Credit card harvested

[Hawkmoon]

Last night I got a notice about possibly fraudulent activity on one of my credit cards. Definitely not my charges, so the account has been closed and a replacement card has been sent. The bogus charges (three of them) all followed within about a half hour after I submitted an on-line order to a vitamin vendor I've been dealing with for over 20 years. I am not happy about that.

I think it was on this forum that someone mentioned a service that generates one-time, throw-away "virtual" credit card numbers for use when making on-line purchases. It sounds like I need to get on board with that program. Can someone tell me the name of the service and steer to it? How much does it cost, and how reliable is it?

Thanks.

[Ben]

I don't know what service was discussed, but a lot of banks let you do it with their cards for free.

[Hawkmoon]

Apparently Chase doesn't offer that perk. 

[zxcvbob]

Apparently Chase doesn't offer that perk.  

I think they do. (also Citi and Capital One)  Lemme see if I can find it; I have a Chase card.

ETA: try this: https://www.chase.com/digital/digital-payments/chase-pay 

[Hawkmoon]

I think they do. (also Citi and Capital One)  Lemme see if I can find it; I have a Chase card.

ETA: try this: https://www.chase.com/digital/digital-payments/chase-pay 

Thanks. I had already found that, but it's not the same thing. Chase Pay only works with on-line merchants who have signed up to use it and who display a Chase Pay logo on their payment screen.

[Ben]

https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/how-to-get-virtual-credit-card-number/

[Hawkmoon]

https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/how-to-get-virtual-credit-card-number/

Already read that one, too.

[zxcvbob]

Thanks. I had already found that, but it's not the same thing. Chase Pay only works with on-line merchants who have signed up to use it and who display a Chase Pay logo on their payment screen.

Interesting.  I'd want to use it when shopping at sketchy sites, not the ones who sign up for the service.