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You can just get a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_payment_number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_payment_number and do this yourself without
by ars 7y ago
You can just get a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_payment_number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_payment_number and do this yourself without the fee.
- zenexer 7y agoHow would I go about doing that?
- ars 7y ago> How would I go about doing that? You need to get a credit card with Bank of America. As best I can tell they are the only ones who offer it. Make sure you are able to run flash, since the tool for generating the numbers uses flash. Look for "ShopSafe" on their website once you login to your account.
- adrr 7y agoOr you could just use a prepaid debit card that is drained.
- ars 7y agoIt's not just about blocking transactions, with ShopSafe you can set a dollar limit per merchant, you can also do monthly recurring transactions of a particular amount, and stop them when you want, by closing the number. So you can actually pay for a while, then block them. You can set custom expiration dates, which is nice if you have a future transaction, but want to make sure they don't bill after that. Even better each merchant gets a different CC number, so you have a much lower chance of your number being stolen. I'll typically make a 1 year card with a high limit for each online merchant. If it's a one off, I'll make a 1 month card with a dollar limit of exactly the transaction amount.