Comment by fatline

very sorry to hear that. Debit cards are convenient etc, but they don't offer much in terms of fraud protection. The general suggestion is to always use a credit card instead so that you don't expose your own money to theft, but the bank's.

This is among the most important learnings you can get from Frank Abagnale's talk at Google (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMydMDi3rI)