Nancy Young wrote:
> "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
>

How about just a peculiar knack for memorizing numbers? I know that's
low-tech, but it works.

Bob