Is a credit card number really valid for a deposit on a service?
Posted by | Posted in Credit Help | Posted on 18-08-2010-05-2008
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I own a small business which often takes credit card numbers over the phone as a deposit. We recently had a customer no show, and she contested through her credit card company when we charged her (she claims it wasn’t explained when she gave us her #). The credit card company took her side and said it is policy to allow anyone contesting to get their money back if there is no signature. How can this be? So many hotels and services take card #’s as deposits!
