Please use caution when you use a ‘credit’ card on the internet. There are ‘criminal elements’ every-where, and online is no exception. I will actually go as far as to say that you should NEVER use a ‘credit’ card online AT ALL. Hear me out! I have a PayPal account and it can be quite useful for ebay or other places that accept it. To get a PayPal account you need some sort of credit card, right? WRONG! There are two main types of ‘plastic card’, the first is a ‘CREDIT’ card ( potentially very dangerous when used online ). The second card is a ‘DEBIT’ card – very SAFE to use online, if you go about it the right way.
You do not need a credit card to establish a PayPal account. ( or for lots of other online services..) A ‘debit’ card is much, much safer and I will explain why. Firstly, if you use a credit card online and you are unlucky enough to have your card details stolen or intercepted, then ALL the money that is available to that card can be lost – permanently. Can you afford that?? Even if you can afford to lose that money ( lucky you!! ) do you really want to hand it...