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Funny this got to the front page today - this morning I bought a domain name from namecheap. First I tried to use my credit card. It was denied, for no apparent
by untothebreach 13y ago
Funny this got to the front page today - this morning I bought a domain name from namecheap. First I tried to use my credit card. It was denied, for no apparent reason as I keep it paid off. Then I used my debit card, and it went through. However, later today BOTH my cards were temporarily suspended, and I had to wait on hold twice to verify that, yes, I did authorize a payment to namecheap.com.
Nothing else in my recent purchase history was out of the ordinary, which makes me think that namecheap.com is just one of those entities that the Cc companies have flagged.
- bdonlan 13y agoSounds like the first denial was due to an automated fraud check with a false positive. When that happens, it's a good idea to call your credit card company right away - if it was such a fraud check, they can usually reactivate it right away and whitelist the merchant you tried to buy from, allowing you to retry the transaction - and more importantly, ensuring that your card isn't suspended and later declined again at an inopportune time.