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Default Credit Card Skimming in Local Restaurant


"cybercat" > 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.


> I wonder how they did it?


Got me. They were busted for using other people's card info,
too. They not being the store, they being some employee.

nancy