had the bank give me back everything that was stolen Actually, that money most likely never made it very far - the businesses where the cards where used almost

had the bank give me back everything that was stolen Actually, that money most likely never made it very far - the businesses where the cards where used almost certainly never saw a cent of it. Worse, they probably still had to pay for the transaction fees (of the now reversed transaction) and a chargeback fee. The bank and any other service providers in the payment processing chain made more money than if the transaction had been legit, and the thief made off with the goods. Yup, accepting payment by credit card sucks.