best card for online purchases

Deleted_User wrote: »

Any credit card will do what you want, just as any credit card could be subject to fraudulent use.

Yep, and the law is basically the same for all cards. The CC is on the hook for the risk (which they may pass onto merchants), not the cardholder. It is for the CC to prove you authorised the transaction rather than for you to prove it wasn't. In the case of cardholder-not-present transactions, it's difficult for them to prove anything so usually refund without question.

It can still be a hassle though if something goes wrong. So best to follow "best practice". Don't type CC numbers into public computers or where you might be overlooked. Keep your own equipment "clean" - ie virus checked without dodgy bits of software downloaded from dubious websites. Check statements. Don't buy from retailers selling fake goods etc etc. or sites that are apparently UK when they are not. (Eg they have a .co.uk but have US spelling or don't have UK-style T+Cs). Look out for continuous payment authorities - eg to get a discount you "subscribe" to something..

The list is endless. I've been buying online since the 1990s. Not had an online fraud so far and buy every week. Probably broken some of the rules above too!