Originally Posted by
STBCypriot
It's always wise to tell your CC company and bank that you are going to be using your cards overseas.
I've never done this and never had a problem.
How about
:
- Have several cards (from different issuers).
- Have a card from a bank that doesn't freeze cards so much (CapitalOne seems bad, though this is hearsay. I've never had a problem with Chase).
- Dump a bank if they freeze your card more than once or twice (never done this, but it seems like a prudent thing to do.)
Originally Posted by
Redhead
It is not illegal (at least for US-issued cards and many other countries as well). It is a fraud prevention action.
I think the illegality that RussianTexan was referring to was in the use of the card (stolen card), not the bank's freezing of the card.