Nancy Young wrote:
> "zxcvbob" > wrote
>
>> 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.
>>
>> How about just a peculiar knack for memorizing numbers? I know
>> that's low-tech, but it works.
>
> (laugh!) I actually said that, then deleted it. All the information
> they need is printed right on the card, if someone is so inclined,
> what's to stop them from memorizing it?
>
> nancy

Do stores still use those clunky things that produce a carbon copy of card
information? (You can tell I don't use credit cards to shop much, eh?)

Jill