Re: Pulling trigger on Earls Court DVD?

[Scott Swanson <swandwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fireclown writes:

>chatted with a friend of mine who also happens to be a business 
>lawyer......if you authorize someone to use your credit card, you 
>cannot later dispute the charge.

This may be technically true; however, thanks to the internet there 
is a
way around this.  When you purchase something over the internet or the
phone, you don't sign a receipt.  So there is no physical proof that 
YOU
actually authorized the purchase.  When the bill comes, you can 
dispute the
charge by claiming that it was made without your permission.

I have actually used this technique twice in the past -- once when my 
card
actually WAS used without permission, and another time when I ordered
something but the merchant tried to rip me off.  I disputed both 
charges
and never paid a dime.

Regards,

Scott
(swandwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)