Credit Card Security
I recently noticed a suspicious credit card charge on my Master Card for $375.00 from an online merchant. This charge came one day after using the card at the Loves gas station in Buckeye, AZ. Follow ...
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Bucky Badger wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:
I'm guessing that you didn't use the card to pay at the pump at Loves. Once you hand your card to a clerk, waitress, etc., it only takes a dishonest one a second to swipe it into a small concealed device, often attached to a smart phone.
Actually thieves put "skimmers" in pumps. Been on TV numerous times
Yes, if you don't pay attention to the card reader at the pump and notice the bogus reader head, you can get bit that way. The more common in person card number theft method is still the small portable swipers though, that do not require any installation or return visits to collect the data. The crook doing the swiping also has an opportunity to see and note the security code on the back of the card. A small reader that attaches to a smart phone only costs about $10. Add the appropriate software and you're in the card theft business.
