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That depends on many factors.

The merchant needs to make the process as secure as possible and different vendors take security to different levels.

IN GENERAL: larger merchants are safer, except for the huge security breaches we hear about from time to time where a database of millions of credit card numbers is stolen.

Check the security and identity of the web site. Inspect and verify the site's encryption (no encryption? RUN!).

Some credit card companies offer a virtual account number service. This creates a unique number that will only work with 1 merchant. If you use such a service you are very safe. I believe MBNA, Citicard, PayPal and Discover all have some flavor of virtual card numbers.

There are so many sad stories about hacked or scanned credit cards on the web if you Google it. I prefer using alternative payment methods if possible. For example, I use paysafecard, which is a prepaid card, for online games including Facebook games.

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