration date of the end of the following month.

I rarely find anyone who knows about them.

QUESTIONS IN MY MIND:

How come so few people know about them?

How come the banks don't advertise the dickens out of them?

Happy Hollandaise!

Bob
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Phoenix, AZ  85067-3023
Mobile:  602-206-2856
LandLine:  602-274-3012
bob () bobrosenberg phoenix az us

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