Credit Card Warning
Sep 10, 2001, 3:52 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Back to Florida...... bye London
Programs: Hilton, AA,, Delta
Posts: 5,149
Credit Card Warning
Just a heads up on something that happened to me in London. We bought tickets for one of the city hop-on hop-off buses in London. This was at a money changers that advertised tickets for all the bus tours and London Underground passes. Paid cash for the Underground passes and asked if we could use a credit card for the bus tour. A little hesitaton by the clerk and then told yes. Used a Visa and off we went.The clerk never said anything about it being a cash advance.
Upon reviewing my CC statement saw there was a $10 cash advance fee AND finance chrges that acrue from day of advance! Called credit card company and they said it was put through as a cash advance. They were nice and removed all fees and charges associated with this transaction.
So be carefull and make sure that all transactions are put through as a credit use and not a cash advance. I think this only happened because we bought the tickets at a money changers and not directly through the bus company.
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What do you mean you flew LowCost Airlines just because it was cheaper and a direct flight? What about the MILES?
Upon reviewing my CC statement saw there was a $10 cash advance fee AND finance chrges that acrue from day of advance! Called credit card company and they said it was put through as a cash advance. They were nice and removed all fees and charges associated with this transaction.
So be carefull and make sure that all transactions are put through as a credit use and not a cash advance. I think this only happened because we bought the tickets at a money changers and not directly through the bus company.
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What do you mean you flew LowCost Airlines just because it was cheaper and a direct flight? What about the MILES?
