How to download amazon e-books to computer whe living outside the US

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by ratflinger

Citibank offers one on my MC account. The numbers is good anywhere, but I use it online only. There's a utility that generates a virtual card number that's good until the end of the next month. I use one card number per purchase, so if my number gets stolen & used I know immediately which vendor to send the cc company after. I don't have the hassles of closing a physical card and getting a new one. I keep that card in my safe so it can't be compromised while out in the general public.

BTW: I have citibank too. Did you know they aren't really 1 time use numbers. They are basically 1 vendor numbers. But, that usually good enough protection.

Although recently we had a $3500 charge on our credit card that none of us made... so they had to cancel it and issue a new number. It was for some lorry/bus/tour service in the UK. Strange.

BOb

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by ratflinger

Citibank offers one on my MC account. The numbers is good anywhere, but I use it online only. There's a utility that generates a virtual card number that's good until the end of the next month. I use one card number per purchase, so if my number gets stolen & used I know immediately which vendor to send the cc company after. I don't have the hassles of closing a physical card and getting a new one. I keep that card in my safe so it can't be compromised while out in the general public.

That is a different sort of a virtual credit card (ideal for online use). Probably tied to a physical card. But a very different concept than the Entropay card, what we would need is a card that would be issued to non-Americans which would allow us to give an American mailing address (but all mail can be viewed online or will be sent to a different address abroad).

[Mike L]

Thanks for the info, Ratflinger. I'm not sure how useful it would be to me, but I'll keep it in mind if the need ever arises.