Randomangle
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Still mulling. Those prepaid mastercards look interesting though.
Aliexpress payments.
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SeanC
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It also needs to be remembered that unless you have been negligent, UK based CC companies pick up the tab for any fraudulent use and AliExpress have too much to lose i.e. being blacklisted by Visa / MasterCard, by acting as a portal for fraudsters
I have only had one fraudulent transaction in my entire life and that was down to a corrupt sales assistant in a major UK bricks and mortar store cloning my card using a reader hidden at the till
I have only had one fraudulent transaction in my entire life and that was down to a corrupt sales assistant in a major UK bricks and mortar store cloning my card using a reader hidden at the till
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Randomangle
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Looked into the prepaid cards and they open up a whole new area of shysters I wasn’t aware of. I only had trouble once with a credit card online before and that turned out to be a purchase I had made and forgotten about. Adding new cards to my arsenal will spell Trouble. 
In what way? Revolut is fantastic...Looked into the prepaid cards and they open up a whole new area of shysters I wasn’t aware of. I only had trouble once with a credit card online before and that turned out to be a purchase I had made and forgotten about. Adding new cards to my arsenal will spell Trouble.
Randomangle
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Just some reviews on the App store Lee. No doubt the users were plonkers and didn’t read all the T&Cs, but I have a remarkably low threshold for taking in dull information myself and I would probably come a cropper. 
Was there a set up fee for the Revolut card? This was one of the better options I found. I may get one for all future online purchases which can’t be achieved with Paypal. Do you get charged using it online or is it ATMs?
Was there a set up fee for the Revolut card? This was one of the better options I found. I may get one for all future online purchases which can’t be achieved with Paypal. Do you get charged using it online or is it ATMs?
Blackie
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I bought off AE for about a year. Many items, and payments with no problems...then suddenly after buying on AE I noticed some airline tickets were bought using my credit card.
'Not me' I told the Bank. They checked and refunded the amount ($640) back to my account, plus issued a new card.
A couple of weeks later I bought again off AE and that same day my new credit card was hit with a $90 charge (from Shanghai).
'Not me' I told the Bank. Once again a new card issued and the charge was reversed.
I then emailed AE and finally managed to 'chat' with a real person (not their usual 'robot' who tries to understand English but fails badly).
I got my message across that their system was broken. Either been hacked, or they have a dodgy employee working there.
Haven't been back there.
Twice in a row is too much for me.
You may have more luck than I did.
If you do buy by CC check your Bank account details regularly for a while after to see if any 'extra' charges pop up.
'Not me' I told the Bank. They checked and refunded the amount ($640) back to my account, plus issued a new card.
A couple of weeks later I bought again off AE and that same day my new credit card was hit with a $90 charge (from Shanghai).
'Not me' I told the Bank. Once again a new card issued and the charge was reversed.
I then emailed AE and finally managed to 'chat' with a real person (not their usual 'robot' who tries to understand English but fails badly).
I got my message across that their system was broken. Either been hacked, or they have a dodgy employee working there.
Haven't been back there.
Twice in a row is too much for me.
You may have more luck than I did.
If you do buy by CC check your Bank account details regularly for a while after to see if any 'extra' charges pop up.
I think there was a £5 delivery charge for the card. You can upgrade to the "Metal Card" for a small fee, can't remember what this give you though. From then on its free. No charges on cash withdrawal, both here and abroad. Free transactions, chip and pin & contactless, both here and abroad. It automatically converts into the correct currency for where you are and gives you the best conversion rate. I used it exclusively in Benidorm early this year.
My Mam & Dad and my Brother and wife travel a lot more than me and both use Revolut cards exclusively whilst abroad.
I really rate it...
Randomangle
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This puts the wind up me.
Sounds good Lee. I just realised that I may have trouble getting one as living on the edge of society I have practically none of the usual ID stuff. What do they find acceptable?
I can't actually recall needing any ID to be honest...
All here:
Adding money | Revolut United Kingdom
Get the answers you need for any issues or questions you may have
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Randomangle
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Thanks Lee, you are a gent!All here:
Adding money | Revolut United Kingdom
Get the answers you need for any issues or questions you may have
Randomangle
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Just used the credit card. Unfortunately as earlier stated, I'm on the fringe of society so have no sufficient ID at this moment in time. In the process of renewing passport but have to wait a bit for my hair to grow. Head hair. 