Oh gawd ... for the love of all things tech
Please let lotus notes die ... please ... noooooooooo!
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I used Google's wallet using my home computer for some payments. Then my gmail account was compromised using a known attack. The attacker used filters to redirect messages from wallet and merchants then spent about $100 - probably testing to see if the account was good before spending lots.
Fortunately I caught it almost immediately and reported it to Google. They said they couldn't help and that I would have to contact each merchant individually to have the fraudulent transactions reversed. Unlike, say PayPal or your credit card firm, they wanted no part in solving the problem.
Then they locked my account and demand multiple layers of documentation before I can use the wallet again.
I'm sticking with PayPal now.
I'm glad to hear that PayPal help with problems of this sort.
Even so, you shouldn't compare them to a credit card firm. If PayPal decide you're costing them too much in support, they can just close your account and take the money.
Credit card companies and banks are covered by financial legislation that offers more protection (in Europe anyway).
I paid for a Postini subscription using Google Wallet. When it went wrong - a flaw in their website, I am fairly sure - it became painfully clear that there was *absolutely no way* of contacting Google about the problem. I resorted to snail mail ... and that was returned.
I will recommend against any product or service which requires payment via Google Wallet. It simly can't be trusted.
... I failed their security review on renewing my card's expiry date, because it had expired obviously... so no more 'paid for' Google Android apps for me... here are the gory details...
http://furbian.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/my-google-walletplaycheckoutwhatever.html