[citation][nom]wiyosaya[/nom]Speaking from real life experience, if anyone gets your CC info, they will almost certainly use it at a site that is a favorite of theirs, not yours. In my instance, Mac Mall was one - I never shop there. Got full delivery info and turned it into the Secret Service. Luckily, it was a debit card and my account was overdrawn. I caution against being overconfident. I delete my card info from sites, and somehow, it still got out.[/citation]
from my understanding, if its possible that a credit card is compromised, we have always gotten a new number free.
and from my understanding on law, any fraudulent purchases are not your responsibility. if they only have the creditcard, thats not hard to get out of, however, if they have your ss number, it could be years if ever that it gets wiped from your record.