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| GlennSprigg:
YES, we all use them now, and 'hope' that it all goes ok when we purchase things every day... My 'missus', (7:30pm here), just got a call from her Bank. (Yes, it's legitimate). It seems she has lost about $3,000 from her account, beginning at about 4.00am this morning. We are generally SO meticulous about on-line transactions. And ONLY use Paypal also, for any transactions. The Bank said that the 1st 'transaction' was from Sydney. (We are in W.A.). And then there were 5 other transactions from 'Italy'... immediately afterwards!!?? They presently 'suspect' a 'skimming' device, although we can not understand how? I CAN'T imagine a Supermarket Teller device having a 'skimming' device. So it's either an 'ATM' or a corrupt online purchase. They PROMISE she will get all her money back!, but I don't know what more we can do to stop this in the future! 'I'm' generally well educated about so-called 'skimming' devices at an ATM. I 'look' for them, and think I would know... So it's back to 'on-line' liars/schemers. They should be SHOT!! >:( |
| dr.diesel:
--- Quote from: GlennSprigg on June 26, 2020, 12:13:01 pm ---So it's either an 'ATM' or a corrupt online purchase. --- End quote --- Or local restaurants, pretty easy to snap a picture of the card when eating out. This happens to me once every 1-2 years, nothing you can really do about it. |
| SilverSolder:
A few years ago, my wife had an attack on her credit card. The bank called, the card was cancelled, and a new card was sent in the mail. A few weeks later, the bank called again and said there had been another attack... on the new credit card... a card which had never been used! :o Seems the scammers sometimes have better systems than the banks... |
| Jeroen3:
Are you still using magstrip over there? |
| Rerouter:
What is easier, breaking into 2-3 letter boxes and maybe getting the cards, or cycling slowly around a neighborhood on the footpath near letter boxes with a high power RFID scanner and catching every one with no trace of your action? Never underestimate laziness. |
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