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Default Credit Card Skimming in Local Restaurant


"Goomba38" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "Goomba38" > wrote
>>
>>> That is for debit cards, not charge cards. When I use my AMEX at
>>> restaurants I'm never asked for a PIN.

>>
>> My American Express information was stolen and used by
>> someone in a local store where no one took my card out of
>> my sight. I don't know about this swiping business, all they
>> need to know is printed right there on the card. I was
>> lucky I just happened to notice the charges piling up on my
>> card while it was still only $1700.


> But you didn't have any problems getting it off your bill, did you?
> I love my AMEX card.


Oh, no. You get a lot of attention when you press the number
for fraud.

nancy