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Could you trust your VA with your credit card?

by Relic32
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Hi, I am thinking about outsourcing some more tasks to a VA, specifically ordering things on sites like Fiverr, Amazon, etc..., which are part of my business. They won't have my credit card, but my credit card would be on file in those accounts.

Should I be worried about them stealing from me or somehow scamming me? Is there any preventative measures I can take to ensure I can trust this VA with making purchases for me?
#card #credit #trust
  • Profile picture of the author DeanJames
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  • Profile picture of the author stoltingmediagroup
    There is really no way to protect yourself from the illegal actions of another. Sure there are background checks that can be done, you can sign paperwork, contracts, set up rules, etc and whatever else two people can do in order to work together and protect themselves at the same time, but in the end, it's mainly about trust.

    See one of my answers here on a related matter.

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-problems.html
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  • Profile picture of the author marketingva
    Hi,

    I've been a VA for almost twenty years and my clients have never had a problem sharing their credit cards with me. You do have a couple of options... you could get a card solely for your VA to use and if you see it being abused close the account or you could use temporary credit card numbers for your VA if your account includes that feature.

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    • Profile picture of the author Simon Farmer
      Originally Posted by marketingva View Post

      Hi,

      I've been a VA for almost twenty years and my clients have never had a problem sharing their credit cards with me. You do have a couple of options... you could get a card solely for your VA to use and if you see it being abused close the account or you could use temporary credit card numbers for your VA if your account includes that feature.

      Bonnie
      This is the approach I take.
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    • Profile picture of the author datingworld
      Originally Posted by marketingva View Post

      Hi,
      you could get a card solely for your VA to use and if you see it being abused close the account or you could use temporary credit card numbers for your VA if your account includes that feature.

      Bonnie

      Great Advice.
      Thats what I do, the credit card I give to my VA has a limit and cannot be over used. And I know that VA will not break my trust for little money.
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  • Profile picture of the author FitMarketer
    You could set them up with a Skrill account then they can make the payments themselves and you can deposit funds.

    I would not recommend sharing your card details though
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  • Profile picture of the author fivestarexec
    I'd say that your safest bet would be to protect your CC information at all costs. But sometimes life is not as simple as we'd like it to be, so you have a few options:

    1. Ask the VA to make purchases for you and bill you for the purchases later. Establish an agreement where she must secure written consent from you for purchases over $XXX - this will prevent unpleasant surprises at the end of the month.

    2. LastPass Access: If you use LastPass to save your logins and online passwords, you can set permissions and share access with your VA for specific sites. It works great for CC data stored on sites like Amazon and others. Once shared, the VA can make purchases without access to your financial data.

    3. Share your financial data. As a former VA, my clients shared their info with me. But only after we established relationships based on mutual respect and trust. Do not share your information with someone you've just met!
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  • Profile picture of the author computermesh
    I try and limit my liability as much as possible. I went to WM and bought three prepaid VISAs for my three VA's. They each have individual roles and what they do and as such have a weekly spending allotment depending on what they need to accomplish for the week. I usually go do my weekly grocery shopping on Sunday's so I email them after I load the cards Sunday morning with there tasks for the week and what there allotment is. The one, who has been with me the longest has ever at most had access to $500. There are some shady ones out there, but do your due diligence and only hand out what you feel comfortable with.
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