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Jan 27, 2009 | 9:43 am

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Originally Posted by hillrider

Uh?

I don't see why Citi's dodgy practices should be Orbitz's problem!! Should Orbitz also warn you that your card issuer might hit you with high interest charges, overdraft fees, reduction in your FICO score, and all the other bad things that might happen to you by using a credit card?

This whole mess is purely a Citi issue: they should fix their IT department to track purchases accurately by where they're made, not where they're processed.

Please file your complaint with http://files.ots.treas.gov/upload/fi...orm%201723.pdf

I agree with you that, in a perfect world, Citi wouldn't charge this fee. But since they can pretty much charge whatever fees they want, Orbitz should, at a minimum, tell you that they are not the ones charging your card, so that you can call Citi and find out whether there will be a fee. Disclosure should be the bare minimum required.

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