"In either case, it's not worth worrying about. Credit card payments are the safest you can make (in the US). I almost never pay with anything else, because cash can be stolen and the liabilities for debit transactions are much higher. If your card gets stolen, it's your bank's problem, not yours."
It's the safest method of payment provided you have the discipline to scrutinize all your credit card statements every month to look for bogus charges. See carbonel's comment for an example of how easy it is to get burned.
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Thanks for that tip. I found this on the Amex website: Which cards have it?
Mine doesn't.
"In either case, it's not worth worrying about. Credit card payments are the safest you can make (in the US). I almost never pay with anything else, because cash can be stolen and the liabilities for debit transactions are much higher. If your card gets stolen, it's your bank's problem, not yours."
It's the safest method of payment provided you have the discipline to scrutinize all your credit card statements every month to look for bogus charges. See carbonel's comment for an example of how easy it is to get burned.