If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.com, now is the time

Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by greenyoda on Thursday June 06, 2013 @01:56PM (#5834020)

Signing up for on-line services is a good use for "virtual account numbers". This is a feature offered on some Citibank and Discover credit cards (maybe others) that allows you to generate a separate credit card number that's billed to your original account. The nice thing about them is that once a virtual account number has been billed by a vendor, it does not accept any charges in the future except from the same vendor. So if the account is compromised, the credit card number is useless to the person who steals it.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by X-Istence on Thursday June 06, 2013 @03:32PM (#5834653)

I've got an account with Bank of America and they have that feature as well.

Downside, none of their service reps even know it exists, even worse they are slowly phasing it out (making it more and more difficult to find) even-though it is a feature I absolutely love.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by artjumble on Thursday June 06, 2013 @04:59PM (#5835140)

Could you point me in the direction of finding this feature? I always thought BofA did not have this and would like to use it while I can.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by X-Istence on Monday June 10, 2013 @12:03PM (#5855281)

If you have a Bank of America credit card you will find ShopSafe under "Information and Services" tab when you click on the card in question.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by stock_toaster on Thursday June 06, 2013 @08:05PM (#5836185)

The other downside is that it is Bank of America.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by stock_toaster on Thursday June 06, 2013 @02:01PM (#5834059)

I wish other banks offered that functionality. I am not a fan of Citibank.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by quackerhacker on Thursday June 06, 2013 @03:06PM (#5834518)

NetSpend is free and it doesn't cost to generate a Vitual Card. BTW, it works great for netflix....every month ;)

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by encoderer on Thursday June 06, 2013 @02:14PM (#5834150)

Get the Fidelity Amex from FIA (aka BofA). It's one of the few genuine 2% cashback cards, has no annual fee, no forex fees iirc, and lets you create "ShopSafe" numbers.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by caw on Thursday June 06, 2013 @05:08PM (#5835191)

It has a forex fee, just called about it before a trip. Something like 2.5 or 3.5%; my CapitalOne card didn't so I just used that instead.

Haven't found the ShopSafe numbers yet; I'm going to look for that now that you mentioned it.

Overall great card to have, because besides the 2% back on all purchases (if you deposit the money to a qualified Fidelity account) it has a bunch of the perks like rental car coverage, theft insurance on recent purchases, and doubled warranty, up to 1 year.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by stock_toaster on Thursday June 06, 2013 @08:04PM (#5836181)

Are you sure it is the amex card that supports shopsafe? I thought Amex discontinued their similar product _years_ ago.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by encoderer on Friday June 07, 2013 @11:12AM (#5839338)

It's not an Amex issued by American Express, it's a card issued by Bank of America that is processed on the Amex network.

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Re:If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.... by stock_toaster on Friday June 07, 2013 @03:06PM (#5840972)

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

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