In Reply to: Would you use ATM card in bali posted by loves_bali on Sunday, 7. February 2010 at 17:51 Bali Time:
I dont because I have been a victim of Credit Card Fraud( Skimming) from Bali. Had well over $10,000 skimmmed from my Visa Debit Card. Worst thing wasnt even credit was was my own money being a debit card.
The card had been skimmed about 6mnths prior in the July then the transactions started in the November. The transactions were accomodation,restaurant,electrical goods etc. Long story short Visa did replace the funds but it is the stress,the waiting and every time a new transaction appears you have to lodge another fraud statement.
I now just use cash,and also a Travelex Cash Passport Card. Cant be skimmed and you can use it just like any card in an ATM. Cant use it across the counter to pay for things but that isnt a problem I dont think. You get two cards with different pin no's so if one is lost you can cancell it and still can use the other as a backup.
I got my card from my bank but also available from Post Office. Can be loaded by BPAY or via the internet.
Hope this helped.
Toni